Alicia is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor with 28 years of experience. For over two decades, she has worked with individuals and their families in group and individual settings to address a variety of mental health and substance use concerns. Alicia has provided supervision and training to substance use disorder treatment teams, including the importance of self-care techniques in programming for patients as well as personal needs to avoid concerns related to burnout and compassion fatigue. For five years, she has worked as an EAP Program Manager providing consultation to leaders, training to departments, and crisis management response to departments that have experienced a disruptive event.

 

 

Clinical Education Coordinator, Clinical Training & Education, UPMC Health Plan

 

Program Manager, Clinical Training & Education, UPMC Health Plan

 

 

No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

 

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.