Working with adults with substance-use disorders

Myriam Beaulieu Credit: Christine Gallifet-Lauter Meet Myriam Beaulieu, a new professor at UdeM's School of Psychoeducation. Psychoeducation usually applies to working with children and teens. But professor Myriam Beaulieu, who recently joined Université de Montréal's School of Psychoeducation, is interested in working with adults, especially those with complex needs like a chronic substance-use disorder. As a former camp counsellor for people with disabilities, educator for autistic children and vulnerable young adults in a shelter, and at-home caregiver for people with disabilities and older adults experiencing a loss of autonomy, Beaulieu came to psychoeducation with a view to helping vulnerable adults. "I prefer working with this population, approaching them as equal partners in an empowering framework," she said. "My role is to help them take a step back and think about their life choices while helping them achieve their goals." Interested in addictions. While completing her master's in psychoeducation, Beaulieu interned at Lauberivière , a Quebec City-area shelter for the unhoused, and develop an interest in its addictions treatment program.