Neuropsychologically-Informed Treatment of Addictions – Lawrence Peacock & Steve A Johnson

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Instant Access! — Recorded on 3rd April 2023

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Substance use has been characterized as a moral failing, a lack of will, or the result of bad genes. None of this is true, and thus they led to interventions that largely failed to treat addictions. Humans have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to survive. Addiction is a consequence of a biology that no longer matches our modern cultural landscapes. This webinar will cover several the following topics: the evolutionary theory undergirding addictions; the biological, including neuropsychological, responses to perceived threat; the role of perceived threat in addictions; and some powerful evolutionarily and neuropsychologically-informed interventions to treat addictions.

TRAINING information

Substance use has been characterized as a moral failing, a lack of will, or the result of bad genes. None of this is true, and thus they led to interventions that largely failed to treat addictions. Humans have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to survive. Addiction is a consequence of a biology that no longer matches our modern cultural landscapes. This webinar will cover several the following topics: the evolutionary theory undergirding addictions; the biological, including neuropsychological, responses to perceived threat; the role of perceived threat in addictions; and some powerful evolutionarily and neuropsychologically-informed interventions to treat addictions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this workshop, the learner will be able to:

1. Describe the mismatch of the evolutionary-based function of perception of patterns of threat by the brain and the perception of threat in complex modern culture.
2. Explain the neurobiological cascade of responses to perceived patterns of threat in the environment.
3. Discuss the role of perceived patterns of threat in the development and maintenance of addictions
4. Use evolutionary and neuropsychologically-informed interventions to address addictions

About the Speaker

Steve A Johnson, PhD, ScD is a licensed mental health practitioner with doctorates in both philosophy and psychology. He specializes in treatments for PTSD and interventions designed to heal a shattered self as well as create a life with meaning and purpose. He is currently a full-time professor of graduate clinical counseling and the director of a graduate program in addictions counseling.

He serves as the President of the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City, is on the training faculty of PESI, and creates continuing education training programs in addictions counseling for a state addictions agency. Associated with the Albert Ellis Institute since 1996, he has been a Fellow, Approved Supervisor, and Diplomate in REBT and was mentored by Dr. Albert Ellis himself. Dr. Ellis requested Dr. Johnson to develop REBT interventions and training programs for people of faith that incorporate religious values and practices into REBT. He is a frequent international lecturer and workshop presenter on REBT.

Lawrence Peacock, PhD is the Chief Medical Officer at The Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. He has received teaching awards from Duke and the University of Connecticut.

He completed his undergraduate degree at Rutgers University with highest honors. While at Rutgers, as a Paul Robeson Scholar, he spent two years studying cognition. He then continued on to Harvard Divinity School where he completed a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies while continuing to take classes in psychology. He received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He went to medical school knowing he wanted to be a psychiatrist. Lastly, he completed his Psychiatry Residency at Duke University where he served as the Chief Resident at the Durham VA Medical Center in North Carolina.

 

CPD/CE

CPD & CE credits available: 6

How do I receive these credits?

The participant must pass the multiple-choice test with a minimum score of 80%. There is a maximum of three attempts to achieve this.

The post-test is included in the price of the training.

Does my regulatory body accept the credits?

The CPD & CE credits awarded can be used towards your declaration to any governing regulatory body in your state or country, provided the content is relevant to your discipline.

Our trainings are accredited by:

– The CPD Group, London
– Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
– Australian Counselling Association

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