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1-day workshop
Brief therapy for stopping addictions
Discover the highly effective psychological techniques that are helping people overcome all kinds of addictive and compulsive behaviours…
Course Factfile
Brief therapy for stopping addictions
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Length 1 day (9.30am - 4.00pm)
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Tutors: Emily Gajewski, Patricia Gavin
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CPD Certificate 6 hours
- Price: £192 per person
Price includes lunch, refreshments and course notes
£192.00
NEXT DATE: Thurs 11th November, Leamington Spa – book online now or call our friendly team on 01323 811690 for further details.
Hugely informative - one of the best days training I’ve ever had
Addictions Counsellor
When combined with new insights into the addictive process and what drives it, the techniques you will see demonstrated and try for yourself prove immensely effective at helping people overcome a wide range of addictions, as well as reducing relapses and withdrawal symptoms…
Why take this course
As the number of people affected by addiction and substance abuse continues to rise, the mental, physical and financial suffering this causes to individuals, their families and colleagues, can be immense.
Thankfully it is possible to help most addicts transform their lives in a small number of sessions – as you will discover on this highly practical, skills-based day.
New ideas and techniques from various schools of brief, solution-focused therapy are showing that it is possible to help most addicts transform their lives in a small number of sessions.
At this practical training day – which complements the online course Tackling addiction: Understanding how to stop all types of addictive behaviour – you will learn and practise the powerful skills derived from the human givens approach (which organically integrates the best brief therapy techniques) that are helping people overcome a wide range of addictions, including: alcoholism, heroin, smoking, gambling addiction, shopping, social media addiction, sex, substance abuse, self-harm and eating disorders.
These skills are essential if you wish to improve your effectiveness when working with any addiction.
A total revelation – very uplifting
Mental Health Worker
What will you learn
- Demonstrations – by a leading expert in addiction counselling – of the powerful skills that help to quickly break the patterns of addictive behaviour
- Guidance and practise in using these yourself
- New insights into the addictive process and why people become addicted
- Essential motivational interviewing techniques (and how to incorporate them into the stages of change)
- Common traps to avoid when treating addictions
- Up-to-date knowledge of the most useful ways to beat a wide variety of addictions – and prevent relapse
- Ways to overcome resistance
- How to develop a treatment plan and deepen a client’s commitment to change
- Increased understanding of the addictive trance and its false promises
- How to use narrative and harm reduction techniques
- An understanding of the importance of guided imagery in overcoming addictions and substance abuse – and the opportunity to use and experience it for yourself
- Co-morbid conditions – the link with addiction and how to deal with them as effectively and quickly as possible
- A new confidence that comes from knowing how much can be done – when you know how
- Course notes, CPD Certificate and more…
Required prior skills
Guided imagery and visualisation skills are essential skills for implementing the strategies taught on this workshop.
The information and skills you will learn on this day are useful for working with people who self-harm.
This workshop complements our online course Tackling Addiction.
Course Programme
The ‘Brief therapy for stopping addictions – a practical skills-based day’ course starts at 9.30am and runs until 4.00pm.
Who is this course suitable for?
All members of the caring professions, including: drug workers, youth workers, doctors, nurses, psychotherapists, counsellors, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, cognitive behavioural therapists, teachers, social workers, physiotherapists, support workers and anyone wishing to improve their understanding of addictive behaviour and how to treat it.
One of the best study days I have ever attended – everything just fell into place. It's my first HG course, but it won't be my last!
Therapist / Life Coach
Outstanding content – I've listened to many 'experts' on addiction but this is the first time I've heard anything that makes sense.
Project Co-ordinator
Having the opportunity to put the theory into practice is wonderful. Has helped to build confidence in myself for future work with clients.
Counsellor
Reviews for this course
4.8/5 (46 Reviews)
Brilliant and insightful.
Gave me a good overview of addiction, how it manifests and how to help people.
Very powerful and useful.
Very useful content and insights into working with addiction.
So many other things are under the surface. Dealing with this can cause the addiction to fall away.
Emily’s ability to present, listen to the audience and reframe questions really brought the subject to life.
Vast amount of practical knowledge that can be used when dealing with addiction. Very practical and well explained.
It was an excellent course.
An excellent day. Really enjoyable and thought-provoking. So much to think about.
Brilliant way of thinking about addiction, also very practical to help people.
Useful learning, particularly a clear understanding abut why addictions happen and perpetuate.
Excellent. My objectives have been met and I really enjoyed today.
This course has really propelled my understanding of the processes underlying addiction and relapse and really clearly outlined how the therapist can utilise the client to subconsciously discover their own solutions, and how the therapist can use psycho-education and reframing to help clients overcome addiction
Amazing as always! I always leave excited to put what I have learnt into practise.
Engaging – I learnt so much.
Good opportunity to practise which was very useful
Thank you very much – an enjoyable course
Very good teaching and resources used.
Very experienced and lovely teacher. Lots of practical insights.
Well informed, clear teaching. Lovely lecturer.
Really excellent review of the process of addictions and how it can be approached through guided imagery
Superb! Great information that makes stopping addictions quickly if possible.
Really interesting course – feel I have a lot of knowledge and understanding gained from Emily. It was a safe, supportive space to practise new skills. Fantastic day – thank you!
Emily set such a wonderful tone that helped me understand the complex nature of addictions. The personal demonstrations with my partner were real light bulb moments.
This course was the best yet. The trainer was fantastic from the get go and came across professional, knowledgeable and created an open and engaging atmosphere!
Brilliant as always!
I found it really interesting that all addictions, not just chemical ones, can be helped by this approach. Fantastic training.
RIGAAR is a really useful framework to add to my consultation skills, along with motivational interviewing.
Very practical and informative. Useful on a professional and personal level.
Excellent. Covered lots of aspects of the addiction process. Well delivered and well paced. Can’t fault it.
A positive structure with clear principles which can be used to help clients change patterns of behaviour – very helpful.
Really enjoyed the day. The best day course I’ve been on in a while!
I found the day mesmorising – truly enlightening and I hung onto every word.
This was the most thought provoking workshop experienced so far. It has given me a whole new perspective on addictive behaviour which I feel is based on a sound knowledge base rather than myth.
Another inspiring, interesting and practical day of ‘human givens’ training – I will be back again for more.
Essential skills for dealing with addictions – just what I came for.
…I am tackling my own addiction and now I am filled with hope and even more determination.
Lovely insights into addiction which are quite refreshing compared to the traditional teaching.
Brought real clarity to the question of how to treat addictions in a cohesive, structured way that is eminently transferrable to my work.
Where do I start? What a fantastic course – inspiring and encouraging – a brilliant day.
Brain mechanisms involved in addiction were fabulously clearly explained and a sensible plan for treatment. Can’t wait to try it out.
A very rewarding day – I will be able to implement what I’ve learnt both professionally and personally – thank you.
Enlightening and useful – with a lot of evidence-based knowledge.
Practical, easy-to-understand, well taught and immensely informative. An excellent, wonderfully experienced trainer who is great to learn from.
Having the opportunity to put the theory into practice is wonderful. Has helped to build confidence in myself for future work with clients.
Hugely informative – the skills I learnt today will be immensely helpful in my work.