TREATING ADDICTION THROUGH THE LENS OF DISORGANIZED ATTACHMENT
PRESENTER: MARK F. SCHWARTZ, D.Sc.
ADDITIONAL SLIDES | SELF-INTERVIEW + SELF-INVENTORY >>
ONLINE WEBINAR EVALUATION FORM for 2.0 CEs >>
CEs: 2.0 with the completion of an evaluation form
2.0 CEs provided with the completion of an online evaluation form. This workshop provides 2.0 CEs. Application made to CEPA for specified hours of Continuing Education Credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and LCSWs as is required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
WEBINAR ABSTRACT
Recent data suggests that many individuals presenting with a variety of addictive behaviors have in common a history of Disorganized Attachment. In this workshop, we will dissect Disorganized Attachment and the resultant lack of integration of a coherent sense of self and unintegrated internal working models, which leave the individual vulnerable to dissociation and affect dysregulation managed by addictive behavior
Interventions are targeted to: (1) developing coherent, cohesive, and collaborative narratives; (2) facilitate the grieving process; (3) recognize the idealization of (“loyalty” to) caretakers; (4) facilitate metacognition (the ability to reflect accurately on the behavior of the self and others); and, (5) understand the pressure to achieve (if present).
Internal polarizations related to taking care of others to get one’s needs met while simultaneously feeling victimized by and rageful at those who hurt them will be discussed.
Interventions targeting the capacity to form secure intimate relationships without the terror related to past injuries will be a primary focus of the workshop.
WEBINAR GOALS & LEARNINGS
- Define goals in working towards earned-secure attachment
- Discuss mentalizing in trauma therapy
- Outline dissociative processes in self-systems with disorganized attachment
- Provide insight into the function of addictive behavior in affect regulation
For more information or questions, contact Harmony Place Monterey at 831 747 1727 or email: mschwartz@harmonyplacemonterey.com. Call us for a free consultation. Let us help you or your loved one.
DR. SCHWARTZ’S RECOMMENDED BOOKS FROM THIS WEBINAR:
Affect Regulation, Mentalization, and the Development of Self by Peter Fonagy
by Lefraco on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590511611/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Z5MMZCR77RXEKMMBTABR
Affect Regulation, Mentalization, and the Development of Self
by Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590511611/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_mWhQFbZDYD1JY
Mentalization-based Treatment for Personality Disorders: A Practical Guide
by Amazon.com Services LLC
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I5MBH0C/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_AFiQFbT0EWMR1
The Handbook of Mentalization-Based Treatment
by Book Depository US
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470015616/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_0VC7FM2HNZ9A085T0TWZ
Affect Regulation, Mentalization, and the Development of Self
by Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590511611/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_KHY953DT2APFQG6PS6K8
Search For The Real Self : Unmasking The Personality Disorders Of Our Age
by Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0029202922/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_SD2DK9TPB7F2HJS95R5C?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide (The Positive Parent Series)
by Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143109227/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_E32KZ5QQ96W581Z8TM17
Winnicott: His Life And Work
by Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738209643/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_ENJX1QAYQBHFJMKJPHE7
Complexity of the Self: A Developmental Approach to Psychopathology and Therapy (The Guilford Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology Series)
by Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0898620120/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_V8001FDXKE976PJ044PX
Fairbairn, Then and Now (Relational Perspectives Book Series)
by Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0881632627/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MSBEJ2N7GDGF8BBG471W
Disorders of the Self New Therapeutic Horizons: The Masterson Approach
by triumvirate_books
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0876307861/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_0WZXY01AFJSQZAGXKJ1J
For more information or questions, contact Harmony Place Monterey at 831 747 1727 or email: mschwartz@harmonyplacemonterey.com. Call us for a free consultation. Let us help you or your loved one.
