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Addiction & Recovery

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Alcoholism and recovery is a societal issue that crosses all ethnic, cultural, educational, socioeconomic, gender, and age barriers. This certificate program is designed to help counselors understand the addictive cycle, focusing particularly on alcoholism and holistic recovery programs. Certificate Program Curriculum ALCO 101: The Addictive Cycle Eric Scalise, Ph.D. Dr. Eric Scalise provides a broad survey of addiction and related factors culminating in an explanation of the addictive cycle. He discusses various terms, as well as factors that lead to the development of addictive behaviors. This includes unmet needs and the various categories of addiction and drug abuse.

ALCO 102: Alcoholism David Jenkins, Psy.D. Alcoholism is one of the most common and costly of all addictions. This course is intended to help those who struggle with alcoholism, as well as to understand the signs and symptoms, its characteristics and effects, and, more importantly, treatment considerations. Recovery for you or your loved one is possible with God’s help and making the right choices.

ALCO 103: Step-Based Approaches and Relapse Prevention John Baker, M.B.A. This course provides participants with a thorough understanding of the rationale and concepts of the Celebrate Recovery program from founder, John Baker. Baker describes the Christian heritage of the Alcoholics Anonymous program, develops a Christ-centered step-based alcoholic recovery program, and discusses various issues that lead to relapse and intentional relapse prevention.

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ADR 101: Sweet Salvation: Freedom from Food Addiction Rhona Epstein, Psy.D. Food addiction is a widespread problem in the United States. The physical aspects of food addiction include cravings, out of control eating and the inability to stop despite health and emotional problems. There are strong comparisons between food addictions and drug and alcohol addictions, including similarities in brain responses.

ADR 102: Counseling the Addictive Adolescent Joshua Straub, Ph.D.

When considering the adolescent population, the sooner drug or alcohol use is detected and action is taken, the better the chances for changing current and long-term behavior. Parental influences and styles, environmental factors and neurobiology all impact the subtle symptoms of chemical abuse. This course also explores generalities about sober teenagers and the symptoms of codependency. CR103: Couples and Addiction Recovery Mark Laaser, Ph.D. and Debbie Laaser, M.MFT. Addiction affects the lives of many individuals, but an individual’s addiction also has repercussions for others. In this course, we speak both from the personal experience of recovery and from their personal clinical practice of working with couples in recovery.