Speaker(s):
Presentation: This year the NIH announced our next national health crisis- loneliness. This presentation will look at how disconnection and poor relationship skills have greatly impacted substance use at a macro scale within our society. Within the past decade we have learned much from bioneurology and how humans are wired for connection and how disconnection impacts how we think, feel, and behave. Using bioneurological concepts, as well as social science ideas from Brené Brown, the presentation will provide education on the correlation of disconnectedness and substance use, as well as give tools to help clients become more connected, less likely to relapse, and develop a more satisfying life.
Objectives:
- Define concept of disconnectedness, especially involving populations with historical markers of disconnection, including adolescents and geriatric populations
- Describe the collation of disconnectedness and substance use
- Provide tools to help clients become more connected, including how differing demographics use connections differently
- Utilize concepts within a relapse prevention plan