The Addicted Family in Recovery: Attachment, Trauma and a Developmental Process featuring Dr. Stephanie Brown

Together with Dr. Stephanie Brown and Mary Kennedy, we will build upon our knowledge of recovery as a developmental process for the individual to include the environment and family system.

Dr. Brown will draw on over 40 years of research, writing, teaching and clinical work as she guides participants to a deeper understanding of the family recovery model. Through the lens of attachment, trauma and addiction recovery theory, Dr. Brown will provide a framework of how to work with families in the long-term process of healthy growth over time.

Using lecture, discussion, handouts and Q&A, this training will support recovery professionals to bring the theory of the developmental model of recovery for families into their practices and programs. Copies of Dr. Brown’s groundbreaking family recovery books will be available for purchase.

This training is open to therapists, psychiatrists, counselors, coaches and other addiction and mental health professionals. Returning colleagues and new recovery professionals are welcome!

Light refreshments will be served and networking will be encouraged.

Training Objectives

1. To define and describe the addicted family

2. To outline the stages of active family addiction and recovery

3. To describe the key themes and tasks of attachment and development for the family in recovery

4. To understand the application of the family recovery model in clinical practice.

Join us in-person at Amar Healing and Recovery Center in the heart of San Francisco for this special professional training series where we will outline the developmental model of recovery and introduce you to The Addictions Institute San Francisco with Dr. Stephanie Brown and Mary Kennedy LCSW.

Over the course of two Saturdays, we will deepen understanding of recovery as a developmental process from active addiction through ongoing recovery and as an integration of addiction recovery theory and practice, mental health and trauma.

Amar Sober Hiking at Fort Funston. August 27th at 12 PM. Meet in the parking lot — come join us if you are able! Contact Scott at 415-205-1315 for more information.

Expressive Arts Workshop with Kate Kriebel

Please join us for an afternoon of connection and artistic exploration. We will be engaging with visual arts mediums (drawing and painting), process writing, and sharing. The theme for this workshop is centered on wholeness: we will use mandalas as a creative way of coming back to wholeness.

In-Person at Amar Healing & Recovery Center

RSVP to Kate@amartreatment.com

Join Astrud for an exploration using yoga to assist in cultivating balance in the body, mind and spirit as well as supporting recovery. Learn some basic breathing techniques to create balance as well as stimulate and calm the mind.

This will be a fun experiential workshop open to all. Please wear comfortable clothing and have something to practice on like a mat or rug and a cushion, pillow or block for some support. No yoga experience is necessary, just an open mind.

A look at contemporary portraits and the messages artists share about the subject using the background, colors, etc. Following our discussion each person will create a portrait or self-portrait in a media of your choice.

Each person needs to bring along a photo or a photocopy of a photo of a person that you can either use in the work itself or as inspiration to look at and draw from. Feel free to bring along any specialty art supplies you would like to use. We will have pencils, colored pencils, oil pastels, markers, construction paper, patterned paper, letter stickers, white paper, glue, scissors, and watercolor paints available.

Supplies: AMAR will provide the following: pencils, colored pencils, oil pastels, markers, construction paper, patterned papers, letter stickers, white paper, glue, scissors, and watercolor paints & brushes, etc.