Coping With Feelings and Moods (4 hours)

Course overview

This course reveals to counselors how individuals in recovery from an alcohol or drug problem or a mental health problem can learn about emotions and develop strategies to cope with them. Inability to understand, recognize and manage feelings creates problems in relationships and is a risk factor for relapse following a period of sobriety. This also impedes recovery from mental health disorders. You can improve your physicalor mental health, relationships, enhance your recovery and reduce your risk of relapse by learning about your feelings and ways to manage them. You can also improve the quality of your life by decreasing negative and increasing positive feelings. Numerous ways to manage different feelings are discussed.