The Seven Tasks of Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP): Practical Skills & Strategies

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Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Speaker

Andrew Tatarsky, PhD Related seminars and products

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Andrew Tatarsky, PhD, is the developer of IHRP and author of Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems. He’s founder and director of the Center for Optimal Living, a treatment and professional training center based on IHRP.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Andrew Tatarsky is the founder and director of Tatarsky Institute and maintains a private practice. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Tatarsky receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Andrew Tatarsky is a member of the American Psychological Association and the New York State Psychological Association. He serves on several journal review boards, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.

Objectives

1. Demonstrate Agenda-setting and treatment planning in IHRP.
2. Propose 4 unique engagement skills to facilitate positive change in trauma and addictions.
3. Utilize seven therapeutic tasks of IHRP in treating trauma-based addictions.

Outline

• The practice of IHRP in dual diagnoses of trauma and addictions
• The core harm reduction focus
• The unique therapeutic engagement skills in working with addictions
• Specific strategies for facilitating positive change

Target Audience

• Addiction Counselors
• Counselors
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Physicians
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Other Mental Health Professions