Demystifying Addiction in the Age of Opioids and Internet Pornography
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How do we identify addiction or help someone who is in denial of their addiction? What are the common psychological experiences of someone struggling with addiction? What clinical approaches and skills seem to work well? Exploring what addiction is through understanding the experiences of those who call themselves 'addicts' will help demystify treating this sometimes confusing and anxiety-provoking mental health issue.
This session will look at the definition of addiction, the experience of the 'addict,' and general principles that are helpful in treatment. The purpose is to help the clinician who does not specialize in addictions to feel more confident in their ability to assess, understand and treat individuals who come to them for help. (Trainer, Erik Hadden, MA, LCPC, Vital Sources Psychological Services)
https://nefesh.org/workshops/AddictionNov/viewFREE WEBINAR
Learning Objectives:
- define addiction
- identify common experiences of people struggling with addiction
- utilize Motivational Interviewing strategies when working with addiction
- create a treatment plan for working with someone with problematic pornography use
- understand the origin of the opioid crisis and current treatment options.
Agenda:
- Introduction (10 minutes)
- Defining Addiction (55 minutes)
- Controversy around defining ‘addiction’ and DSM-V according to the literature
- Biological (brain d/o, show scans)
- Bio-psycho
- Psychological
- Difference between addictive behaviors and compulsions
- What are the common experiences of all ‘addicts’?
- Shame
- Overactive Superego
- What are the causes of addiction?
- The Opioid Crisis (50 minutes)
- What is it?
- How did it happen?
- What’s being done?
- What is Medication-Assisted Treatment?
- What works?
- Pornography & Sexual Addiction (55 minutes)
- Review of definition and controversy over whether sex can be addictive or not.
- The role of technology
- Typical Course of the problematic pornography use
- What does a typical presenting client look like?
- What to ask
- Frequency, Intensity & Duration
- Useful Treatment options according to the literature
- Behavioral
- Cognitive
- Trauma
- Marital
- Resources available
- Review and Summarize (10 minutes)
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: beginner
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
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