The focus for this month's newsletter was inspired by a recent session I had with a client who has made tremendous progress over the years in healing her trauma and maintaining her recovery to alcohol addiction.  She has great insight and wisdom and yet as she expressed concerns about her daughter's alcohol and cocaine use, it appeared that she was minimizing her symptoms and downplaying the impact it was having on many facets of her daughter's life. It reminded me that parents often need guidance in addressing their child's addiction issues, even when they are in recovery themselves. And the subject couldn't be more timely as we offer an excellent training on this very issue, entitled, Courage to Change: Helping Parents of Addicts Evolve. Since this issue touches so many of our clients' lives I hope you can take advantage of what promises to be a great workshop!

June is the last month of trainings at the Institute before summer break, and I hope you'll take advantage of the wonderful workshops offered that will help you in your professional and personal growth. Additionally, the Level I Certificate in Advanced Trauma Treatment Fall 2015 dates have been confirmed and are posted in this newsletter. Clinicians who have graduated from the program continually offer feedback saying that the training forever changed the way they work with traumatized clients. When supervisors and their staff have the opportunity to attend the program, it changes the culture of an entire organization!  If you are considering this training- now is the time to register! If you have benefited from the training, please share your experience with colleagues and encourage them to register as well. 

Warmest Regards,