Introduction to Addiction and Recovery Training

In this dynamic and interactive course we define addiction while making the physiology, neuro-biology, developmental evolution, and psychology easier to understand. You will see how all addiction starts with a normal reward and pleasure systems that operate in all of us. Addiction is how this goes awry due to early (and perhaps surprising) examples of emotional neglect and trauma. Because this training is written and delivered by a professional with individual experience of addiction, attendees will hear descriptions of what it feels like to be trapped in the cycles of shame and obsession, compulsion and loss of control. Besides medical perspectives, we explain other addiction models like the dislocation theory. The course is based on the latest understanding of addiction from psychology and biology, backed and complemented by real life practical experiences of addiction and recovery.

The training is an informative 3 hours course with examples from many addictions relating to both behaviours and substances, led by KC, our Addiction Recovery Engagement Facilitator.

About KC

KC works on his own recovery, as well as mentoring others to recover, by drawing on his own struggles and progress after 25 years in active addiction. Plus he learns by researching, as well as talking to others in addiction and colleagues who work in the mental health and addiction recovery field. KC enjoys teaching, raising awareness, challenging stigma and giving a voice to others who have experienced these challenges.

Contact us about our group bookings to discuss a time and date that works best for your team to have our training or chat with us.

Quotes from attendees of our training

“I thought the talk was very well structured and I found it very interesting. Everything said was relevant and helped with my understanding.”

“I gained insight into deeper factors of addiction and how different individuals cope with traumatic events”

“I could listen to KC teach all day long! He has a very good easy-listening voice."

“I think it was really good to hear more about addiction and how people become addicted. I didn't have much knowledge about addiction and how people get affected by this. It was really useful to have a more in-depth understanding of the neurological reasons that people become addicted. On reflection, this was a very important part of my personal life.”

"Very informative. The training made me look at addiction in a completely different way (i.e. isolation being a big factor of addiction)."

“I really enjoyed this training. KC was very knowledgeable and the training was delivered a good pace. I had loads of questions and KC was very responsive to the audience”

"I attended online and it was full of really interesting facts which were backed up by KC's own experience and passion. The tone of the training was one of kindness."

"KC was really knowledgeable and the training flowed well. People said they had learnt a lot."

"KC was fantastic, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The tech and content of the presentation were brilliant. The three hours were very well spent."