Tackling Addiction
Discover why we are all vulnerable to addictions, what causes and drives addictive and compulsive behaviours – and the best ways to overcome them
Joe Griffin's new science-based insights into what is happening in our brains when we become addicted have proved a major leap forward in not only our understanding of the addictive process but the successful treatment of a wide range of addictions, including: • alcohol and drug addictions • eating disorders • gambling addiction • shopping addictions • computer gaming and TV addictions • sexual obsessions • and other compulsive behaviours...
As a result, thousands of addicts have already been helped to overcome their particular addiction.
As well as exploring these new insights and their relevance to successful treatment, this course gives you an essential overview of a wide variety of addictive behaviours, including what they have in common, why we are all vulnerable to addiction, and what the genuine causes and drivers of addictive behaviours are.
It also explains the most successful ways to rapidly break addictive patterns and how to prevent, or at least minimise, relapses, using psychotherapy informed by these latest neuroscientific findings.
So — whether it's for professional or personal reasons — taking this online course on overcoming addictions could prove invaluable to you.
'Tackling Addiction' is based on our one-day seminar of the same name. This online version is split into 4 modules, each of which are broken down further into different sections containing filmed lectures given in English by the tutor, Joe Griffin.
Each film clip is followed by a short series of multiple choice questions. These are designed to help you think about and absorb the course content and to check that you have understood the main points of that section before proceeding to the next.
There are also course notes for you to download, plus additional reading information and helpful links.
You can take as long as you like to work your way through the course and can view it as many times as you like.
Once you have completed the course, you will receive a CPD certificate, which counts towards the Human Givens Diploma.
When you successfully complete the course, you will be awarded a CPD Certificate by HG College and The Human Givens Institute (equivalent to 6 hours of continuing professional development).
'Tackling Addiction' is also a required module of Part 1 of the Human Givens Diploma, so by successfully completing this online course you will also have completed a part of this highly respected qualification.
“The course couldn't have been improved. Full of practical advice and new information, very helpful and well presented.”
Substance Misuse Worker
“It's been a great realisation for me that understanding how addictive behaviour works is the key to helping to stop it.”
Mental Health Charity Director
“The expectation theory was very useful as it clarified the process of craving and the reason why addictive behaviour persists. I will find this very useful in understanding the experience of addicts and working with them in the future.”
Teacher
“Very powerful presentation which gave added insight to personal and professional experience. Wealth of shared experiences recounted with compassion, empathy and humour.”
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“Pure, distilled wisdom.”
Psychiatrist
“Up-to-date research and practical examples, not just theory. Lots of ideas for how to work with clients and I felt the ideas/examples are easily expandable to work with clients with all sorts of behavioural addictions.”
Psychotherapist
“I found the explanation of the addictive trance and how to speak to addictive people really useful as well as the common mistakes to avoid – and learning the principles of motivational interviewing was helpful – in fact it was all incredibly helpful.”
Art Director
“I have worked as a 12-step counsellor for over 9 years but still learned a great deal today.”
Counsellor
“Absolutely enlightening! Excellent presentation, content and delivery. Most probably the No. 1 approach that I'll be utilizing for my therapy toolbox. Highly recommended for therapists working in the addiction field.”
Therapist
“Thank you, a truly inspirational day. I trained in the disease model of addiction and used to run a treatment centre that operated under that philosophy. I came to find addiction very wearing and left after 5 years. This new approach lifts a weight from me – I think I will be able to retrieve my patience and interest in addicts.”
Psychologist
“A pleasure to listen to – most interesting and helpful.”
Health Visitor
“Highly informative. Why people get addicted never really made sense before, but this makes it so clear.”
Care Manager
“Fascinating. I have always thought the subject to be very complicated, but the day provided a common-sense approach and clarified many aspects for me about what addiction is really about.”
Sales Manger / Engineer
“An excellent, enlightening day – with great use of case histories to illustrate the points.”
General Practitioner
“Ideas I can use tomorrow in my practice that are profound but simple and backed up with excellent notes/reading suggestions.”
Psychotherapist
“All makes complete sense – logical and achievable steps.”
Midwife
“Hard to improve on – the way Joe speaks from his own experience makes the information easy to absorb – fascinating. Really great training.”
Service Manager in a charity
“Tremendously useful. Thank you.”
Support Worker
“The day was extremely informative. Everyday examples were given which aided learning. Jargon was not used – which was great!”
Social Worker
“Truly enlightened! I will use all the information personally to feel happier in my own life, and make the changes I need. It will also be invaluable to my work with vulnerable families. For the last 10 years I have read everything off the bookshelves re self-help, and popular psychology. The Human Givens Approach has made the biggest impact on me and the way I work.”
RGN/Schools/Pastoral/Family Liaison
“Very good, worthwhile course. Should be compulsory NHS training.”
Senior Nursing Staff
“Yet another great HG course! Joe's insights into the process of addiction were revelatory and the practical ways to work with addicts will be incredibly helpful for the work I do.”
Counsellor
“The most useful course I've attended on addiction in over 10 years of working with people with addictions.”
Youth and Community Worker
“Excellent course. Interesting and clearly focused on ways to help clients to learn new ways of being.”
Addictions Counsellor
“Very professionally delivered and very practical.”
Nurse
“Another highly informative, entertaining and enjoyable day with strategies I can put into practice straight away.”
Therapist
“Today has been life-changing! Both personally and for my work.”
Senior Co-ordinator, Home Start
“The content of the seminar was excellent – helped me to look at addiction and its recovery from a totally different angle.”
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Welcome
Course Notes - download here
1. Introduction to addiction, including statistics
– multiple choice questions 1
– multiple choice questions 2
– multiple choice questions 3
2. Why do young people take recreational drugs?
– multiple choice questions 1
– multiple choice questions 2
3. How addictions hijack a natural brain mechanism
– multiple choice questions
4. Can drugs be used to cure addiction?
– multiple choice questions 1
– multiple choice questions 2
5. The human givens
– multiple choice questions
6. Our innate resources
– multiple choice questions
7. An introduction to the brain
– multiple choice questions
8. Some key facts about alcohol
– multiple choice questions
9. Project MATCH – the background
– multiple choice questions
10. Project MATCH – the results
– multiple choice questions
11. The two dominant models of addiction
– multiple choice questions
12. Socially controlled usage
– multiple choice questions
13. The HG model of addiction
– multiple choice questions
14. Addiction’s biggest secret
– multiple choice questions
15. The stages of quitting
– multiple choice questions 1
– multiple choice questions 2
– multiple choice questions 3
– multiple choice questions 4
16. Principles of motivational interviewing
– multiple choice questions 1
– multiple choice questions 2
– multiple choice questions 3
17. Relapse – prevention and management
– multiple choice questions
18. The expectation, reward and addiction circuit in the brain
– multiple choice questions 1
– multiple choice questions 2
– multiple choice questions 3
19. Euphoric recall and withdrawal
– multiple choice questions
20. Dealing with relapses
– multiple choice questions 1
– multiple choice questions 2
21. The treatment plan
– multiple choice questions 1
– multiple choice questions 2
– multiple choice questions 3
22. Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa
– multiple choice questions
23. Molar memories
– multiple choice questions 1
– multiple choice questions 2
Further information
24. Bulimia Nervosa
– multiple choice questions 1
– multiple choice questions 2
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