Neuroscience of Addiction and Recovery: How to Tailor Treatment Planning, Interventions, and Psychoeducation for Clients and Their Families
Despite the research, there are still individuals and systems that struggle to accept addiction as a disease and continue to view it as a choice or character disorder. Whereas most clinicians have been practicing under the awareness that addiction is in fact an illness for decades now, it can still feel like our knowledge is disjointed with our treatment planning and clinical interventions. Understanding the impact of addiction on the brain is crucial when treating substance use disorders. However, maybe even more vital is learning the neuroscience of recovery. In this training, we will review the disease model. We will discuss the organ most affected, the brain, and we will review more recent research which shows the neuroscience of recovery. By comprehensively understanding these dynamics, clinicians can provide the understanding and language to better educate clients and their family, separate the disease from the client, and better inform interventions and treatment plans.
Classes are held in person from 1-5:00 pm at the Alumni Outpatient Center in the SECU Lecture Hall on the Fellowship Hall campus.