Addiction 101 Live Workshop Webinar Continuing Education CE Credits

Addiction 101

Instructor: Dr. Carol Clark, Dr. Robert Weiss

Workshop Date : Oct 5, 2024 | 9:30am - 3pm EDT

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This 5-hour presentation will explore the history of addiction, from drugs and alcohol to gambling to sex to all things internet-related. It will conceptualize addiction as an overall process, rather than people being addicted “to” something. The relationship between addiction and early internal incorporation of negative messages will be explained. The phenomenon of resistance to the concepts of “sex addiction” and “codependence” will be explored contextually. Finally, recovery will be defined as not just recovery from addiction, but as recovery of Connection. Recovery strategies and tools will be provided.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Identify the progression of the concept of addiction throughout the history of humans.
Identify common drugs and behaviors to which people become easily addicted.
Identify the reasons various professionals deny “sex addiction” and how other terms may be problematic.
Describe the development of addiction from negative early childhood messages to use of intensely stimulating substance or behavior.
Describe the history of the terms “sex addiction” and codependence and evaluate their usefulness.
Describe how addictive behavior interferes with healthy intimacy and sexuality.
Utilize recovery strategies and resources for recovery from all manifestations of addiction.
Incorporate recovery tools for work with all individuals seeking deeper connections in their lives.

Plan Name	Price
This workshop:	$ 159.00

Dr. Carol Clark

Dr. Carol Clark is board certified in sex therapy, transgender care, and addictions and is the president, founder, and senior instructor for the International Institute of Clinical Sexology and the Therapist Certification Association. Sexuality is integral to people’s live and yet most therapists are not adequately trained in treating sexual disorders and concerns. She created several certification programs and a doctoral degree in Clinical Sexology to fully prepare healthcare providers to work competently and expertly in this field.

Through her private practice, Dr. Clark’s work has helped individuals from a multitude of backgrounds to find better lives. She employs a variety of interventions to effectively assist those seeking personal growth and an improved sense of well-being in their lives and brings this into her teaching.

In conjunction with her educational and professional development, her spiritual journey has evolved to an emotional and intellectual awareness of addiction as a condition that permeates all aspects of people’s lives, and this concept can be applied to further the healing of childhood wounds that then allows for the experience of full intimacy. By using the concepts in her book, Addict America: The Lost Connection and My Pocket Therapist: 12 Tools for Living in Connection, she facilitates the recovery of Connection in people’s lives.

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Courses by this instructor

Name	Level	Release Date
Sex Offender Treatment Part 1		07/28/2020
Basic Challenges with Gender Transition		10/05/2020
12 hour Qualified Supervisor Training		05/14/2020
Diagnosis of Sexual Dysfunctions & Disorders Part 2		05/14/2020
Differential diagnosis		05/14/2020
Victims and Victimology Part 1		05/14/2020
Victims and Victimology Part 2		05/14/2020
Legal, Ethical and Forensic Issues in Sex Therapy Part 1		05/14/2020
Addiction 101		05/14/2020
Intimacy and Connection in Recovery		05/14/2020
4 Hour Supervisor Third Biennium Training		05/14/2020

Dr. Robert Weiss

Robert Weiss PhD, MSW, Chief Clinical Officer of Seeking Integrity LLC, is an expert in the treatment of adult intimacy disorders and related addictions, most notably sex/porn/relationship addictions along with co-occurring drug/sex addiction. A clinical sexologist and practicing psychotherapist, Dr. Rob frequently serves as a subject matter expert for major media outlets including CNN, HLN, MSNBC, OWN, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and NPR, among others. He is the author of Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency, Out of the Doghouse, Sex Addiction 101, and Cruise Control, among other books. He blogs regularly for Psychology Today and Psych Central. His podcast, Sex, Love, & Addiction, is rated as a Top 10 addiction podcast for 2019. He also hosts a weekly live no cost Webinar with Q&A on SexandRelationshipHealing.com. A skilled clinical educator, Dr. Rob routinely provides training to therapists, hospitals, psychiatric organizations, and even the US military. Over the years, he has created and overseen nearly a dozen high-end addiction and mental health treatment facilities across the globe. For more information or to reach Dr. Weiss, visit SeekingIntegrity.com. You can also follow him on Twitter (@RobWeissMSW), LinkedIn (Robert Weiss LCSW), and Facebook (Rob Weiss MSW).