The Drug and Alcohol Office is the government agency which works across the government and non-government sector to address drug and alcohol issues in the community.
Semester 2, 2009 calendar
ST244 Who is ‘addicted’ to what? Working with the distress a substance problem can create in a couple’s relationship Thursday, 3 September 2009, 9.00 am – 12.30 pm
When one partner has a substance use problem, the other partner can become ‘addicted’ to efforts to control it, and a cycle of mutual distress escalates and compounds the situation, when ideally the relationship needs to be the crucible for managing the problems together. Curiously each partner can feel almost exactly the same range of emotions (e.g. fear) and can inflict the same range of unhelpful behaviours (e.g. attack) on one another. How can we understand and help to break this cycle, and allow the relationship to do the best job it can under the circumstance?
Target audience: For workers with a background in substance use problems but who do not have a lot of experience in couples therapy
Application deadline date: 20 August 2009Enquiries: Lisa Huntley, telephone 9370 0368, email DAO.Education@health.wa.gov.auClick here to download Event Application Form
