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It has been estimated that for every person who has a substance problem there are at least 2-3 others who are affected. These others can include spouses and partners, siblings, parents, friends, co-workers, and many others.

This workshop will initially cover how families and significant others are affected when there is a person with a substance abuse problem in their lives. It will review terms that are commonly used but are lacking any evidence of being beneficial, as well as cover approaches and techniques that can be used to engage and facilitate change with families and significant others.

In addition, links to free resources and information will be provided.

With this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explicate the effects of substance abuse on others
• Develop awareness of commonly used terms that lack evidence of being helpful
• Comprehend a range of techniques and approaches with evidence of usefulness in helping those who are affected by a substance abused in their family or relationship
• Utilize free support materials that will be reviewed and provided during the session

NASW Member: Free | Non-Member: $90

2 SW/LMFT/CASAC Contact Hours

Jan Ligon, PhD, LCSW is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Georgia State University in Atlanta, served previously on Georgia’s Social Work licensure board, and currently serves on the state’s behavioral health board.  His practice background is mental health and substance abuse services in public sector settings.

Dr. Ligon is a Past President of the National Association of Social Work – Georgia Chapter and served previously as a regional National Committee on Nominations & Leadership Identification Charge (NCNLI) representative. For a number of years, his workshop and conference presentations have focused on families who are affected by substance abuse, and Dr. Ligon has presented various workshops on this topic for many years at state, local, national and international meetings and conferences. In addition to the US, he has presented several times in Ireland and Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, as well as the Netherlands, Romania and India.

NASW-NYC Refund Policy

All refund requests must be submitted by e-mail to workshops.naswnyc@socialworkers.org. Valid requests must be received no later than five days prior to course date. NASW-NYC reserves the right to refuse any refunds requested later than five days prior to the course date.

All refunds are subject to a $20.00 administrative processing fee.

Refund requests typically require 1-2 weeks processing time.

Refunds ONLY; credit cannot be issued toward a future program date or substituted for another workshop.

If the workshop is cancelled, you will be informed ahead of time and fully refunded.

For any questions or issues, please contact workshops.naswnyc@socialworkers.org