Codependency and the Addiction Recovery Process

Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Qualified Clinical Supervisor. She received her PhD in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida in 2002. In addition to being a practicing clinician, she has provided training to counselors, social workers, nurses and case managers internationally since 2006 through AllCEUs.com Codependency and the Addiction Recovery Process 📢SUBSCRIBE and click the BELL to get notified when new videos are uploaded. 💲 AllCEUs.com Unlimited continuing education CEUs $59 💻 Online course based on this video can be found at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/CoD-CEU ⭐ Specialty Certificate Programs for Case Management and Counselor Certification beginning at $89 https://AllCEUs.com/certificate-tracks

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Co-Dependency Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC Executive Director, AllCEUs.com Recovery & Resilience International in partnership with AllCEUs.com Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Coaching Curriculum 3. Objectives  Define codependency  Identify characteristics of the codependent relationship  Explore the motivations for these behaviors  Hypothesize alternate, healthier behaviors Recovery & Resilience International in partnership with AllCEUs.com Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Coaching Curriculum 4. Why I Care/How It Impacts Recovery  Co-dependency can serve as an alternate addiction or distraction  Co-Dependents may use relationships to try to deal with depression or anxiety  Ultimately codependency is self-defeating because one of the few things that cannot be controlled is the will of another person. Recovery & Resilience International in partnership with AllCEUs.com Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Coaching Curriculum 5. Definition  Codependency describes a type of relationship in which  One partner defines his or her worth or goodness based on someone else  The codependent person often chooses relationships in which the other person needs to be rescued, thereby making himself or herself indispensable. Recovery & Resilience International in partnership with AllCEUs.com Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Coaching Curriculum 6. The Mantras  “I don’t understand why she refuses to change. I have done everything for her.”  “Helping someone who doesn’t want help is an exercise in futility, but what are you supposed to do if you don’t help?” Recovery & Resilience International in partnership with AllCEUs.com Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Coaching Curriculum 7. Co-Dependency as an Addiction  Tolerance  Need more of the same substance/activity In a codependent relationship, as time passes, the codependent’s identity becomes increasingly defined by the relationship with the other person  Withdrawal  Not getting the substance, being around the person results in physical or psychological withdrawals When apart from or unable to control the other person, the codependent experiences extreme anxiety and/or depression

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 How codependency impacts recovery 02:20 What is codependency 18:19 Similarities between addicts and codependents 06:10 Codependency as an addiction 18:19 Similarities between addicts and codependents 36:46 Treatment strategies for codependency

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