This workshop will provide the clinical and theoretical rationale for why it is often essential to engage addicted people in therapy while they are actively engaging in addictive behaviors. Participants will learn basic engagement skills for creating alliance with actively using people and how to explore into the addictive process for the possibility of trauma and symptoms of trauma that may be driving the addictive process.
After attending this session, clinicians will be able to teach their clients Urge Surfing to interrupt the addictive process and support their clients in exploring into the addictive urge by Unwrapping the Urge to discover dissociated aspects of self that are related to trauma and find expression in the urge.
The harm reduction therapeutic frame begins wherever the client is ready to begin their healing journey and facilitates a strong alliance between client and clinician as a therapeutic team whether or not the client is committed to abstinence. Since substances are often used to cope with trauma symptoms and vital to one’s functioning, the traditional abstinence requirement has been a barrier to getting help for these people who are not ready to give them up. This approach enables you to open your practices to this large group of people who have been denied vital, life-saving therapy.
All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.
Continuing Education Information: Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Program content is reviewed periodically per accrediting board rules for currency and appropriateness for credit. Credit approvals are subject to change. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval.
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Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.
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Earn up to 2.0 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This self-study activity is approved for 2.0 credit hours.
PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2023 - January 27, 2026. Social workers completing this course receive 2.0 Clinical continuing education credits.
Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 2.0 self-study continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: www.pesi.com/cpa-statement
This self-study activity qualifies for 2.0 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - The Alliance or the Addiction? Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) in the Treatment of Trauma and Problematic Substance Use (4.4 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - The Alliance or the Addiction? Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) in the Treatment of Trauma and Problematic Substance Use - French (4.4 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - The Alliance or the Addiction? Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) in the Treatment of Trauma and Problematic Substance Use - French (4.4 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - The Alliance or the Addiction? Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) in the Treatment of Trauma and Problematic Substance Use - Italian (4.4 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - The Alliance or the Addiction? Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) in the Treatment of Trauma and Problematic Substance Use - Italian (4.4 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Andrew Tatarsky, PhD, is the developer of IHRP and author of Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems. He’s founder and director of the Center for Optimal Living, a treatment and professional training center based on IHRP.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Andrew Tatarsky maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Freedom Institute. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Tatarsky receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Andrew Tatarsky is a member of the American Psychological Association and the New York State Psychological Association. He serves on several journal review boards, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.
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