My guest is Dr. Julio Rojas, who has been a member of the faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center since 2005. He is an Associate Professor and the Director of ExecuCare, an outpatient program designed to evaluate and treat distressed or impaired healthcare professionals and executives. His dedication to advancing the understanding of addiction has earned him the recognition of residents, fellows, faculty, and professional organizations.
His work focuses on treatment and training issues related to addictive disorders, psychiatric comorbidity and trauma. He has consulted on a number of new addiction treatment programs in Oklahoma over the past several years. His most recent project was serving as the clinical committee chair that provided the clinical DNA for the INTEGRIS Arcadia Trails, Center for Addiction Recovery that opened in May 2019 in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Dr. Rojas is past-president of the Oklahoma Psychological Association (OPA) and past Chair of its Colleague Assistance Program. From 2014 to 2016 he served on the American Psychological Association's Advisory Committee for Colleague Assistance. Dr. Rojas contributed to “Killing Pain: The Epidemic,” the first educational video series about the opioid addiction epidemic in Oklahoma. He also served as an expert witness in the historic State of Oklahoma vs. Johnson & Johnson, et al. opioid trial in May, 2019.
Dr. Rojas earned his doctoral degree at the University of Georgia and completed his internship training at Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. He completed his postdoctoral training in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Chemical Dependency at OU Health Sciences Center. Last year, he received the College of Education Alumni Award, Mid-Career Practitioner, from the University of Georgia for his work in addictions.
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You can connect with Dr. Julio Rojas by email at juliorojasphd@gmail.com, or through his website https://www.okcaddictionpsychology.com.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) https://www.ouhsc.edu/
Arcadia Trails Center for Addiction Recovery https://arcadiatrails.com/
Killing Pain: The Epidemic https://www.killingpain.com/
The OSU National Center for Wellness and Recovery https://medicine.okstate.edu/center-for-wellness-and-recovery/index.html
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services https://oklahoma.gov/odmhsas.html
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