In-Person On-Demand

The Beloved Addict and the Family: A New Way of Thinking Pt. 1

Presented by Debra Jay , Kristy Roll, LCSW
1.75 CE Hours General , Substance Abuse Introductory
The Beloved Addict and the Family: A New Way of Thinking Pt. 1

Information

Date & Time

  • -

Location

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Discuss current research data on “long lasting change” and describe one way it challenges how the family of individuals in treatment are traditionally approached.

  • Define Structured Family Recovery® and describe how a family team is transformed into a recovery team.

  • Apply the research findings by the Cochrane Collaborative in partnership with Harvard and Stanford to question thinking about how treatment is designed and aftercare is crafted.

  • Examine language and other complexities that influence clients and their families.

  • Define boundaries, belonging, and choice and discuss one way each can impact clients.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this presentation is to broaden participants’ critical thinking skills and creative abilities when examining how to approach working with clients and families struggling with substance use and addiction

Description

Through initiating metacognition, participants will gain the capacity to broaden critical thinking skills and creative abilities in reexamining how we approach the beloved alcoholics/addicts and their families to achieve a goal of more successfully fostering lasting sobriety, both emotional and chemical. We will describe research on achieving lasting change and how this challenges some of our long-held beliefs and practices and discuss why the traditional approach to the families of individuals in treatment must change before we can adequately contend with the chronic nature of this disease and the high rates of relapse.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Professionals

Presenters

Debra Jay

Debra Jay’s latest books are It Takes a Family, 2nd edition: Creating Lasting Sobriety, Togetherness, and Happiness, and Love First 3rd edition: A Family’s Guide to Intervention, both published by Hazelden (2021). She is also author of No More Letting Go: The Spirituality of Taking Action Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, published by Bantam (2006). She co-authored the book Aging and Addiction, published by Hazelden (2002).

She is co-founder of a private practice providing clinical intervention services nationally and is founder of Structured Family Recovery® services and training. She designed the highly acclaimed Love First Clinical Intervention Training Program first hosted annually by the Betty Ford Center and now at The Retreat in Minnesota. Debra previously worked as an addictions clinician for the Hazelden Foundation (HanleyHazelden) working in inpatient treatment. She was the first coordinator of the older adult program and served as facilitator of the family program. She has served as trustee on several boards including the Care Continuum Board for the St. John Board of Trustees, and the Dawn Farm Board of Trustees.

Ms. Jay designed an advocacy website designed to help families concerned about an addicted loved one receive in-depth information at no cost, GetHelpGiveHelp.info. She also founded The Best Minds Podcast, creating a space for families and the best minds in the addiction treatment field to come together, lovefirst.net.

Ms. Jay regularly appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show for 3 seasons as an addictions expert. She has also been on The Dr. Oz Show, and has been writing a newspaper column since 1996 on issues related to addiction and the family.

Kristy Roll, LCSW

Kristy Roll, LCSW, services as a Director at Cumberland Heights working with Family, Spiritual Care and Experiential Services. Cumberland Heights is an addiction treatment center that has been in operation for over 55 years. Kristy has been a counselor for 20 years working in addiction treatment, community mental health and she also spent several years working with military families. Kristy received her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Ball State University and received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern Indiana. Kristy has worked with children, adolescents and adults in mental health and addiction and is EMDR trained. Kristy joined the Cumberland Heights team in 2012. She has served as an adolescent counselor in the Youth Program, the Young Men’s Program family counselor and as a Director at Cumberland Heights for 7 years. Kristy also served as an adjunct faculty at Belmont University teaching an addictions course.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Cumberland Heights Foundation