Events and Seminars
| Event | : | Dangerous Desires: Psychodynamics of Addiction - A 3 hour ZOOM event with Martin Weegmann |
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| Venue | : | Online |
| Date | : | 01/05/2021 |
| Duration | : | 10:00 – 13:00 BST |
| Extra Info | : | About this Event: Please note events are live stream only they are not recorded. The workshop: In the first, famous 'drug confessional' (1820), Thomas de Quincey refers to his opium as a 'portable panacea', which could be 'bought for pennies and carried in a waistcoat'. What began as his dream became his nightmare. Addiction is consuming in the depths to which it affects individuals, just like de Quincey, and extensive in the breath to which it affects families and even whole communities. Alcohol and drug misuse are enormous public health challenges. The workshop is a brief introduction to the psychodynamics of addiction. How might psychodynamic approaches aid an understanding and treatment of the powerful, seductive and baffling nature of addiction? And how is recovery from substance use disorders possible? Martin will share some of his experience over a period of 20 years in the field, in a range of NHS settings, as well as 5 years as a Non-Alcoholic Trustee ('NAT') with AA. The workshop will have interactive components, throughout the day. |
| Organised By | : | Wimbledon Guild Counselling Training |
| Web Link | : | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dangerous-desires-psychodynamics-of-addiction-tickets-135970121293 |