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About the Presenter

Trainer: Lisa Connors, PhD, LCPC, is the Associate Pastor of In His Image International Ministry in Maryland. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Licensed Bachelor Social Worker, National Certified Counselor, Master Addiction Counselor, Board-Certified Coach, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Certified Grief Informed Professional, and is a Fellow in Thanatology (the study of death, dying, and bereavement). In addition to her pastoral and clinical work, she is a college professor and consultant/trainer. Ms. Connors has a Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Divinity, and Master of Arts in Professional Counseling degrees and has completed her doctoral studies in Psychology.

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Out of Sight, BUT Not out of Mind:
Supporting Families in Recovery

Thursday, May 22, 2025, 10:00 AM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Presenter: Lisa Connors, PhD, LCPC, LPC, NCC, MAC

Course Length: 3 Hours

Learning Objectives:

Describe how communication and relationships are vital components in the family recovery process.
Recognize the stages of recovery and where families fit into those stages.
Explore the role of families in recovery and the positive aspects of rebuilding ones life.
Utilize a "village" approach to encourage recovery support for families.

This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

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What happens to families during recovery? What do they do? Who are they now? What do they want, what do they need, what is working, and when and how will they move forward? The question is: What's Next? What's next for families when they are forgotten in the recovery journey? What's next when family relationships, dynamics, and systems are disrupted?

This webinar will explore what it means to rediscover the family and its identity and build while in recovery. Often, we see rebuilding and healing for individuals. What does it mean for families who are also impacted by the throes of addiction and recovery?

Learning Objectives:

Describe how communication and relationships are vital components in the family recovery process.
Recognize the stages of recovery and where families fit into those stages.
Explore the role of families in recovery and the positive aspects of rebuilding ones life.
Utilize a "village" approach to encourage recovery support for families.

Agenda:

What are families in recovery and how are families impacted? (15 minutes)
- Challenges to prevention, treatment, and recovery in families?
- Physically
- Emotionally
- Socially
- Spiritually
What happens in the family when there is substance use? (10 minutes)
What are therapeutic models of substance use in families? (10 minutes)
- Family disease model
- Behavioral family model
- Family systems model
Common features of addictive families (10 minutes)
- Unique roles
- Shared roles
- Rules: spoken or unspoken
- Values and beliefs
- Shared history
Characteristics of addictive families (10 minutes)
- Denial and Shane
- Insecurity and Fear
- Anger and Hatred
- Guilt and Blame
Understanding the roles in addictive families (25 minutes)
- Enabler
- Hero
- Scapegoat
- Lost Child
- Mascot or Clown
Definition of family addiction and recovery (20 minutes)
- Stages of family recovery
- Recognizing when to support family
The role of families in recovery (30 minutes)
- Be realistic
- Distinguish between the person and the disease
- Require honesty
- Look ahead, not back
Next steps for families (15 minutes)
- Building communication
- Building resilience
- Building relationships
Case Scenarios (20 minutes)
3 things to remember for recovery (5 minutes)
- I didn’t cause it
- I can’t control it
- I can’t cure it
Review and Wrap-up (10 minutes)

Course Length: 3 Hours

This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

This presentation is open to:

Social Workers
Professional Counselors
Therapists
Psychologists
Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services

Course Level: intermediate

Level of Clinician: intermediate

New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.

There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.

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