Contact Hours: 10

Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC

Based in part on Counselor Toolbox Podcast 115, Relapse Prevention for Counseling CEUs for LPC, LMHC, LCSW, Addiction and Substance Abuse Counselors (YouTube Video), Counselor Toolbox Podcast 5, 116 & 211, Relapse Prevention for Counseling and Coaches and the FREE texts: TAP 19 Relapse Prevention and the Relapse Prevention Workbook

Learner Objectives

• General Information on Drug and Alcohol Dependency, Recovery, and Relapse
• Define Chemical Dependency/Addiction, its Effects & Treatment
• Define Recovery?
• Learn About the Developmental Model of Recovery
• Discuss Stuck Points in Recovery
• Compare The Developmental Model of Recovery With Traditional Models
• Define What Is Relapse? 
• Learn How to Classify of Recovery/Relapse History
• Learn About Relapse Prevention Treatment?
  • Principle 1: Self-Regulation
  • Principle 2: Integration
  • Principle 3: Understanding
  • Principle 4: Self-Knowledge
  • Principle 5: Coping Skills
  • Principle 6: Change
  • Principle 7: Awareness
  • Principle 8: Significant Others
  • Principle 9: Maintenance
• Identify Basic Counseling Skills and Relapse Prevention Techniques
• Discuss How Group Work Differs From Individual Counseling
• Review Group Counseling Theory
• Group Goals and Principles
• Identify Warning Signs and Recovery Planning