Knowledge to Power: Understanding and Overcoming Addiction (streaming)

Knowledge to Power: Understanding and Overcoming Addiction
 
(This is the streaming format for this resource. If you would prefer a DVD CLICK HERE.)
 
There is not one congregation and probably not one family that has not been affected tragically by the disease of addiction, whether that is by drugs, alcohol, tobacco, food, gambling, sex or computer/game/I-phone addiction.  There is now an understandable, yet comprehensive treatment of this problem in the videos series, "Knowledge to Power:  Understanding and Overcoming Addiction".  The presenter is Rev. Kal W. Rissman, who has worked with addictions his entire career as addiction counselor, nicotine dependency counselor, hospital chaplain and parish pastor.  The series is comprised of 21 sessions of about 18 minutes each on everything from the disease to codependency to intervention and to the role of religion in recovery.  This resource includes a study guide with synopsis of each topic and discussion questions. 
 
This resource is very useable for Bible studies, men's groups, women's groups or special congregational education.  It also can be used by pastors for continuing education credits. 
 
This resource offers not only hope for those afflicted with the disease, but also for those affected by the disease in their family.  It also includes some very practical solutions for this baffling problem.
 
1. The Disease .                                  12. Family Roles
2.The Spiritual Disease .                     13. Enabling
3. The Feeling Disease .                     14. Diagnosing Addiction
4. Painful Feelings .                            15. Intervention
5. Guilt                                                16. Cross Dependency
6. Shame .                                          17. The Role of Religion in Recovery
7. Anger                                              18. Relapse
8. Fear                                                19. Having a Program
9. Greif and Loss                                20. Prevention
10. Codependency                             21. Working with Addicts
11. Adult Children of Dysfunction  
 
CLICK HERE to download the study guide.
 
This video production is based on a book written by Kal Rissman. For more information on the book CLICK HERE.
For the FREE Bonus Session on Nicotine Addiction CLICK HERE.