Sovereign Health San Clemente welcomes Dr. Bob Weathers and Colleen Kelly.
Presenting on "Plural Recovery: Evidence-Based Relapse Prevention for Couples"
Course Abstract:
Attachment injuries (relationship trauma) cannot typically be worked on effectively during active addiction or during the post-acute-withdrawal phase (often 6 months to 1 year after literal abstinence). Recent advances in neuroscience make this clear. Even after having establishing a solid foundation in recovery, one of the primary stressors leading to relapse in the recovering addict is relational conflict. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with couples provides an evidence-based treatment approach for healing relationship wounds. Applied here to longer-term addiction treatment and relapse prevention, EFT provides a roadmap to plural recovery by engaging both the recovering addict and his/her significant other.
Course Objectives:
(1) Understand why the addicted brain has limited ability to successfully navigate relationships.
(2) Understand the process that the addicted individual’s significant other undergoes during the 1st year of recovery.
(3) Utilize attachment theory to understand the necessary building blocks of a secure and connected relationship.
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This course meets the qualifications for 1 hour continuing education credit for MFT's, LPCC's, LEP's, and/or LCSW's required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) provider number - PCE5216
This course meets the qualifications for 1 hour continuing education credit for addiction professionals required by the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) provider number - 130835.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP16424, for 1 Contact Hour.