Be Engaging: The Architecture of Addiction Education

 Professional training with CE credits
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 22, 2019 in Lancaster, Pa.
Talking about addiction and the addicted brain are among the most challenging of tasks for the helping professional, particularly the addictions counselor and educator.
 
Educating addicts of all kinds – as well as their families – about the disease of addiction and how it affects their bodies, minds, spirits and relationships is a task that demands information and creativity to deliver. The challenge is expanded because “addiction” covers a wide variety of experiences
 
In this training, you will have the opportunity to learn how to “show and tell” the basics of the addiction process, including for both addicted person and the family where addiction is present in a way that is both informing and engaging. Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP, will demonstrate how family sculpture, props, active storytelling and the practice of sociometry and sociometric warm up enhances the engagement of teens, adults and families.
 
In this training, you will learn:

  • How to warm up your audience to the topic of addiction through interactive activities.
  • How to facilitate involvement, discussion and sharing in a non-blaming way.
  • How to illustrate the dynamics of the addictive process through active storytelling.
  • How to illustrate the dynamics of the roles that family members unconsciously play in an addictive family-- and often business, school and other settings, as first identified by Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse.
  • Using simple props to enhance the storytelling and the audience’s understanding.
  • The intergenerational aspects of the addicted family.
  • Variations to adapt for nicotine, gambling, binge eating, pornography, shopping, internet addiction and similar compulsive activity.

Who will benefit

This training is designed for all mental health professionals and professional helpers who deal with addiction on any level, and particularly addictions counselors, addiction educators, group leaders, recovery coaches, clinical supervisors, administrators, youth leaders and others working in the addiction and recovery field.
 
It also will be useful for educators, life and business coaches, physicians, nurses, clergy and other professionals and paraprofessionals interested in experiential psychotherapy and experiential learning. 
 
Tuition
 
Tuition is $85 for all-day training if registered by March 19, $105 after, and includes program, handouts and healthy snacks.  A limited number of partial scholarships for attendees from non-profit organizations may be available; please contact Karen for further information.
 
CE and psychodrama credits
 
Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP, and Companions In Healing are approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors according to Pennsylvania Board Approval #SWPR-004002.
 
These training hours also may be counted towards the Certified Psychodramatist credential as approved by the American Board of  Examiners In Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy. 
 
Training hours may be counted towards certification approved by the International Society of Experiential Professionals.

You may be able to submit this certificate for credits in another helping discipline or in another state. Please contact your respective state board for information.
 
Lunch
 
Please bring your own lunch or expect to go out  for a 45-minute lunch break.
 
What to bring

  • Your lunch unless you are planning to purchase your lunch from a nearby eatery.
  • Your notebook and pen, if you wish to take notes
  • Water bottle
  • Coffee, if you must have it!
  • Any special foods that you may need
  • Business cards and brochures for the sharing table.
  • Your curiosity and questions.

At a glance

What Be Engaging! The Architecture of Addiction Education
When 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 22, 2019
Where 313 W. Liberty St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Instructor Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP
CE credits Six credits for social workers, marriage and therapists and licensed professional counselors, plus psychodrama credits
Tuition $85 before March 19, $105 after

How to register

Early registration is recommended.
  • Online here with your credit card.
  • Or send check to Karen Carnabucci at 313 W. Liberty St. #263, Lancaster, PA 17603.
  • Contact Karen for questions.
Liberty Place is located at 313 W. Liberty St, Lancaster, Pa. , with convenient free parking in a large lot across the street. The building is located six blocks from the Lancaster Amtrak station and is accessible from Routes 501, 272, 72, 30, 222 and 283.

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