Implications of Recovery for Psychotherapy Integration
September 14, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Implications of Recovery for Psychotherapy Integration
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Registration 8:30am Program 9am to 12pm
Presented By: Mark Schenker, Ph.D.
Location: Online Workshop
3 CE Credits
Most mental health clinicians have had little exposure to working with addictions or with the concepts involved in recovery. And yet, Alcoholics Anonymous and similar 12-Step programs provide a worldview which addresses core psychotherapeutic issues, including vulnerability, acceptance of our finite nature, spirituality and the value of community. Furthermore, by following AA processes, and drawing from Bill Wilson’s own correspondence, we can develop a model of intervention which is directive and yet respectful of a patient’s autonomy.
This workshop will begin with a brief review of basic principles and practices of AA. We will then utilize these to illuminate the underlying principles which have much to offer practicing clinicians, and which transcend limitations of specific therapeutic models.
Objectives:
1. Describe the basic principles and mechanisms of behavior change found in the 12-Step process.
2. Identify 3 clinical interventions which derive from the 12-Step model.
3. Use the insights of the 12-Step model to develop priorities in psychotherapeutic treatment.
Mark Schenker, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with 40 years’ experience working with patients with Substance Use Disorders. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Temple University. Dr. Schenker has written “A Clinician’s Guide to Twelve-Step Recovery” (Norton, 2009) and “Addiction Treatment Settings” for the APA Handbook of Clinical Psychology (APA, 2016). He has presented nationally and internationally (well, if you count Toronto) and has taught and supervised clinicians at universities and treatment programs. He received the “Addiction Professional of the Year” award in 2017 from the Caron Foundation, and a 2018 Presidential Citation from APA Division 50. Dr. Schenker has served on the boards of APA Division 50 (The Society of Clinical Psychology) and the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists. He maintains a practice in Blue Bell focused primarily on addiction psychology and family/couples therapy. He also masquerades as “Mojo Mark” in the rock band Drive-Thru Groove.
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