IHRP Supervision Group, Psychedelic Harm Reduction, 4 Day IHRP Training in Costa Rica and More!

[Andrew Tatarsky]

FEATURED Dec. 1-3: 3 day training on Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Many practitioners came from different states and countries to join us in an immersion of IHRP that focused on the impact of trauma on one's emotional experience, sense of self, difficulties connecting in relationships and the turn to substances and other activities to cope, survive, shore up faulty capacities to regulate/manage feelings and contain one's experience. Read our blog post about the training.   UPCOMING TRAININGS & GROUPS Monthly Harm Reduction Supervision Group January 12, February 23, March 23,April 27, May 18, June 1   |  12:15 pm – 1:45 pm  Dr. Andrew Tatarsky will be leading a monthly Training Group focused on Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) for the full spectrum of risky and addictive behavior (substance use, sex, eating, shopping, gambling). The group welcomes mental health practitioners and substance use practitioners (e.g., Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, CASACs) who have some knowledge and experience with harm reduction. This group is ideal for those who completed our 3-day training in IHRP and/or the Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Certificate Program or those with comparable harm reduction psychotherapy training and clinical experience. Apply now. Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Exploration Group with Elizabeth Nielson, PhD Mondays  |  5:45 pm – 7:00 pm Given that psychedelics are being tested in clinical trials but are not FDA approved for any indication at this time, this group is for people who wish to explore their own individual and unique relationship to psychedelics including the relative safety and potential helpfulness or harmfulness of using psychedelics, strategies for promoting positive experiences, and minimizing the possibility of negative consequences should they decide to do so on their own. Group discussions focus on integrating the profound insights, lessons, and even difficult experiences of psychedelic journeys into one’s broader life. Contact Elizabeth at enie...@cfol.org for more information.

2018 CONFERENCES AND EVENTS Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy with Families and Couples with Jenifer Talley, PhD and Molly Bobek, LCSW January 12, 2018, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |  Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, NYC Workshop participants will learn the principles of Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP), and be able to articulate them as needed in their work with couples and families. For each of the therapeutic tasks of individuals in IHRP, we will share the corresponding relational and systemic goals. The couple and family therapy techniques presented range from psychoeducational to strategies for evoking profound relational and behavioral changes as per the clients’ needs and wishes.  To register, visit:  http://icpnyc.org/facts/workshops or contact fa...@icpnyc.org or 212-333-3444 ext. 107. Are You Patient Ready? What Clinicians Need to Know about Medical Marijuana February 3, 2018 |  1:00 pm -5:00 pm  |  The New School Wollman Hall (65 West 11th Street, Room B500, New York, NY 10003)  The Center for Optimal Living in collaboration with The New School, Healthway Education Systems and Susan M. Scharf, M.D. will be offering a special workshop designed for clinicians in NY who want to learn how to set up a medical marijuana practice. The workshop will include information about legal considerations and DOH regulations, harm reduction practices to reduce risk, and how to work with dispensaries to provide integrative care for patients. Contact in...@cfol.org or 212.213.8905 x2 with questions. Register here. 4-day IHRP training in Costa Rica February 15-18, 2018  This training will be conducted in Spanish & English. Read and download a full version of Dr. Tatarsky’s Harm Reduction Psychotherapy in Spanish, Psicoterapia de Reducción de Daños Un Nuevo Tratamiento para Problemas de Drogas y Alcohol. To find out more information about this training, please contact evaldelomar@uspsantapaula.com or adelgado@uspsantapaula.com. Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) with Dr. Robert Meyers and Hendrik Roozen: Working Effectively with Families March 9-11, 2018 | New School, Wolff Conference room- 6 East 16th Street, room 1103 The Center For Optimal Living in collaboration with the The New School is excited to host a 3 day training in Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT).  Dr. Meyers  and Dr. Roozen will discuss the CRAFT approach to helping families identify practical and highly-effective ways to move their loved one toward treatment, while simultaneously improving their own lives.  During training, Dr. Roozen will provide an introduction to harm reduction principles and practices in the Netherlands, talk about repeated alcohol detoxification and its implications. Find out more information. NEW AT THE CENTER FOR OPTIMAL LIVING Dr. Adam Frankel and Dr. Andrew Tatarsky conducted the 5thOptimal Live Talk on December 6, 2017 at 1 pm EST. Our topic was ‘Find Your path to Optimal Drinking’. We discussed skills and strategies for cultivating your optimal relationship to alcohol (and other drugs and risky behaviors). Watch the video now.

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