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Using Energy Psychology to Treat Addiction and Co-Occurring Mental Disorders

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1 CE Hour
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Description

Energy Psychology (EP; also known as cognitive somatic practices) comprises a set of innovative and powerful mind-body techniques that have been demonstrated to enhance treatment progress and outcomes for a variety of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder, and more (Feinstein, 2018). There is a growing body of evidence supporting these methods, particularly Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), as efficacious in the treatment of addiction and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (Balha et al., 2020; Church & Brooks, 2013; Feinstein, 2021; Popescu, 2021; Stapleton et al., 2019).

 

In this workshop, we will review the latest research, provide case studies on how these tools have been utilized in one particular treatment program that focuses on treating addiction (Popescu, 2021), co-occurring disorders and trauma, and demonstrate how to apply one of the most widely used EP modalities, EFT, in a variety of clinical ways to more effectively treat what has often been considered to be a challenging population with traditionally poor treatment outcomes (Kelly & Daley, 2013; Torrens et al., 2012). Participants will receive specific examples of practical, targeted applications of EFT techniques that they can utilize in addressing these issues with their clients.

Target Audience
  • • Social Worker
  • • Psychologist
  • • Medical Doctor
  • • Registered Nurse
  • • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • • Counselor
  • • Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe 2 or more ways EFT changes the body's stress response

  • Name 3 benefits of using EP in clinical practice

  • Identify 3 specific symptoms of addition that EP can alleviate

  • Identify 3 symptoms of mental disorders that EP can alleviate

References

  • Balha, S. M., Abo-Baker, O., & Mahmoud S. (2020). Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques on psychological symptoms and cravings among patients with substance related disorders. International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing, 7(2), 30-45.

  • Feinstein, D. (2021). Energy Psychology in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders. In R. Carroll, (Ed), Complementary and Integrative Approaches to Substance Use Disorders (pp. 69-106). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

  • Popescu, A. (2021). Trauma-Based Energy Psychology Treatment Is Associated with Client Rehabilitation at an Addiction Clinic. Energy Psychology Journal, 13(1). DOI: 10.9769/EPJ.2021.13.1.AP

  • Stapleton, P., Buchan, C., Mitchell, I., McGrath, Y., Gorton, P., & Carter, B. (2019). An initial investigation of neural changes in overweight adults with food cravings after Emotional Freedom Techniques. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 4(1), 14.

Introductory
Clinical
Social Worker

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 Clinical continuing education credits.

Psychologist

Trusted Provider Network is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Trusted Provider Network maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Medical Doctor

The Dade County Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registered Nurse

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and TPN.health. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours.

Marriage & Family Therapist

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Counselor

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

Substance Use Disorder Professionals

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming.This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programing. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical and Professional Development

CE Policy
Please note that the references listed for this program include a book authored by Adriana Popescu, the instructor of the program. Participants are not required to purchase books authored by Adriana Popescu. However, if participants do purchase this book, Adriana Popescu will receive financial compensation for such purchases.
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Adriana Popescu, Ph.D.

Dr. Adriana Popescu is a clinical psychologist with 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She specializes in treating addictions and trauma and has directed a number of treatment programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the Founder/CEO of Firebird Healing, a trauma healing program, and the Clinical Director at Avery Lane, a holistic treatment program for co-occurring disorders and trauma. Adriana has contributed to several books, including TJ Woodward’s Conscious Being Workbook, Conscious Recovery for Addiction and Conscious Recovery for Mental Health Workbooks, and the Conscious Creation Workbook, all of which she co-authored with him. Her own book, What If You’re Not as F***ed Up As You Think You Are? was released in 2022. She has a private practice in San Francisco and travels around the world speaking, coaching and facilitating transformational workshops. She also hosts a podcast called Kaleidoscope of Possibilities – Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health.

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