Addiction, Anxiety, Depression & Trauma - (book included)
What you'll learn
- Students will gain insight into the nature of these issues and will be presented with tools and techniques with which to release and/or process same.
Requirements
- There are no pre-requisites other than an interest. However, if one is dealing with trauma or serious depression then having some form of healthy support would be highly recommended.
Description
This course is designed for anyone, lay-person or professional, who wishes to understand more about the many issues and possibilities related to addiction, anxiety, depression and trauma. It is a primer on these subjects - but it also offers an in-depth understanding of the subjects as well as options and process possibilities. please do not forget to get the download of the book that is located in the final chapter 'Things Have Changed'. It is a compilation of the many aspects of addiction, obsession, compulsion, fears, phobias and anxieties and hopefully provides both insight, awareness and understanding of the nature and origins of same, as well as possible means by which the underlying issues can be identified and potentially resolved. It is hoped that by working through this course, a lay person or clinician will recognize the need to collapse any stigma they may hold on to and develop a broader understanding of the bio/psycho/social/spiritual aspects of recovery. Looking at the latest research, please bear in mind the possible use of medication to assist in recovery from substance addiction and I would urge you to check out the work of Dr. Jeff Harries and the Canadian Alcohol Use Disorder (CAUD) website. If you or a client is having to deal with trauma (PTSD), then I would recommend utilizing my course 'Cleaning and Clearing PTSD', which is also on the Udemy platform or go to the Detachment Technique website - Please note that the book 'Notes & Quotes on the Issue of Addiction' is now included in this course and can be downloaded from the final chapter 'Things Have Changed' or you may got to the Detachment Technique website, look under extras and then E-Books and scroll down.
Who this course is for:
- Any professional or lay person interested in these issues.
Instructor
Stephen (Steve) King has a B.Sc. degree in Health and Human Services and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who is the instructor for the three Udemy courses entitled 'PTSD: Cleaning and Clearing Shock & Trauma', 'Authenticity; How to Achieve it' and 'Addiction, Anxiety, Depression & Trauma'.
He is an avid runner, race-walker and triathlete who has held six national age group records, has raced at Ironman and Ultraman triathlon distances and has been a member of Canada`s national 100km team. In 2001 he became only the second Canadian ever to complete the grueling Badwater Death Valley 135 mile run and he put together a a photo journal of this challenge on Youtube, accompanied by the song ‘Road to Hell’ (written by Rea/Anton) and sung by Steve himself.
Steve was also the publisher of `Tri-Fit Quarterly`, a national triathlon magazine, author of a triathlon training log and CBC`s colour commentator for the sport of triathlon. He is also the race announcer for many sports events including Ironman Canada (now Challenge Penticton). He has an avid interest in healthy balance and wholism and in 2012 he was inducted into the BC Athletics Hall of Fame and is in the Frontrunners Walk of Fame in Victoria, BC. He was honored by a local couple of businessmen who recently produced a bobblehead likeness of Steve, which even has its own Facebook page of photos showing him bobbing up in a variety of locales around the world (Adventures of #bobblehead Steve).
Steve has worked as a Clinical Counsellor at Pathways Addictions Resource Centre in Penticton since 1989 and he authored three books on energy psychology and PTSD entitled, `Rapid Recovery: Accelerated Information Processing & Healing`, 'PTSD: Cleaning and Clearing Shock & Trauma' , 'The Book of Existential Questions' and the companion book to this course '12 Steps to Authenticity'. He also co-edited ‘Running in the Zone` and is a contributing writer to ‘Gin & Platonic and Other Short Stories with a Twist’ and ‘Triathlete in Transition’.
Steve also recorded a 16-song CD dedicated to his wife Jean entitled ‘Songs for Jean’, which can be heard by visiting CDBaby.