2023 Cape Cod Symposium Brochure - 8

Families That Organize Around a
Loved One's Addiction: Enhancing
Family Engagement, Motivation,
and Readiness for Change
michael Barnes, phd, lac, lpc
Based on over 30 years of research, there is little
disagreement that families play a significant systemic
role in the onset and throughout the progression of
a loved one's substance use disorder. There is also
strong empirical evidence that including families in
addiction treatment is effective in promoting treatment
engagement, retention, and outcomes. Unfortunately,
even in these days of evidence-based practice, family
programming in traditional addiction treatment is
relegated to a peripheral role in the treatment process.
Dr. Barnes will discuss the parallel process that clients
and their families experience in terms of motivation for
change, stages of change, and how families experience
the same biological, psychological, and social
progression through their efforts to assist their loved one
in achieving sobriety, while simultaneously needing to
live with the daily problems/traumas associated with
their loved one's chronic illness. Dr. Barnes will introduce
attendees to multiple family stress theories, family-based
models of chronic disease management, and systemicmotivational
therapy that can be used to help families
gain new insight, increase motivation and engagement,
and move effectively through stages of change. Finally,
he will introduce models of family treatment that can
be provided within traditional addiction treatment
programs and across the treatment continuum to
enhance treatment outcomes.
5:00 PM-6:00 PM
OPENING RECEPTION IN THE
EXHIBIT HALL
6:00 PM-7:30 PM
OPENING KEYNOTE
Five Important Lessons From Over
40 Years in the Trenches
Jerry moe, ma
This plenary explores the art of serving children
affected by family addiction and mental health
challenges. The important lessons include the use
of experiential therapies, the LOVEE model of
relationship building, and the balance of play. When
combined, these strategies and tools allow all family
members to find a path to help, hope, and healing.
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