"If You Quit Shaking - We Can Talk"

"Neuroplasticity of Addiction" 

Presenters: 

Dr. Robert Mooney, MD

  Dr. Al Mooney, MD  

Workshop Agenda:

8:00-9:00 - Sign In

9:00-12:00 - "If You Will Quit Shaking - We Can Talk" 

 Dr. Bobby Mooney - A successful therapeutic relationship with an alcoholic and/or drug addicted patient/client may be dependent on an adequate detoxification. This presentation will recall turning points in medical approaches to detoxification and will define what constitutes life threatening withdrawal. The presenter will also introduce and define the Willingway Tranquilizer Rule that can be applied when understanding, suggesting, and prescribing mood altering drugs to patients with addiction issues. 

12:00-1:00 - Catered Lunch Provided

1:00-4:00 - "Neuroplasticity of Addiction "

Dr. Al Mooney -  Exploration of the implications to Addiction Medicine derived from medical research surrounding Neuroplasticity.  We will explore historical barriers to new ideas suchy as "The brain can heal and grow like muscles" while also focusing on current medical studies that prove and support what the 12 step recovery model has been accomplishing throughout time.  Using current and ongoing scientific research of neuroplasticity, we will examine how this medical marvel correlates to addiction treatment, abstinence, AA and 12 step recovery.  The participant will gain understanding of how this new science can and will engage people in menaningful and lifelong recovery.  The participant will also gain awareness of generational implications of brain plasticity thus assisting in processing and decreasing the shame base that often accompanies the disease of addiction.

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