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WEBINAR: You are Powerful: A Message to Young People from Dr. Robert Schwebel


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SMART Recovery® is pleased to present a talk with author

and developer of The Seven Challenges® Program, Dr. Robert
Schwebel.

We are interested in learning how to engage youth who have

problems with drugs in meaningful conversations and to support them
in taking power over their lives. Dr. Schwebel’s work is designed
for counseling settings, and we think you’ll find his approach
highly complementary with SMART in the continuum of care.

In implementing The Seven Challenges Program, many practical

lessons have been learned that are helpful in thinking about how to
best to serve and collaborate with youth. The
conversation focuses on attitudes, strategies, and
messages that engage and empower youth, and there will be plenty of
time for questions and answers.

The Seven Challenges are:

We decided to open up and talk honestly about ourselves and

about alcohol and other drugs.

  1. We looked at what we liked about alcohol and other
  2. drugs, and why we were using them.
  3. We looked at our use of alcohol or other drugs to see
  4. if it has caused harm or could cause harm.
  5. We looked at our responsibility and the responsibility
  6. of others for our problems.
  7. We thought about where we seemed to be headed, where
  8. we wanted to go, and what we wanted to accomplish.
  9. We made thoughtful decisions about our lives and about
  10. our use of alcohol and other drugs.
  11. We followed through on our decisions about our lives
  12. and drug use. If we saw problems, we went back to earlier
    challenges and mastered them.

    The Seven Challenges provide a framework for helping youth

    think through their own decisions about their lives and their use
    of alcohol and other drugs. Counselors using The Seven Challenges
    Program teach youth to identify and work on the issues most
    relevant to them. In sessions, as youth discuss the issues that
    matter most, counselors seamlessly integrate the Challenges as part
    of the conversation. 

    The Seven Challenges is listed as an evidence-based program in

    the SAMHSA National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and
    Practices. 

    Robert Schwebel, Ph.D., a psychologist specializing in couples

    and family issues and in the prevention and treatment of substance
    abuse, provides lectures and training sessions to professional and
    community audiences around the country and abroad. Please see
    his website: http://sevenchallenges.com. Dr.
    Schwebel has developed and directed prevention and counseling
    programs for schools as well as public and private
    agencies. He has published numerous articles and is the author
    of several books including Saying No Is Not
    Enough: Helping Your Kids Make Wise
    Decisions About Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other
    Drugs; Keep Your Kids
    Tobacco-Free; and Who's on Top,
    Who's on Bottom: How Couples Can Learn to Share
    Power. In addition, Dr. Schwebel has appeared on
    The Oprah Show, The Today Show, in numerous CNN interviews, and The
    CBS Early Show, and currently writes for thefix.com and Pro Talk at
    rehabs.com.
    Robert lives with his family in Tucson, Arizona. 

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    SMART Recovery®.  Music created and copyright 2016 Donald
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