Course Title:	Retired ~ Marital Therapy Part B
	Category:	41
	Credits:	2
	Contains audio:
	PDF included:
	Objectives:	• Learn how to look at new ways of understanding couples in which one of them is an alcoholic. • Learn how to work creatively toward resolution
	Description:	In “A Systemic Approach to Treating Couples with an Alcoholic Spouse” Michael Rohrbaugh, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, addresses from a systems perspective, alcohol problems are interwoven with the family and social context in which they occur. Research has shown that working with the drinker’s marriage and family relationships yields more durable treatment outcomes. Dr. Michael Rorbaugh and his colleagues have developed a treatment protocol in which alcohol is viewed as the invader.
		Approval Bodies: Professional Development Florida Dept. of Health (Board of Social Work, Marriage & Family, Mental Health Counseling) NAADAC, National Association for Addiction Professionals National Board for Certified Counselors Florida Board of Nursing Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education (ACE) California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) CAADE - California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators Connecticut Certification Board, Inc. Pennsylvania Certification Board Florida Board of Psychology California Board of Registered Nursing California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP)