[Download Now] High-Functioning Alcoholics and Substance Users – Sarah Allen Benton

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What does addiction look like? Someone is down on their luck. Did you sit on the sidewalk with a bottle in your hand? Chances are you didn’t see a lawyer in court.

Many people struggling with substance use don’t fit the stereotypes. Personal and professional lives are maintained by them. Teachers, lawyers, doctors. Hidden in plain sight, these functional addicts are reliable at work, respected by acquaintances, and often the very picture of success.

addiction is not functional People with a substance use disorder have been able to avoid tragedy. One who is waiting for the bottom to drop out is still in active addiction.

It isn’t easy to treat high-functioning clients. It was intense. denial There is a formidable barrier to treatment. Including avoidance. Shame. It keeps clients from facing their addiction. defensiveness Depression, anxiety, and trauma co-exist as volatile partners. It is likely that addiction will lead to a relapse. Treatment planning is difficult because of accounting for all of these factors.

Purchase today and learn how to help these clients face their addiction, break through their denial, and end their silent suffering!

There are a number of benefits to watching this recording.

• Learn how to break through the denial of high-functioning substance users
• Dual Diagnosis assessment strategies that keep you from missing key co-occurring disorders
• Integrated treatment/behavioral plans for addiction and related mental health issues like anxiety, depression and trauma
• CBT-based interventions to modify cognitive distortions and challenge irrational beliefs in one-on-one therapy
• Shame resiliency techniques that stop shame from derailing addiction treatment
• Motivational and stage of change tailored strategies – help clients to commit to their recovery
• How to integrate 12-step and clinical models for dual diagnosis clients

1. Explore how the DSM-IV TR® and DSM-5® diagnostic criteria relates to high-functioning users of alcohol and other substances.
2. Assess how the unique characteristics and treatment challenges of working with high-functioning alcoholics informs clinical approach with this population.
3. Formulate a treatment plan for working with high-functioning drug users based on the stages of change model of overcoming addiction.
4. Investigate how evidence-based integrated treatment approaches can be employed by clinicians working with dual diagnosis clients.
5. Assess the benefits and limitations of 12-step programs on dual diagnosis treatment and employ strategies for effective integration into client care.
6. Communicate how shame can negatively impact therapy for substance use disorders and analyze the role of compassion and forgiveness in the addiction treatment process.