Join us for a comprehensive 6-session series that explores the following critical topics related to addictions:
- Major Causes of Addictions: Understand the underlying factors contributing to addiction.
- The Role of Faith in Overcoming Addictions: Discover how spiritual beliefs and practices can aid in recovery.
- The Relationship Between Trauma and Addictions: Learn about the powerful link between past traumas and addictive behaviors.
- Behavioural Addictions: Delve into non-substance addictions, including gambling, internet use, pornography, gaming, workaholism, and more.
Each session will begin with a one-hour pre-recorded lecture by Dr. Steve A. Johnson, PhD, ScD, CIU Professor of Addictions Counseling and Former President of the Albert Ellis Institute. Following the lecture, Dr. Johnson will join us live for an engaging Q&A and discussion period, providing an opportunity for participants to dive deeper into the topics and ask questions directly.
Course Content
Presenter
Dr. Johnson has doctorates in both philosophy and psychology after receiving MA degrees in marriage and family therapy and historical, philosophical, and comparative studies of education. He has held university teaching positions in English composition, philosophy, and counseling psychology.
Currently, he is a full-time professor of clinical counseling and the creator and director of an MA program in addictions counseling. He also serves as the President of the board of trustees of the Albert Ellis Institute for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) located in NYC. He is also on the teaching faculty of PESI, the largest purveyor of mental health continuing education in the United States.
He did a Fellowship at the Albert Ellis Institute during which he was mentored by Dr. Ellis and served as a co-therapist for groups with Ellis for several years. Upon completing the fellowship, he was requested to remain as a staff psychologist where he worked with clients and conducted research on the integration of religious content and practices into the REBT model.
Dr. Johnson is a frequent leader of psychotherapy training programs in various topics involving REBT both within the United States and Europe as well as Asia. His research and treatment specialties are trauma disorders and co-occurring disorders, such as major depressive disorder and substance use disorders with a growing interest in behavioral disorders.
He has published numerous books, journal articles, and chapters of books. He has received numerous awards, including an award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) for his service to a chapter of the organization.
