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Total Credits: 1.5 including 1.5 APA Credit, 1.5 NBCC Credit
Description:
This session will unpack and explain AA's conception of alcoholism and contrast it with a Thomistic view of the problem. Significant focus will be given to understanding AA's 12 steps and its proposed model and principles of recovery. Attention will be given to the influence of Catholicism on the development of AA and its principles. With a clear appreciation of the program as intended by its founders and understood by its members, a summary of the empirical literature on the efficacy of AA will be provided. The session will end with a robust discussion of self-gift and the role the 12 steps play in cultivating this capacity as well as the importance of self-gift in helping members of AA stay sober.
Category of Education: D1.1 Assessment/ Evaluation, Intervention
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Content Learning Level: Beginner, Introductory
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The Catholic Psychotherapy Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Catholic Psychotherapy Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Dr. Matthew Breuninger is a licensed clinical psychologist and the owner of Wellspring Counseling & Coaching in Steubenville, Ohio. He earned his M.A. in Theology from Ave Maria University and completed his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Baylor University. Dr. Breuninger previously served as a full-time tenured professor of psychology at Franciscan University of Steubenville before moving into full-time clinical practice. He is also a published author and speaker on topics related to virtue, spiritual formation, and psychological flourishing. Dr. Breuninger lives in Toronto, Ohio with his wife and their six children.