The Challenges Relapse Prevention Program has been named a “Center of Excellence In Relapse Prevention” by Terrence Gorski and The CENAPS Corporation. Challenges is the first facility to receive this honor.
“I’ve been working for thirty-five years on developing a specific treatment model for addiction and related mental health problems, and this system is a manualized treatment system that incorporates a wide spectrum of research that’s actually based on a biopsychosocial model.
What’s the biological research showing about what happens to people who are addicted and how they need to recover. What’s the psychological research showing, and what’s the social research showing. And based upon a biopsychosocial approach, we put together a recovery model.”
“To become a center of excellence, Challenges had to go through a very detailed process of program assessment, program change, and clinical training. Based upon this assessment, I worked with the clinical team to create a program model that would keep the historical strength of the Challenges Relapse Prevention Program, but integrate those with the most effective science based practices of recovery and relapse prevention”.
Terrence T. [tag-tec]Gorski[/tag-tec] And The CENAPS Corporation
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Hi,
I’ve heard it said that “relapse” is a part of the “recovery process”. I’m reading “Stay Sober” by Gorski and he says, “relapse tendencies” are a part of the recovery. This makes more sense to me. Can you the difference between the statement, “relapse is a part of the recovery process” versus “relapse tendencies is a part of the recovery process”? Thank you in advance for your prompt response.
I cannot speak for Mr Gorski, though I have taken a week long professional training seminar with him, so I speak as an addiction professional with an opinion. To interpret that “relapse” is a part of the “recovery process” as meaning you must relapse is wrong. Many people keep addiction in remission and do not relapse. Addiction is defined as a relapsing disease because relapse is part of a group of identifiable symptomolgy, but not everyone shows all the signs. Other ‘relapsing dieases are hypertension and diabetes, with about the same relapse numbers. At one time relapse was thought to be about will power or moral fortitude. With the advancement in knowledge of the biology of the brain and neuroscience, physiological reasons are being discovered. They have isolated an area of the brain related to impulse control. Some people have better control some less. Continued use of addiction weakens this part of the brain. Think of a car with poor brakes, if you keep riding them they will get worse and you can’t stop.
this is not a complete answer, but simply providing another area to research for your answer.
Please help me… I am 44 and have been trying to stay sober since I put myself into my first treatment program at age 24. By that time I was exhausted with who I was and how much I needed alcohol just to survive every day existence. I’ve now been to “many” treatment programs from out patient and inpatient. I’m desperate, my next step is to just die. I have three wonderful children but I just can’t fix myself. I will do anything you want me to do, I’m at your will, not mine, so please Mr. Gorski, help me, please.
I worked with Terrance Gorski in Illinois many years ago…I would very much like to speak with him. How can I get a personal message to him? Thank you. Karen Nova Giampaolo