Product Description

Overview

This webinar will explore the application of a grief and loss perspective to individuals in recovery from substance use and addiction. Participants will learn about the grieving process in the recovery community including areas of impact, and secondary losses. Additionally, there will be a discussion of research regarding the role of cultural attunement with clinicians providing addiction treatment.

Learning Objectives

1. Explore addiction, substance use, and recovery through the lens of grief and loss
2. Analyze the impact of addiction and the grieving process
3. Understand the role of secondary losses on grief and addiction
4. Apply grief and addiction to a cross-cultural perspective

About the Presenter

Fiyyaz Karim is a resident faculty member in the Master of Professional Studies in Integrated Behavioral Health and Addictions Counseling programs at the University of Minnesota. He is also an Associate at Columbia University in the CSSW program. Prior to working in higher education, Dr. Karim was employed in community mental health outpatient settings, many addressing the needs of marginalized communities. His clinical interests include grief and loss, social justice issues, health psychology, and trauma. Fiyyaz currently serves as a community consultant and has conducted professional training sessions and workshops on diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) areas including microaggressions, implicit biases, cultural appropriation, and identity development. Dr. Karim has done clinical work and research in grief and loss, with a focus on unemployment, divorce (or relationship losses), chronic illness, addictions, and more recently losses with the pandemic.

Continuing Education

American Psychological Association

The Center for Prolonged Grief at Columbia School of Social Work is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Prolonged Grief maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Note: Many state boards recognize the APA approval. Please check with your state licensing board.

New York State Education Department

• NYSED State Board for Psychology recognizes the Center for Prolonged Grief as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0150).
• NYSED Board for Social Work recognizes the Center for Prolonged as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW‐0727).
• NYSED State Board for Mental Health Practitioners recognizes the Center for Prolonged Grief as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0080).

Note: Non-NYS social workers and marriage and family therapists, please check with your state licensing board. Many states have recognized our continuing education programs as we are at a CSWE-accredited institution and part of a regionally accredited university.