Therapists and addiction professionals readily agree that addiction is a “family disease” but most treatment approaches fail to address the relationship between the individual in recovery and their partner. Despite longitudinal research indicating that a positive couple relationship is correlated with successful long-term recovery, the prevailing norm is to discourage any type of relational approach in early recovery. Early intervention provides tools for couples to navigate the difficult transition from active behavioral and substance disorders to recovery.
In this two-hour continuing education web conference, Master Certified Gottman Trainer, Dr. Robert Navarra, will integrate over 15-years of his own research with Gottman research developed by relationship experts Drs. John and Julie Gottman. Attendees will learn tools and interventions adapted from the Gottman Method to help couples improve communication, deepen understanding, establish appropriate boundaries, and heal from the impact of addiction. Applications of the model can be adapted in treatment programs as well as in individual and group couple work.
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Excellent discussion of a completely overlooked topic! Addiction is most definitely a systemic and "connection" issue and needs to be treated as such! - Nikki Coffelt, PhD
Dr. Navarra clearly knows this topic well and he's very dedicated to getting the Couples Model into treatment centers. Very new and interesting topic! - Rosemary Ann Lutus, LMFT
Robert Navarra, PsyD, MFT, MAC is a clinician and researcher specializing in treating couples in recovery from addictive disorders. He is a Master Certified Gottman Therapist, Researcher with the Gottman Institute, and a Senior Research Fellow at Mental Research Institute. Dr. Navarra has designed and implemented a research-based, two-day workshop for recovering couples in treatment programs, and a one-day training for treatment staff and for therapists working with couples.
Dr. Navarra is currently collaborating with Drs. John Gottman and Julie Gottman designing a randomized clinical trial of this relational approach to recovery for treatment programs. Dr. Navarra has co-authored chapters on treatment with the Gottmans; co-authored three articles on Gottman Method Therapy for The Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy (in press), and had his research published in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly.
For more information about Dr. Navarra, please visit www.robertnavarra.net.
For more information about The Gottman Institute, please visit www.gottman.com.