Family Services

The Farley Center at Williamsburg Place

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5477 Mooretown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188

The Farley Family Workshop

The Farley Center Business Offices 221 Bulifants Blvd. Unit B, Williamsburg, VA 23188

Farley Family Group Online

12pm Eastern every Friday – https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7572313345

Zoom Meeting ID: 757 2313345

  • Boundaries – 03/1/24
  • Identifying Codependency – 03/8/24
  • Expectations for Treatment and Recovery -03/15/24
  • Recovery, Fear, & Courage – 03/22/24
  • Communication & Family- 03/29/24
  • What is codependency? Do I have it? 04/5/24
  • The Unspoken Family Rules -04/12/24
  • Family Roles & Trauma -04/19/24
  • Boundaries -04/26/24
  • The Neurobiology of Addiction Part I – 05/3/24
  • The Neurobiology of Addiction Part II -05/10/24
  • Family & Expectations – 05/17/24
  • Trauma and Codependency- 05/24/24
  • Affirmations and CBT – 05/31/24

Family Counselor

Jessica Swan, MCJ, MAC* Jessica.swan@farleycenter.com 757.231.3345

720.412.1300

From the Farley Family to Your Family:

Welcome to the Farley Family Workshop

The Farley Family Workshop is a two-day weekend workshop for loved ones affected by substance use disorders (also called addiction or SUD). The workshop provides education on addiction, helps you identify how you have been affected by the disease, and offers a space to begin healing from those effects. We will help you to discover and explore your behaviors, attitudes, and feelings, and learn new skills and healthy responses to a new addiction recovery environment.

Addiction is a chronic brain disease that impacts everyone whose lives are touched by it. As the disease progresses, the attitudes and behaviors of the person with SUD dramatically change. Often, loved ones also experience dramatic changes in their own attitudes and behaviors due to the progression of the disease. We all need the opportunity to heal and grow as we enter addiction recovery. Research shows a 50% increase in long-term recovery rates for patients with SUD when family members attend family recovery programs, just like the one we offer. This is why it is so important for you to participate!

We welcome all family members and friends, ages 13 and above, of patients of the Farley Center or other Summit Behavioral Health programs in Virginia, to attend the Farley Family Workshop.

There is no additional cost for 2 loved ones to participate, as the cost is included as a part of the patient’s treatment.

We want you to have a meaningful experience. Some guideposts for your time at the workshop include:

Understand the neurobiology of addiction Learn to recognize the symptoms of addiction and understand that the disease is chronic, progressive, and often fatal when left untreated.

Breakthrough the denial Accept that addiction affects the entire family, and you have the chance to grow your awareness of behaviors and attitudes. Learn the difference between supporting recovery vs. enabling the disease.

Embrace self-acceptance Discover your feelings and needs. Recognize that much of this has been ignored to focus attention on the person with addiction.

Commit to a family recovery plan Get involved by attending the weekly family group online or going to your own 12 step meetings or other support groups. Try out therapy for additional support. Find your own healing as a part of this work. Develop your own recovery plan.

Farley Family Workshop Schedule

2024 Schedule:

The Farley Center Family Workshop | February March 9-10

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

The Farley Center Family Workshop | February March 30 – 31

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

The Farley Center Family Workshop | April 13 – 14

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

The Farley Center Family Workshop | April 27 – 28

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

The Farley Center Family Workshop | May 4 – 5

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

The Farley Center Family Workshop | June 8 – 9

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

The Farley Center Family Workshop | June 22 – 23

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

The Farley Center Family Workshop | July 6 – 7

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

The Farley Center Family Workshop | July 20 – 21

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

The Farley Center Family Workshop | August 10 – 11

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

The Farley Center Family Workshop | September 7 – 8

Join us at The Farley Center Family Workshop for a two-day intensive – an enriching and educational program for loved ones with SUD.

 

Agenda

Saturday

8:30-9:00am                                                                Registration

9:00-10:00am                                                              Introduction

Understanding Group Dynamics & Expectations Sharing

10:15                                                                            Break

10:30am                                                                      Neurobiology of Addiction

12:00pm-1:00pm                                                      Lunch

1:00pm-2:00pm                                                        Codependency & Trauma

2:15pm                                                                        Break

2:30pm                                                                       Boundaries, Enabling, and Helping

3:00pm                                                                       Communication

3:30pm                                                                       Break

3:45pm                                                                        Family Recovery & Planning

4:45pm                                                                        Review & Assignment Work

Sunday

8:30am-9:00am                                                        Check-In

9:30am-10:45am                                                       Communication Exercises Break-Out Groups

10:45am-11:00am                                                     Break

11:00am                                                                      Boundaries Sharing Break-Out Groups

11:30pm                                                                      Large Group Share Out

12:00pm-1:00pm                                                        Lunch

1:00-2:00pm                                                                Recovery Plan Sharing Break Outs

2:00-2:30pm                                                                Review, Takeaways, & Share Out

2:30-3:00pm                                                                Coin Out & Closing

Resources

Resources for More Support

Recovery Groups

12-Steps

Adults

  • Al-Anon https://al-anon.org
  • ACA: Adult Children of Alcoholics https://adultchildren.org
  • Alcoholics Anonymous https://aa.org
  • Families Anonymous https://familiesanonymous.org

Adolescents

NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Other

For Children

Therapy

Look for the following credentials depending on your needs.

  • Individual therapy: LSATP, CSAC, MAC, LCSW, LPC
  • Couples: LMFT, LSATP, MAC, MSW, PsyD
  • Family: LMFT, LSATP, MAC, MSW, PsyD
  • Children: PsyD, MSW, LP, LPC, LCSW

MEET OUR STAFF

Jessica Swan, MCJ, MAC, LSATP, CAS has extensive experience in clinical addiction counseling, research, development, and writing curriculum and reports for nonprofits, governmental agencies, and communities across the nation.

For more information, contact Jessica Swan, at Jessica.swan@farleycenter.com.