Prodependence: Moving Past the Codependency Model: Moving Past the Codependency Model

Ever since Codependent No More became a pop-culture sensation over 40 years ago, we’ve seen a torrent of book titles, articles, workshops, and whole therapy centers dedicated to this analytic, self-actualization-based concept. Today, Codependency remains our sole go-to model for assessing and treating families and spouses of addicts. And yet … codependency has never been a DSM or ICD diagnosis, lacks any universal diagnostic criteria, and has no acknowledged, validated research to support it. This provocative, fact-based talk offers a reevaluation of the codependency model while also introducing Prodependence, a strength-based, attachment-focused new paradigm evolved to engage and treat the loved ones of addicts more effectively. This new concept of Prodependence, evolved by Rob Weiss, Ph.D., LCSW, has just been published for academia by Rutledge, Tailor, and Francis as it is considered the first meaningful alternative to codependency in a nearly half-century.