Addiction & Loss

Irish Hospice Foundation

 

Course Name Addiction & Loss
Course Provider Irish Hospice Foundation
Course Code 39928 (Assigned by Qualifax. Not an official code)
Course Type Palliative Care and End of Life
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Attendance Options Daytime
Location (Districts) Dublin 2
Enrolment Date 01/11/2016
Start Date 15/06/2017
Course Content Both the process of addiction and the process of recovery from addiction can be seen as having loss and grieving as central themes. This workshop will look at the psychological dynamics common to different addictions in relation to these inevitable themes of loss and grieving, with an emphasis on how clients may be practically helped to work through their particular loss issues.
Learning Outcomes On completion of the workshop participants will be able to:

• describe the main criteria which define an addictive attachment;
• outline the losses which occur as a result of the progression of an addiction;
• understand the necessity for the addictive attachment to be mourned in order for healthy recovery to take place;
• reflect on the possible role of earlier unresolved grief issues in the genesis of an addiction, and in recovery from the addiction.
Course Fee €100 (1-day workshop) includes light lunch/tea and coffee.
Target Audience Professionals and volunteers who may wish to learn more about loss and bereavement and for those working with people who have experienced a major loss.
Start and Finish Times 9.15am - 4.15pm
Enrolment and Start Dates Comment Currently open for booking.
15th June 2017 (1-day workshop)
Further Enquiries Iris Murray
Telephone: 01 679 3188
Email iris.murray@hospicefoundation.ie
Website www.hospicefoundation.ie and www.bereaved.ie