Here Tiffany Brown discusses her opinion on addiction, and the stance her agency (Baltimore County DSS) takes addiction and their goal of family preservation.
In this video, providers discuss breastfeeding and substance use.
Here Tiffany Brown of Baltimore County DSS gives her advice on provider bias when working with substance-using pregnant women
In this video, providers discuss treating substance use in context and with a multidisciplinary approach.
In order of appearance: Dr. Lauren Jansson, Dr. Martha Velez, Dr. Katrina Mark, Dr. Chris Welsh.
Lauren Jansson, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and the Director of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Center for Addiction and Pregnancy.
Here Dr. Katie Mark discusses the challenge of working with women who may distrust the medical system due to past negative experiences, stigma, and shame.
This video clip is used in Module 1 of the SEN Online Training.
Dr. Lauren Jansson discusses her experiences with trends of marijuana use in pregnancy.
Here Jocelyn Gainers of The Family Recovery Program discusses the importance of using empathy when working with substance-using pregnant women.
Jocelyn Gainers, Ed. D., CAC-AD, AS is the Executive Director of the Family Recovery Program.
Here Tiffany Brown from Baltimore County DSS discusses the importance of support systems when working with substance-using pregnant women.
Here Laura Latta of The Family League Baltimore discusses the necessity of collaboration and to provide the appropriate level of integrated care.
Jocelyn Gainers discusses the array of providers and services that can be involved in supporting mothers in treatment for substance use. It truly does take a village. The needs of these families for safe and affordable housing, medical and social services, financial and emotional support, understanding of the care needed for their children, parent-child bonding, and negotiating father and family attitudes and behaviors are numerous
Monique discusses her children today.
Marc Fishman, MD is an addiction psychiatrist and the medical director of Mountain Manor Treatment Center.
Rachel Grimes discusses her experience with addiction, a substance exposed pregnancy, and her journey to recovery.
Here Dr. Chris Welsh explains the importance of motivation in the treatment of substance use, rather than relying solely on medication.
Dr. Lauren Jansson discusses her perspective of addiction as a chronic, relapsing disease of the brain, and not as a choice.
Dr. Martha Velez discusses neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).
Dina El-Metwally, MD PhD is a Neonatologist and the Medical Director of the NICU at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
In this video, a NICU therapist demonstrates swaddling and soothing techniques you can use with substance exposed infants.