� Allan is the director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. His major focus in both research and clinical work is n the field of addictive behaviors. He has over 200 journal articles and book chapters, and is the author of several books, including Relapse Prevention (1985). Allan is actively developing a Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention program for alcohol/drugs. Learn from Jack Kornfield, Ph.D. at the Awakening To Mindfulness Conference - April 2-4, 2009. |
Teaching: Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP)
This presentation provides an overview of MBRP, a group based, 8 week outpatient program that combines traditional RP with mindfulness meditation. Various meditation strategies are described to cope with urges and craving (e.g. �urge surfing�) and preliminary outcome data will be presented.