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6 1/2 CEU’s pending for MD Counselors, Clinical Social Workers and
Psychologists
There is often confusion and angst around the word addictions. While it
is commonly associated with drugs and alcohol, behaviors are very much
addictions. In fact, most experts agree that addictions are really the
behaviors exhibited by the substance-abusing individual. This differs
from dependency, which is the physical component of substance abuse;
this is the phenomenon from which individuals exhibit withdrawal
symptoms.
But how, as a healthcare provider can you be sure if the person with
whom you are speaking is dependent upon or addicted to a substance or
behavior? How can you determine if your client is ready for changing his
or her life behaviors or if change is underway, where is he or she on
the journey? What is the difference between detox and recovery? Are
addictions a disease or moral weakness? What are the risks associated
with different drugs and alcohol? During detox from which substances
should the person be medically monitored?
To help answer these questions, this course is designed to increase the
your knowledge of the Western medical viewpoints of substance abuse,
addictions and recovery so that you may better serve your clients with
issues in these areas. After attending this one-day seminar you will
more aware of the behaviors associated with the disease of addictions,
that addictions are a physiologic disease and must be treated as such,
be able to make appropriate referrals and have a better understanding of
the stages of change a recovering person encounters.
As an aide in understanding these issues, the attendees will also be
required to give up an addiction of his or her own during the week
following the course. This addiction must fit all 4 characteristics of
an addiction as given in class. Trainees are then to write a 1 to 2 page
written summary of the experience. During the same week each trainee is
to attend three 12-step meetings and submit a one-paragraph summary of
his or her experience along with the addictions summary. Trainees are to
attend a meeting for the addict (AA, NA, etc.), one for family members
(Al-Anon, Narc-anon, etc.) and one behavioral addiction meeting (OA,
CODA, SLA, etc.).
The course instructor, Dave Wurzel, is a NADA Registered Trainer and was
one of the recipients of the Association’s first ever Most Valuable
Trainer Award in 2005. He travels extensively teaching the Acudetox
protocol to acupuncturists, counselors, clinical social workers, nurses
and doctors. Dave has administered over 30,000 Acudetox treatments and
is trained as a chemical dependency counselor.
Please call 443-812-1665 or
email The
Chi Farm for the current schedule of classes. Individual agencies can
also schedule on-site trainings for at least five trainees. Please call
or email for further details.
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