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Family Engagement in SUD Recovery: 4 Evidence-Based Strategies for Treatment and Support

CE Hours 1

About this course

This presentation explores the role of family, peer, and community support in substance use recovery, highlighting evidence-based strategies for engaging loved ones in treatment, overcoming barriers to family involvement, and improving long-term recovery outcomes.

Learning Objectives

  • Define recovery capital and describe how family, peer, and community supports improve outcomes for patients with substance use disorders.
  • Explain the evidence base for family involvement, including how approaches like family systems therapy, community reinforcement and family training (CRAFT), and peer support improve treatment engagement and long-term recovery outcomes.
  • Identify common barriers to family engagement, including stigma, lack of education, caregiver burnout, and limited access to family-inclusive services.
  • Apply strengths-based, family-centered strategies to engage loved ones in treatment planning, recovery support, and relapse prevention efforts.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Course Instructor(s)

  • Caroline Beidler, MSW

    Caroline Beidler, MSW, is an author, speaker, and the managing editor of Recovery.com, an online resource that combines independent research with expert guidance on addiction and mental health treatment.

    Her own lived experience in addiction, mental health, and trauma recovery inspires her to help other others find recovery in all its varying forms. In four short years she has built a global network of recovery supporters through her storytelling platform and accompanying newsletter, Circle of Chairs, which reaches thousands weekly.

Disclosure

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity ― including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests). The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer: PLANNERS AND REVIEWER The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships. FACULTY The faculty of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

References

  • Bunaciu, A., Bliuc, A.-M., David Best, Hennessy, E. A., Belanger, M. J., & Benwell, C. S. Y. (2024). Measuring recovery capital for people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction: A systematic review. Addiction Research & Theory, 32(3), 225–236. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2023.2245323
  • Eddie, D., O'Connor, J. B., George, S. S., Klein, M. R., Lam, T. C. S., Abry, A., Hoffman, L. A., Hennessy, E. A., Vilsaint, C. L., & Kelly, J. F. (2025). Peer Recovery Support Services and Recovery Coaching for Substance Use Disorder: A Systematic Review. Current addiction reports, 12, 40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-025-00645-8
  • Hogue, A., Becker, S. J., Wenzel, K., Henderson, C. E., Bobek, M., Levy, S., & Fishman, M. (2021). Family involvement in treatment and recovery for substance use disorders among transition-age youth: Research bedrocks and opportunities. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 129, 108402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108402
  • Mardani, M., Alipour, F., Rafiey, H., Fallahi-Khoshknab, M., & Arshi, M. (2023). Challenges in addiction-affected families: a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMC psychiatry, 23(1), 439. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04927-1
  • Quiroz Santos, E., Stein, L. A. R., Stamates, A., & Voyer, H. (2025). The Impact of Peer-Based Recovery Support Services: Mediating Factors of Client Outcomes. The journal of behavioral health services & research, 52(4), 573–599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-024-09929-9
  • Sharma, A., Mita, C., Kumar, S., Mayer, K., O’Cleirigh, C., Solomon, S. S., Bagley, S., Batchelder, A., Sullivan, M. C., Hassan, A., & Ganapathi, L. (2024). Family-centred interventions for people with substance use disorders in low-income and middle-income country settings: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 14(8), e087560. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087560

CE Process Info

Content

  • Course Recording
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    • Session Recording

  • Joint Accreditation (JA)

    In support of improving patient care, CE Learning Systems is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

  • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

  • Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, CE Learning Systems is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive up to 1 clinical continuing education credits.

  • New York Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYEDSW)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC  (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. #0060.

  • New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSEDLMHC)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC  (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0072.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology (NYEDPSY)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC  (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists. #PSY-0016.

  • New York Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy (NYEDMFT)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC  (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0045.

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