Clinical Disorders (Adult) Category

Trauma and the 12 Steps Part 1

An Inclusive Guide to Enhancing Recovery

7.5 CE Hours
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About the Course

12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) have helped countless people on the path to recovery. But many still feel that 12-step programs aren’t for them: that the spiritual emphasis is too narrow, the modality too old-school, the setting too triggering, or the space too exclusive. Some struggle with an addict label that can eclipse the histories, traumas, and experiences that feed into addiction, or dismisses the effects of adverse experiences like trauma in the first place. Advances in addiction medicine, trauma, neuropsychiatry, social theory, and overall strides in inclusivity need to be integrated into modern-day 12-step programs to reflect the latest research and what it means to live with an addiction today. In this book, Dr. Marich provides this integration- an approach to treat the whole person, not just the addiction- to foster healing, transformation, and growth.

This course covers chapters 1-6.

This course is based on the book, Trauma and the 12 Steps created by Jamie Marich, Ph.D. in 2020.

Publication Details

Publication Date: Revised and expanded Jul 2020

Course Material Author

Jamie Marich, Ph.D.
Jamie Marich, Ph.D. travels internationally speaking on EMDR therapy, trauma, addiction, expressive arts, and mindfulness while maintaining a private practice in Warren, OH. She is the founder of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness and the developer of the Dancing Mindfulness practice in expressive arts therapy. Dr. Marich is the author of seven books, including the popular EMDR Made Simple and EMDR Therapy and Mindfulness for Trauma Focused Care, written in collaboration with Dr. Stephen Dansiger.

Jamie Marich, Ph.D. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe why a trauma-sensitive approach is important in recovery.
  2. 2 Identify how alcohol and substance abuse can interplay with diagnosed PTSD and small-t trauma, including dissociative symptoms.
  3. 3 Differentiate the elements of the triune brain and explain their functions.
  4. 4 List at least 2 benefits of twelve-step programs for trauma survivors.
  5. 5 List three problematic slogans for trauma survivors used in twelve-step programs.
  6. 6 Describe two ways to incorporate flexibility and trauma-sensitivity to twelve-step programs.

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There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

7.5 CE Hours
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Course 103093

Related Topics

Trauma 12 Step

Availability

This course is available until Dec 30th, 2030.

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