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SOUTHWEST
HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
SUBSTANCE ABUSE: BREAKING FREE OF
DENIAL
(Can be tailored for 3-6 credit hours)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Participants will be able to practice the use of these techniques in triad
role-play (i.e., the role of the therapist, patient and observer).
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
*describe the seven-stage process of
identifying, treating and breaking free
of denial
*differentiate denial beliefs from other
beliefs, feelings, attitudes and
personality traits
*recognize the level of denial a person is
in
*discuss methods to assist a person in
identifing, treating and breaking free
of denial
*identify a person's core denial belief
system
*identify the type of thinking needed for
the honesty belief system that
replaces the denial belief system
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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