The Addictions Curriculum
Addictions A*
Program Description
With such an intractable foe as addictions, it is important to have an arsenal of approaches available within your repertoire of thinking so you, as a counselor or therapist, are better equipped to do battle. This program highlights a variety of models forunderstanding and treating addictions, ranging from the traditional 12-step model (which is conitive-behavioral), systemic family therapy, developmental, self psychology, and traditional psychoanalytic.
Learning Objectives
Objectives:
learn new theoretical and treatment approaches to various addictive disorders learn about the concept of splitting, crucial to the understanding of addiction gain an understanding of why gamblers are so difficult to engage in treatment
Interviews
Adolescent Substance Abuse - Peter Palanca, M.A.
Adolescents have always posed a unique challenge to therapists, and substance abusing adolescents push us to an even higher frequency. Here, Peter Palanca shares his methods of getting resistant adolescents to talk to him.
Alcoholism in Couples - Michael Rohrbaugh, Ph.D.
Dr. Rorhbaugh has studied the role of couple and family interaction in maintaining alcohol abuse. He has developed a couple-based treatment approach, which incorporates systemic principles and practices.
Eating Disorders - Joan Ebbitt, LCSW
Joan Ebbitt presents a clear understanding of how eating disorders develop. Like the old joke, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" full-blown eating disorders don't just happen. It takes a lot of practice to get there.
Engaging the Gambler - Mary Rich, Ph.D.
Dr. Mary Rich views gambling from a developmental perspective. Getting addicted patients engaged in therapy is a serious problem, major challenge, and not for the thin-skinned. Dr. Rich explains why so many addicts can't attach.
Perversions - Arnold Goldberg, M.D.
In this interview, Dr. Goldberg discusses his book and work on the topic of perversions. We present his interview first because Dr. Goldberg's explanation of "splitting" is so crucial to the understanding of addictions.
Relapse Treatment - Susan Flynn, LCSW
In these next two interviews, we look at the subject of relapse and hear two very different treatment approaches. First, Susan Flynn of Haymarket House in Chicago, discusses the approach used at her center.
“These programs are excellent. Barbara Alexander is very well-read and asks excellent questions.”
... Ona H.
MSW