Firewall for Recovery: An Active Voice for Talking Back to Addiction

Michael Galloway, M.Ed, MA

About the workshop

This workshop introduces a practical method of self-observation that offers improved integration of mental functioning for anyone working a personal program of recovery. Current neurological research by Siegel, Damasio, Schore, and others, demonstrates that behavioral change comes through sustained forms of self-regulation. Firewall for Recovery examines the neurobiological structure of self-regulation when applied to addiction recovery. Without taking its eye off the disease, Firewall deploys an active voice for talking back to addiction that is congruent with cognitive-behavioral and mindful-existential models of recovery. The principles and practices of this method correlate with brain research that shows the orbitofrontal system of the right hemisphere to be functionally involved in affect regulation, motivation, and appraisal of meaning.

Course Objectives

Identify and compare concepts of 12-step, cognitive-behavioral, mindful existential, and narrative models of change as applied to a personal program of recovery.

Examine current neurological research which shows how the orbital prefrontal systems of the right hemisphere are functionally involved in affect regulation, motivation, and appraisal of meaning.

Apply the seven principles of Talking Back to Addiction to a personal program of recovery.

Construct Firewall for Recovery as a personal recovery tool for managing thoughts, feelings, attitudes and behaviors.

Apply the three stages of Tracking the Triad as an empowerment model of self-care, strengthening boundaries and relapse prevention.

Integrate the above mentioned principles and practices into both treatment planning and non-clinical applications.

About the presenter

Michael Galloway, M.Ed, MA , has over twenty-five years experience working with teenagers, families and groups in a variety of educational, chemical dependency treatment, and private practice settings. He is a clinical member and Approved Supervisor in the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and is a nationally certified Master Addictions Counselor. He is licensed in both marriage and family therapy and mental health counseling and is a state certified chemical dependency professional. Michael is a well know instructor with the NW Indian Certification Board, a former adjunct faculty at Antioch University, and was formerly the coordinator of the Alcohol Drug Studies program for four years at Bellevue Community College. His private practice in counseling specializes in teen adjustment issues, couples and family therapy, addiction recovery, and treatment of co-occurring issues of depression, anxiety and PTSD. Michael’s workshops are built on a solid foundation of educational and clinical experience and are always well seasoned with humor, metaphor, case examples and a dash of the unexpected!

About the particulars

Location: Shoreline Center
When: June 19th, 2008
Hours: 9:00am-12:00pm
Fee: $55.00 US
CEU info: NAACAC approved. 3 CEU's Cascadia Training is approved by the NASW, Washington State Chapter, to provide continuing education units to Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists. Certificates of Completion are awarded to attendees at the end of each workshop. Provider number #1975-118, and is an OSPI approved provider of in-service education. This is a "Washington State Approved Clock Hour Offering Workshop."