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Talbott Recovery CE Seminar
September 23, 2016
9:30am-12:45pm
Spirituality & Addiction:
Forgiveness - Recovery at It's Best
Richard LaMadeleine, MA, CAC-II
Cost: $30 general fee; $20 Military based counselors;
$15 Talbott Recovery treatment Alumni
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NO ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE for this event.
(UHS Facility Staff Members may register at the UHS Facility Staff Discount rate.)
Workshop Description:
We hold as sources of inspiration, person who have experienced deep hurt and yet do not dwell on that hurt or hold grudges over it. We might think of Nelson Mandela of South Africa, held in prison for 297 years yet, when released, refused to hold a grudge or seek revenge, or we wonder at the families of Amish children gunned down by a madman, forgiving him immediately and inviting his parents to attend th efunerals of those children. How is this possible? How do we move from deep hurt and the "justifiable anger" associated with it to forgiveness and healing, to peace and reconciliation?
In this presentation, we will examine the validity of anger as a measur eof the hurt sustained, the proper processing of that anger, the place of support in coming to healing and enabling our letting go of the anger for OUR sake, the proper self-examiniation to recognize our part in the situation, if any exists, moving from shame to healthy guilt and self-forgiveness, and, finally, drawing those who have hurt us into our prayer and finding the peace to which we are entitled. We will thus better appreciate the hourney from resentment to forgiveness as a core component of the spirituality at the basis of healing the anguish of addiction.
Learning Objectives: Once the trainee completes this workshop he/she will:
- Describe the role of anger deriving from profound hurt.
- Pinpoint th esources of support in moving the process of forgiveness forward.
- Discuss the challenge and describe the process of "praying for the 'offender'".
About Our Presenter
Richard LaMadeleine, MA, CAC-II
Richard LaMadaleine was born of French-Canadian parents in Waterbury, CT, and along with his identical twin, is the youngest of 7 children, raised Catholic in a French-speaking community. Devoutly religious, Richard determined that he would be a priest at age 6, entered the Seminary at age 18 with the LaSalette Missionaries, obtained an M.A. in Philosophy and a B.A. in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome, Italy) and Catholic University (Washington, D.C.), and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology and Spirituality at Duquesne University (Pittsburg, PA). He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969, served as Director of Students with LaSalette and then as parish priest in Atlanta, GA and Dagenham, Essex, England. Richard began his own personal recovery from alcoholism in 1977, leaving the priesthood in 1988 and seeking to continue to do spiritual counseling in the field of recovery. He has been the Director of Spiritual Enrichment at Talbott Recovery Campus since Dec. of 1999, along with being involved in various ministries to the LGBTQ Community and persons living with HIV/AIDS, while still maintaining membership in a Roman Catholic Church and counseling gay & lesbian couples there.
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Contact: Dianne Gay at dianne.gay@uhsinc.com or (678) 251-3162.
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