Pamela Morgan, MBA/BS/CADC-M Key Insights, LLC P.O. Box Lathrup Village, MI (313) AGENDA 9:30Training Begins 10: :50 Break 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch 2:20 – 2:30 Break 4:00 Adjourn

 To enhance the professionals’ ability to effectively assist clients in recognizing the connection between toxic relationships and substance abuse.  To equip the professionals with tools to assist clients in recognizing the benefits of change while addressing the discomforts associated with such change.  To enhance the professional’s ability to assist the adolescent in recognizing relapse mode and its link to toxic relationships  To equip participants to assist clients in recognizing the addictive nature of toxic relationships  To enhance the professional’s ability to assist the adolescent in developing a plan for change 2013 Pamela Morgan (313) website:

 Link Between Toxic Relationships & AOD  Overview of Addiction as a disease  Progression of addiction in the adolescent’s life  Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 2013 Pamela Morgan (313) website:

 What is a Toxic Relationship- A relationship that ultimately makes one sick Precedes, follows or co-exist with substance abuse Pain so great – need to relieve it unnaturally A sense of emptiness & despair  Types of Toxic Relationships to be discussed as Gateways to Substance Abuse Family Peer Abusive Romantic  Gateway- a means of entry or access  Addiction as a disease Characteristics, Attributes, Myths Progression – 4 Stage Illustration Handout # Pamela Morgan (313) website:

 Lack of full use of potential  Lack of Self-Worth  Unloved -Abandoned  Lack of Stability  Unmet basic needs Handout # Pamela Morgan (313) website:

 Societal – Strain due to limitations placed on a particular group or cohort by societal and cultural norms.  Neighborhood- Macro level high crime rates that are the result of high levels of strain within individual community members.  Individual - Strain due to limitations placed on an individual by authority figures (parent, guardian, etc.)  General Definition – pressure experienced by individuals or groups through various limitations, thus causing the person or group to engage in radical instead of orthodox conduct Pamela Morgan (313) website:

Juvenile Limitations created by Authority Figures Negative Relationship/Friction Unwanted/Unavoidable Situation for the Juvenile Development of Negative Belief System Unchanged Belief System Power Struggle is Created due to Faulty Belief System Results: radical behavior through SA or delinquency Changed Belief System Results: prevention and/or diffusion of negative relationships and radical behavior. Handout # Pamela Morgan (313) website:

 Family Assessment & Belief System  Causation Theory  Toxic Relationship Link to AOD Relapse ◦ Cognitive Relapse Model  Interactive games that encourage disclosure 2013 Pamela Morgan (313) website:

Family Assessment Belief system  a set of values, judgments, myths we hold to be true which affect our perception about various topics such as drug addiction, relationships, etc. Result of Faulty Belief system  dysfunctional thoughts-feelings-behaviors. 9 KEY INSIGHTS, LLC (313) Handout #4

What CAUSED the behavior/emotions to surface & what they BELIEVE about the situation they face and not the incidents themselves.  A (Actual events)  B (Belief about self) - self-evaluation of the incident and how they decipher the event.  C (Consequential response) - the behavior and/or the emotions resulting from self-evaluation belief.  D (Disputing) – Test the belief for realistic, logical & practical consistency.  E (Effective new philosophy)- Ask self, “Which belief is beneficial?” 2013 Pamela Morgan (313) website: Refer to Handout #5 – CORE BELIEFS & PET PEEVES

Pamela Morgan (313) website: AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS- CRAVINGS FACILITATING BELIEFS- FOCUS ON INSTRUMENTAL STRATEGIES RELAPSE- DESPAIR- UNMANAGEABILITY HIGH RISK STIMULI-ACTIVATE DRUG RELATED BELIEFS

 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  SAMHSA TIP 36 Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Child Abuse and Neglect Issues (Published 2000)  Bernard, J.T., Snipes, B.J., Gerould, L.A. (2010). Bernard’s Theoretical Criminology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc.  What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy – NACBT Online Headquarters  Substance Abuse Prevention Activities for Secondary Students  Patricia J. Gerne, RN., CAC/ Timothy A. Gerne, Jr. Ed.D. (Published 1991)  The effects of Parental Substance Abuse on Children & Families PARENTAL-SUBSTANCE-ABUSE-ON-CHILDREN-FAMILIES/ Jun 14, 2011 | By Amber Keefer  Straight Talk from Claudia Black-What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol Claudia Black, Ph.D.2003 / revised May, Pamela Morgan (313) website: