21 Dec Addressing Addiction in a Disconnected World: Practical Tools & Techniques
Addiction remains one of the most pervasive and challenging public health crises of our time. As providers, we face the ongoing challenge of finding effective, evidence-based strategies to help individuals break free from the grips of addictive and impulsive behaviours. The isolative nature of addiction often leaves individuals yearning for connection, understanding, and a path to recovery—but too often, their attempts are met with frustration and failure.
This on-demand workshop is designed to empower mental health professionals and healthcare providers with practical tools, innovative approaches, and clinical insights to effectively address addiction. With a focus on improving treatment outcomes and sustaining meaningful client connections, this training equips participants to navigate the complexities of addiction recovery and achieve lasting impact in their practice.
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
- Explore the roots of addiction and gain insights into why it remains a growing epidemic.
- Master tools and techniques to engage even the most challenging clients, including those deeply entrenched in addictive or impulsive behaviors.
- Analyze and apply methods to guide clients through the stages of change in both individual and group settings.
- Discover resources and strategies that support clients throughout their recovery journey.
- Learn effective approaches for addressing relapse and fostering long-term resilience.
- Develop crisis management skills tailored to addiction scenarios.
- Cultivate methods to promote self-compassion and self-motivation, helping clients rebuild their sense of agency and hope.
Target Audience:
This workshop is ideal for mental health clinicians and therapists, social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, counselors, school personnel, and healthcare workers who work with individuals battling addiction. Whether you’re new to the field or an experienced professional, this training will deepen your understanding of addiction and equip you with actionable strategies to create lasting change in your clients’ lives.
Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC, is an EMDR clinician, trainer, and author. She earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Northwest Nazarene University in 2011. Megan has extensive training in EMDR and other trauma-focused interventions, with special expertise in trauma, abuse, attachment, and substance abuse.
She has trained thousands of clinicians across the United States and internationally, equipping them with advanced skills in EMDR, trauma, and addiction treatment, as well as evidence-based best practices. Megan is the author of EMDR Workbook for Trauma and PTSD: Skills to Manage Triggers, Move Beyond Traumatic Memories, and Take Back Your Life, published by New Harbinger Publications in May 2023.
Previously, Megan owned and operated an intensive outpatient treatment centre, which was recognised as Best in Practice in 2019. She now runs her own counselling, consulting, and training business, driven by her passion for transforming mental health and trauma treatment. Megan’s authentic, hands-on approach is reshaping the field and making a lasting impact.
This online workshop will give you instant access to the course video content, accessible via streaming on our website, as well as downloadable slide deck. You can view the course content in your own time, there is no time limit on access. The duration of this online course is 6 learning hours.
Please click the green ‘Mark Complete’ button on each module as you progress.
A certificate of completion will be generated upon finishing the course and completing a short assessment quiz. If the certificate is not showing, please confirm you have marked all sections as ‘Complete’. Please consult your professional organisation/association to confirm whether you are able to claim any CPD points/hours for this online workshop.
