Become a Certified Recovery Specialist at our 2017 West Coast Training. West Coast Training in MALIBU, July 26-28 OPEN for Registration NOW!  REGISTER HERE WHO BENEFITS FROM CRS TRAINING? Clients served by individuals that are well trained and share our strong ethical values receive greater, more clinically supported care, thus offering long term benefits to CLIENTS, FAMILIES, COLLABORATING CLINICAL TEAM, and the PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT FIELD as a whole.   Whether working as an independent contractor or a staff member of direct care treatment, the INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALIST providing the service has the information needed to feel confident and competent in their critical role. This training is designed for individuals providing services such as: Recovery & Mental Health Coaching Recovery & Mental Health Companionship Safe Transportation  Case Management A cutting-edge 3-day training with  Dr. Judith Landau and Nanette Zumwalt Recovery Specialists provide a foundation for recovery self-efficacy to be created through improving the relapse response (hijacking effect) within the brain through cognitive apprenticeship, modeling, mentoring, ecological momentary intervention, and inspiring, educating and repeated success. Combining this with cutting edge family theory and a focus on healing and recovery of not only the individual but the family as whole is the basis of the IRI training. THANK YOU for your Support & Sponsorship! What are previous attendees and experienced professionals saying about this training? Listen to the videos and comments below to learn more! Developed by Dr. Judith Landau and Nanette Zumwalt, this course has quickly become recognized as a remarkable certificate training for any individual working one-to-one with client's and their families in program settings as well.   “A MUST HAVE educational course for individuals working, or interested in the work of, 'Recovery Specialist' e.g. Personal Recovery Assistant, Sober Companion, Sober Coach, etc.” The instruction delivers detailed and specific information so that each participant may acquire the knowledge to further develop his/her individual skill set and understanding of the importance of professional collaboration, ongoing assessment, emergency action, strength based approaches and goal specific, measurable Recovery Planning with clients and their families. The IRI Certified Recovery Specialist, Level 1 Training recently given in Long Beach, California was informative, insightful, creatively delivered, thought provoking and altogether enjoyable. As a viable component of addiction treatment the curriculum focuses on, where have come from historically, challenges our current knowledge and methodologies but, most importantly the direction we are going towards legitimacy and valorization. As a seasoned professional in the field of 15 years, we are long overdue for an ethical industry standard of this caliber to be set and available to those of us with vast experience or newly entering the field. Empowering us to approach this profession with confidence in a continuum of care that would be an asset to any client and or clinical team at any level of treatment. The balance of history, theory, cooperation, definition, practicality, legalities, ethical behaviors and self regulation within this curriculum was seamlessly melded together through our instructors vast experiential knowledge. After completing the Level 1 Training, it is my opinion that anyone interested in, working as, working with or simply understanding the valuable resource of a Recovery Specialist can benefit from the training offered by IRI. With that, a fond thank you for the time, energy and forward thinking required to compile such an educational body of work. Truly I am looking forward to enrolling in the Advanced Levels and Specialties education to come." - Robert G Wells, Recovery Specialist internationalrecoveryinstitute.net Contact us:  info@internationalrecoveryinstitute.net

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Twelve Stepping with Support from Scripture

Revelation 21 v 4

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.There will be no more death , or mourning or crying or pain,for the old order of things has passed away .

STEP 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God !

Any Questions ? Thats what I thought !

By Joseph Dickerson /Recovery Connections June 9 2017

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Twelve Stepping with support from Scripture

1 st Peter 4:9  

Show hospitality to one another without complaining .

(Bible)

STEP 7 - Humbly ask God to remove our shortcomings .

(AA Big Book)

Complaining about helping someone undo s the good you were trying to do! Help out and keep your mouth shut !

By Joseph Dickerson /Recovery Connections 

June 8, 2017

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“It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.”  -Sally Field “Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?”  -Brigham Young “The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.” -Rita Mae Brown Sobriety and Statement #12 in action continue to assist in uncovering my strength and value.  In the past I struggled with identity; by comparing myself and only seeing value as it related to other relationships.  This left me in a people-pleasing mode which opened the door to emotional and physical abuse, and the phrase I uttered many times was, “I’m sorry.”  I had often felt alone in the world, helpless and invisible.  Alcohol fueled these feelings, with the world becoming more threatening while I slowly disappeared.  I tried to make up for these feelings by being the center of attention.  Today I understand that that was the only way I knew to validate myself. Initially, it was quite frightening to see or think of myself as a competent woman but I kept repeating this Statement in thought and in writing.  Saying these words soon began to feel empowering.  Daily sobriety and simple tasks began to add to a growing well of competence.  As my sobriety grew, so did the belief in myself.  Doubt began to dissipate, replaced with feelings of self-trust.  The more I trusted myself the more comfortable the world became.  This felt very new and exciting. The WFS Program is life-affirming and Statement #12 encourages introspection and acceptance.  Understanding value, I feel grateful for Jean and WFS.  I feel centered in life instead of trying to be the center of attention.  Measuring myself with my own yardstick, I release a need to compare.  With action and effort, (no matter how small) ability is increased, scope widened and I continue to become a blossoming, competent woman.  Hugzzz, Karen Sometimes it takes a single word or phrase to lessen my feelings of competency.  In the past, I would hold onto that feeling and believe it as my truth.  As Dr. Phil says, it takes mega positive statements about someone to erase one negative.  It was recently pointed out to me as well about a Ted Talk given by Brene’ Brown where she talks about getting a job review and hears 30 things done well and one “opportunity for growth.”  We forget those 30 things and think only about the “one opportunity for growth.” It is amazing how fragile or vulnerable we can become even as we grow in our feelings of being a competent woman.  This has been my journey and I feel it’s important to share.  It’s vital to understand that one lapse in having a negative thought is only that - a lapse.  It is not falling completely back into the woman you once were who questioned her value.  Being in what I refer to as a gray area in our lives is okay.  It’s the staying there that can be problematic.  This temporary gray area is all part of the continuing journey of rebuilding the self-esteem, self-worth and self-love you need and deserve.  It is the reward for working hard on becoming that competent woman.  There will be times in our lives when our circumstances and situations may put into question just how competent we feel.  This is the time to reflect honestly on all that we have accomplished, to reach out to others who know and care about us because just as we encourage and support others, we can ask to receive it as well.  Let’s face it, we all need encouragement.  While the work is ours to do, we are not alone and when we are in a fragile place in our lives, it may be more challenging to bolster our self-worth all on our own. While we become independent women, we must always remember that we are also interdependent and that’s when we are mutually dependent in a healthy manner. Who and what is part of your support system as your grow your feeling of being a competent woman? Who can you reach out to reaffirm the positive changes you have been making? What self-talk do you give yourself when the doubts come in -WFS Member Women for Sobriety, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your Donations Help Support WFS's Ongoing Services. Thank you! 100% of your donation reaches WFS and contributes to our mission. Buy or Sell Items on Ebay and Help Support Women for Sobriety. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates to WFS. Check out Women for Sobriety's Blog Site. If you received this from a friend, we welcome you to JOIN our email list. Copyright © Women for Sobriety, Inc. | All rights reserved | Federal ID # 23-1972763 Email: contact@womenforsobriety.org | Ph: 215-536-8026 | Fax: 215-538-9026 http://womenforsobriety.org | http://www.wfscatalog.org

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