Relapse Prevention Groups for Addiction and Mental Health Disorders

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16 Jul 2021

Explore SIMPLE tools to promote relapse prevention in addiction and mental health disorders and enhance accountability in recovery Tools are helpful if you are an addiction counselor mental health counselor or recovery coach Sponsored by TherapyNotes com Manage your practice securely and efficiently Two free months of TherapyNotes with coupon code CEU CEUs are available for this presentation at AllCEUs a https 3A 2F 2Fwww allceus com 2Fmember 2Fcart 2Findex 2Fproduct 2Fid 2F1083 2Fc 2F a Want to listen to it as a podcast instead Subscribe to Counselor Toolbox Podcast Also check out our other podcasts Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery and Addiction Counselor Exam Review AllCEUs provides multimedia counseloreducation and CEUs for LPCs LMHCs LMFTs and LCSWs as well as addiction counselor precertification training and continuing education Live Interactive Webinars 5 Unlimited Counseling CEs for 59 Specialty Certificates starting at 89 including AddictionCounselor RecoveryCoach PeerSupportSpecialist TraumaInformedCare BehavioralHealthTechnician Etherapy addiction and mentalhealth counselors socialworkers and marriage and family therapists can earn CEUs for this and other presentations at AllCEUs com AllCEUs courses are accepted in most states because we are approved as an education provider for NAADAC the States of Florida and Texas Boards of Social Work and Mental Health Professional Counseling the California Consortium for Addiction Professionals and Professions Types of Relapse Emotional relapse Mental relapse Physical relapse Behavioral Relapse Relapse Warning Signs Emotional Cues Anger and irritability Anxiety Depression Resentment Mood Swings Boredom 10 Most Common Triggers of Relapse Withdrawal symptoms anxiety nausea physical weakness psychological withdrawal and craving Post-acute withdrawal symptoms anxiety irritability mood swings poor sleep Poor self-care stress management eating sleeping People Places where you used or where you used to buy drugs Things that were part of your using or that remind you of using Uncomfortable emotions H A L T hungry angry lonely tired Relationships and sex can be stressful if anything goes wrong Isolation gives you too much time to be with your own thoughts Pride and overconfidence thinking you don t have a drug or alcohol problem or that it is behind you Recovery Triggers Recovery triggers are things that remind you to do the next right thing to keep moving toward your goals Design plan car home work Mood Happiness compassion gratitude hope optimism courage determination People That inspire you to move forward and support and encourage you Sights d cor dishes pictures blankets pillows framed memories mobile device Smells that trigger a recovery mood or remind you of a goal or to do something Sounds That help you relax get energized or focused Mental Cues Negativity All or none thinking Concentration problems Memory problems Rigidity Problem solving difficulties Physical Cues Sleep problems Appetite problems Medication noncompliance Fatigue Pain Tension Social Cues Unhelpful friends Isolation Not asking for help Secrets Stop meetings support groups counseling Dare to DREAM Determination- Forgo the easy or immediate reward to achieve longer term goals Resilience- Commitment Control Creativity and Challenge Exceptions- Nothing happens all the time Awareness- Physical emotional cognitive interpersonal environmental Motivation CoPES - Cognitive Physical Emotional Social Summary Strengthen the motivation to change throughout the change process Identify high-risk situations Develop coping strategies and skills to avoid high-risk situations and to deal with them when they are unavoidable Recognize and implement changes to the environment and lifestyle to minimize the frequency of high-risk situations and to strengthen commitment to change