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For Teachers and Counselors: A Lesson Plan for Grades 5 through 8
September 12th, 2011 / Featured / Betty Ford Institute
To accompany a group showing of the special video report: “Nick News with Linda Ellerbee - Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics” In November 2010, a special edition of Nick News with Linda Ellerbee brought attention to a problem that approximately 11 million kids in the U.S. have been suffering silently for too long. “Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics” tells the story of 5 kids who live with alcoholic parents and the challenges they face because of it. Jerry Moe, National Director, Betty Ford Children’s Program, is featured as the subject matter expert in the...

BFI Participates in Refining the Definition of Recovery
July 29th, 2011 / Featured / Betty Ford Institute
Betty Ford Institute, whose inaugural conference, “What is Recovery? A Working Definition” tackled a fundamental issue in the addiction treatment field of how recovery is defined and measured, is supporting a new research program which aims to further refine the term. The term ‘recovery’ is widely used in addiction research literature. It also appears in NIAAA’s strategic plan, and in the title of one of its divisions. Recovery is a goal of alcohol and drug abuse treatment. Addicts and alcoholics who no longer drink or use who are trying to pursue an improved way of living say...

The Truth about Drugs and Alcohol
July 25th, 2011 / Featured / Betty Ford Institute
“The Truth About Drugs and Alcohol” is an informational guide developed by Premier Agendas, Inc. in conjunction with Betty Ford Center for students in middle grades. The brochure is a supplement to agenda-style calendar books created by Premier Agendas, Inc. that is used daily by students to record their assignments. The goal of the publication is to dispel myths and provide facts about drugs and alcohol in an age-appropriate manner and to give students information about what to do if they encounter the problem themselves. Used with permission of Premier Agendas, Inc. Full...

Parenting Issues for Parents in Recovery
May 5th, 2011 / BFI Staff Publications / Betty Ford Institute
Adults in recovery face many day-to-day challenges, and for those who are parents, maintaining good relationships with children can be both rewarding and daunting at the same time. Addressing parenting issues during various stages of recovery can lead to enhanced quality of the parent-child relationship, especially during adolescence. Research has shown that effective parenting is one of the most critical influences on healthy adolescent development – and for parents in recovery, parenting might be an even more critical factor given children’s heightened risk for problems with...

112 Medical Students to Receive Full Scholarships
April 22nd, 2011 / Featured / Betty Ford Institute
Betty Ford Institute concluded the selection process for the 2011 Summer Institute for Medical Students program this week. From 271 applications received, 112 students were selected to receive full scholarships to attend the intensive experiential learning program about the treatment of addiction. To be considered for a scholarship, students submitted letters of recommendations from their professors and personal essays about what they were hoping to learn from the training. Selected students will participate in one of seven week-long sessions from May through August. Donations from...

Filling in a Gap in Medical Education
March 8th, 2011 / Featured / Betty Ford Institute
(Application Deadline for Summer Program is Approaching!) Is it true that most medical students become licensed as physicians without having been taught to recognize an addict when they see one in their practice? Unfortunately, the reality is that medical students still have few opportunities to learn in school about diagnosing and treating addiction. This dearth of educational opportunities led to the creation of the Summer Institute for Medical Students (SIMS) in 1988 at the Betty Ford Center under the leadership of James West, M.D. Since then, more than 2,500 students have...

Integrating Addiction Medicine Into Graduate Medical Education in Primary Care: The Time Has Come
January 5th, 2011 / Conference Papers / Betty Ford Institute
Substance use disorders create an enormous burden of medical, behavioral, and social problems and pose a major and costly public health challenge. Despite the high prevalence of substance use and its consequences, physicians often do not recognize these conditions and, as a result, provide inadequate patient care. At the center of this failure is insufficient training for physicians about substance use disorders. To address this deficit, the Betty Ford Institute convened a meeting of experts who developed the following 5 recommendations focused on improving training in substance abuse in...

Dr. Garrett O’Connor Honored in Ireland
December 2nd, 2010 / Featured / Betty Ford Institute
Professor James L. Browne, President of the National University of Ireland at Galway, left, Dr. Garrett O’Connor and Dr. Maurice Manning, Chancellor of the National University of Ireland at Dublin. On December 2, 2010, in a ceremony scaled down due to extremely adverse weather conditions, the Chancellor of the National University of Ireland, Dublin, conferred honorary doctorate degrees on actor, Brendan Gleeson; nuclear physicist Professor Richard Milner and Dr. Garrett O’Connor, President of the Betty Ford Institute. Honorary degrees are awarded by the university to...