We believe that addiction is an all encompassing process in which no family member comes out unscathed. The primary focus is usually on the person struggling with substance use disorder and at Family Workshops we address the family system as a whole learning techniques on how to adjust and adapt in order to recover. Through an intensive 3 day workshop families will be educated around the disease of addiction, what the 12 steps mean for family recovery and how unresolved issues of the past can play a role in how they are experiencing the present. Families will be able to interact with others who are going through a similar process – the beginnings of formulating a support group. Families will have an open discussion with a panel of both individuals and families in recovery. Program participants will be able to both experience and witness how the family dynamic in addiction operates through our group process. The observer perspective is essential in developing behaviors most conducive to creating and maintaining a healthy recovery process.
