The Addicted Family - Updated for 2026 Online
The devastation of addiction cuts a wide swath through the lives of those struggling with substance use disorders and those who love them. The dreaded midnight phone call bearing bad news is the ultimate source of countless sleepless nights. And yet, for the most part, families struggling with addiction have been either criticized as the cause, ignored as inconsequential or told that their actions or inactions are making matters worse. While most treatment programs include the family, this is viewed as ancillary and, at times, non-essential to the treatment of the addict.
As the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has advocated in the publication “Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy” (NIH, 2020), “To ensure use of family counseling and family services to their greatest potential within SUD treatment, it is essential to broaden the focus of SUD treatment from an individual to a family perspective” (p. 1). This workshop will present an integrative approach to treatment. Based on the ideas of Bowen Family Systems therapy and the principles of the 12-step movement, the Family Matters program offers a model that addresses the needs of families struggling with addiction while at the same time creating a relational environment that supports recovery.
This presentation will:
1. Review the treatment of substance use disorders both historical and current.
2. Present research that supports the use of family therapy in the treatment of substance use disorders.
3. Provide an overview of the Family Matters Program as a model for the use of family therapy in the treatment of substance use disorders.
Handouts will be provided.
Presented by Melody Bacon, PhD
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This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 1.5 CEs for Psychologists, 1.5 IL CEUS for Counselors and Social Workers, 1.5 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs, 1.5 NASP CPDs for School Psychologists, or 1.5 NBCC Clock Hours.
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TO VIEW MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT:
https://tcsppofficeofce.com/aug_21_2026/
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PROGRAM PRICING:
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General Admission: $30
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The Chicago School Faculty/Staff/Alumni: $20*
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The Chicago School Students: $15*
(*Please email officeofce@thechicagoschool.edu for coupon code. Code must be entered at time of checkout to receive discount.)
Refund Policy: 100% of tuition is refundable up to 48 hours before the program. Within 48 hours of the program, and at any point in Homestudy format, tuition is nonrefundable.
- Date:
- Friday, August 21, 2026
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://tcsppofficeofce.com/aug_21_2026
- Audience:
- All Graduate Students All Students Alumni Doctoral Students Faculty Masters Students Public The Chicago School Community Undergraduate Students