[Audio] CC17 Workshop 12 – The Sober Truth: Doing Effective Couples Therapy with Addicted Partners – Sue Diamond Potts, MA, RCC

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• Archive: Topic Areas:Addiction | Couples Therapy | WorkshopCategory:Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2017Faculty:Sue Diamond, MA, RCCDuration:1:57:23Format:Audio OnlyOriginal Program Date :Apr 02, 2017 Description CC17 Workshop 12 - The Sober Truth: Doing Effective Couples Therapy with Addicted Partners - Sue Diamond Potts, MA, RCC Addiction is rampant in our society.

• Many of us have been both bombarded professionally with this reality and touched personally in some form.

• Addicts are like tornadoes ravaging their way through the lives of others, and people in need of immediate care are left bleeding on the sidelines.

• And yet, the truth is that too many therapists are left unprepared for what to do when they discover that one or both partners are struggling with an addiction.

• Or, they believe that they cannot do effective couples work, while simultaneously addressing the addiction.