The family workshop at UF Health Florida Recovery Center is a two-day program designed to educate family members about the disease of addiction and the recovery process. The family workshop teaches family members about the medical component of addiction and the impact the disease has on the family system. Participants will experience educational lectures and process groups while learning new skills for family recovery.
A family workshop is hosted once a month. Families will be invited by the patient’s therapist based on the therapeutic circumstances of the individual patient and family. Families are encouraged to attend both days of the workshop.
Time and location
- Family Workshop starts at 8:30am and ends at 4:00pm.
- The Family Workshop is hosted at UF Health Florida Recovery Center located at 4305 NW 90th Blvd Gainesville Florida 32606
- Phone: (352) 265-5501
Workshop itinerary
Thursday
Patients will not be participating at all today.
There is no visitation outside of programming today
8:30 Check-in/Welcome, Overview of Workshop
8:45 Medical Aspects of Addiction (Dr. Scott Teitelbaum)
10:00 Break
10:15 Introduction to the 12-steps (Larry McGee, CAP)
11:30 Lunch on your own
1:00 Family Group Activity (Michelle Robertson, MSW)
2:00 Break
2:15 What is Addiction and Recovery? (David Fields, LCSW)
3:15 Drug addiction and the recovery process (Michelle Robertson, MSW)
Friday
Patients will be participating all day.
Visitation will be permitted if the patient has an approved Therapeutic Pass.
8:30 Check-in/Welcome, Overview of Workshop
8:45 How Addiction Affects Families (Dina Smith, LMHC, MCAP)
9:45 Break
10:00 Multi-family Group: How addiction has affected our family
11:30 Lunch with patient
1:15 Al-Anon Speaker
1:45 Break
2:00 Stages of Family Recovery (Michelle Robertson, MSW)
2:50 Patient Panel (Michelle Robertson, MSW)