Presenter:
Cordelia Kraus, LPC, CADC-I, Certified CRAFT Clinician, Invitation to Change Trainer
Topic: How to influence your loved one towards recovery
There are skills and perspectives, based in science and kindness, that can help increase connection, improve communication and invite recovery within your family…while taking care of yourself in the process…even if your loved one isn’t interested in change. Come learn how the Invitation to Change Approach (a combination of CRAFT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing) helps create the conditions for change for you and your loved one, and leave with clear next steps on how you can learn more.
Brief Bio:
Cordelia Kraus, LPC, CACD-I became passionate about working with families struggling with their loved one’s substance use after going through her own experiences as a mother. Cordelia has been a CMC:FFC Invitation to Change Approach trainer since 2016, and completed the CRAFT clinician certification through Dr. Robert Meyers & Associates in 2018. She runs HelpingFamiliesHelp.com: a website that connects families with CRAFT-based resources and offers community and support for the providers who serve them. She has a private practice in Portland, Oregon.