Substance Misuse and Other People’s Children — Caron and Mark Thomas
Andy Knight
Colin Thomas (Caron) and his dad Mark Thomas discuss ways to approach potential substance misuse or abuse that might be occurring with people’s children.
Colin will pull from his personal experience as a person in long-term recovery who got sober in adolescence as well as his time in the field as an addiction professional to discuss warning signs, ways to broach the topic of addiction with our children, and how to support teens in the recovery process.
His dad, Mark will use his experience to discuss what type of work he had to do as a parent, how he came to a point where he could seek help for his child, and how he supported a child struggling with addiction.
As the Adolescent Addiction Counselor at Caron Atlanta Outpatient Treatment Center, Colin Thomas provides a collaborative setting for teens dealing with substance use and co-occurring issues. Using a person-centered perspective coupled with cognitive behavioral techniques and Gestalt principles, he provides individual counseling, facilitates group therapy, offers psychoeducation, and coordinates case management and aftercare services.