Addiction: A motivational problem with a cognitive solution
- Addiction
About
The Webinar draws on recent research findings showing that addiction is maintained by changes in core cognitive processes such as selective attention, reward processing and biased decision-making. These processes are driven by unexpected and rapidly driven rewards associated with drug use and wins in gambling and gaming. In combination, these processes contribute to the persistence of addictive behaviour in the face of known negative impacts on health and wellbeing and in the face of repeated efforts to stop. Cognitive behavioural approaches should therefore aim to modify these core processes in pursuit of enhanced outcomes.
The Webinar should be relevant to both specialist substance misuse practitioners as well as those who encounter drug and alcohol problems in generic mental health or primary care settings. The therapeutic framework termed CHANGE (Change Habits and Negative Generation of Emotion) places the development of impulse control or habit management strategies at the centre of the therapeutic intervention. Accordingly, interventions that augment cognitive control processes such as selective attention and working memory are likely to enhance outcomes.
The programme is organised into four sequential stages known as the "Four M s":
· Motivation and engagement.
· Manage impulses and craving.
· Mood management.
· Maintenance and relapse prevention
Each of these stages requires tailored intervention strategies reliant on the therapist deploying specific competencies. Throughout, particular emphasis is placed on the importance of a robust therapeutic alliance based on a clear conceptualisation of the psychology of addictive behaviour drawing on both tried and tested and emergent cognitive neuroscience paradigms.
Registration
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| Delegate category | Registration fee |
| Concession member | £10 |
| FACAD Member | £20 |
| BPS-Member | £30 |
| Non-BPS Member | £40 |
PLEASE NOTE: Bookings for this event will close at 10.00 on 1st November 2023. We will be unable to accept any further bookings after this point.
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Speakers
Dr Frank Ryan, C Psychol AFBPsS
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, The Centre for Mental Health , Imperial College London
Frank Ryan studied applied psychology in University College Cork and then trained as a clinical psychologist at Edinburgh University. He worked as a consultant in the National Health Service in the UK until 2019. He currently practises as a cognitive behaviour therapist with a special interest in addiction and co-occurring disorders.
He is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College, and a Visiting Research Fellow at London South Bank University. He served as Chair of the Addiction Faculty of the British Psychological Society's Division of Clinical Psychology between 2019-2021.
The focus of his research is behavioural and cognitive processes in addiction and translating science into practice. He is the author or Willpower for Dummies , Cognitive Therapy for Addiction: Motivation and Change and Psychotherapeutic Strategies to Enhance Motivation and Cognitive Control
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