Buddhism and the Twelve Steps: Spiritual Recovery from Addiction and Trauma for Relapse Prevention

Abstract

Participants in this focused discussion will be able to: 1) Define spirituality; 2) Define the Twelve Step approach to spirituality; 3. Define the Buddhist approach to spirituality; 4) Report on the synergistic alliance between the Twelve Steps and Buddhism; 5) Articulate and compare Buddhist psychology and Western third wave psychotherapy; 6) Articulate the therapeutic benefits of Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP); and 7) Experience/Practice One (1) Insight Meditation and One (1) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Metta).

Presenters

Cassie Cannon
Clinical Director, AToN Center

Christopher Mc Duffie
Associate Social Worker/Chemical Dependency Counselor II, Mental Health, AToN Center, California, United States

Details

Presentation Type

Focused Discussion

Theme

Health Promotion and Education

KEYWORDS

Addiction, Recovery, Sobriety, AA,Twelve Steps, ACT, CBT, DBT, MBRP

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