The Hungry Ghost

The Hungry Ghost

A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Addiction, from Heroin to Workaholism

This webinar was recorded and is now available as a Talk on Demand. Click here for more details.

Saturday 16 January 2021 - A Live Webinar

A Webinar with Dr Gabor Maté

  • Includes a recording of the event with access for a year (14 days post the event)
  • Bookings close at 1.00am PST Wednesday 13 January

For twelve years Gabor Maté was the staff physician at a clinic for drug-addicted people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he worked with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, including at Vancouver Supervised Injection Site.

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SPEAKERS

Dr Gabor Maté,

FULL PROGRAMME

9.00 PST
Introductions and Zoom Housekeeping

9.05
Part I
Gabor will consider the following topics:

  1. What is the source of addictions?
  2. What happens chemically and physiologically in the brains of people with substance dependency or behaviour addiction?

Pause for audience Q&A

  1. The false “blessings” of addiction as experienced by the addict (eg as emotional anaesthetic, as personality booster or social lubricant)
  2. The development of the addicted mind: how early childhood experiences shape the brain

10.15
Discussion

10.45
Break

11.00
Part II

  1. The social basis of addiction in economic, cultural and political dislocation and disempowerment
  2. How much choice does the addict really have, and how much responsibility?

Pause for audience Q&A

  1. Developing a therapeutic relationship in which healing is possible
  2. How to encourage the addict to take responsibility
  3. The prevention of addiction, both in adolescence and before

12.00
Discussion

12.30
End

FEES (USD)

Handouts included:

Bookings close at 1.00am PST Wednesday 13 December

Confer member:
$39
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Self-funded:
$78

CE

This event is accredited by:

  • NBCC

Certificates of attendance for hours will be provided.

To receive the full CE credits, you are required to attend 100% of the live event. No partial credit will be given.

This event is NOT accredited by the following organisations:

  • ASWB
  • NBCC
  • NYSED (Psychology)
  • NYSED (Psychoanalysis)
  • NYSED (Social Workers)

Please note, that this event is not being recorded and no CE test post event will be available and so you will need to attend all of the live event to receive the CE certificate.

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VENUE

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SCHEDULE

Saturday
09.00 (PST) Start
09.00 Introductions and Zoom Housekeeping
09.05 Part I
10.15 Discussion
10.45 Break
11.00 Part II
12.00 Discussion
12.30 End

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