May 22, 2017
“Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery” was presented on April 18, 2017; by Jerry Fouchey, BS, MA, SpA, CADC; Dawn Farm Outpatient and Personal Medicine therapist; and Barb Smith, author of “Brent’s World.” Unresolved grief and loss frequently accompany people throughout the process of moving from the culture of addiction to the culture of recovery. Families of people with addiction experience grief and loss as well. This program will explain various theories of grief and grief recovery, describe losses that chemically dependent individuals and their families experience throughout the addiction and recovery processes, and discuss ways to cope with grief and loss.
This presentation is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a free, annual education series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.
About the Presenters:
Jerry Fouchey, BS, MA, Sp.A., CADC
Jerry Fouchey has extensive experience in the field of education as
an administrator, facilitator, strategist, teacher and practitioner
in the areas of educational administration, curriculum, instruction
and staff development, and has played leadership roles in many
initiatives in various public school districts. After several years
as a Dawn Farm Spera Recovery Center Counselor, Jerry currently
serves as a Personal Medicine and Outpatient therapist for Dawn
Farm. He earned his BS, MA, and Sp.A. from Eastern Michigan
University, has received additional training in substance use
disorder prevention and treatment procedures, and is a Certified
Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CADC). Jerry was instrumental in the
implementation of Dawn Farm’s Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
program and “Personal Medicine” program.
Barb Smith
Barb Smith is the author of “Brent’s World,” a book about the life
and death of her oldest son. Barb is a frequent speaker at
community, school and church functions.