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SOUTHWEST
HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
DEPTH
OF STEP ONE: POWERLESS WITH A PUNCH
(Can be tailored for 3-6 credit hours)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
*describe two
different therapeutic interventions for use during Step One counseling
*identify the
three general or overall stages a patient will pass through while working Step
One during a period of three to ten months
*describe a
five level process that can be used for Step One work in an individual
counseling session
*apply the
"I am powerless" free association technique in individual counseling
with a patient who is working on Step One
*discuss the
six reactions that arise from using the "I am powerless" free
association technique and describe the therapeutic methods to assist the patient
in working through these reactions
FACULTY:
Wayne P. Sisson, MA, is currently the Associate Director of the Southwest
Health Professions Education Center, Inc./VA Employee Education System,
Prescott Center, Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System in Prescott, Arizona.
Prior to joining that program, he was an addiction therapist at the VA
Medical Center's inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Program from 1980 to
1994. He was also the program director and addiction therapist at La
Casita, Inc., a residential alcohol treatment center in Tucson, Arizona from
1978 to 1980. Mr. Sisson has presented numerous continuing education
programs on various aspects of substance abuse.
Wayne P. Sisson, MA
Ph (w): (928) 776-6124
Associate Director
Fax: (928) 776-6137
Email sissonway@lrn.va.gov
Southwest Health Professions Education Center, Inc.
Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (OP SEC)
500 N. Highway 89
Prescott, AZ 86313
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SOUTHWEST
HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION CENTER, INC
500 N. HIGHWAY 89 (OP SEC) PRESCOTT, AZ 86313-5000
(928) 776-6124, FAX (928) 776-6137 E-MAIL sec@northlink.com
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