ITC in NYS
support & skills groups
LaGuardia High School ITC Group
When
Mondays, 7:30-8:45 pm ET
Starts Oct 7th
Where
Online - Zoom
Cost
Free
Who
This group is only available to residents of New York State. For groups outside of NY please see our Group Directory
Region
Open parents and guardians of LaGuardia high school students, or parents and guardians of other NYC high schoolers.
Group Leaders
Cassandra Toppi and Laurie Santiago-Hooper
Description
In this group, participants will use the Invitation to Change Approach to reflect on what it means to help, reimagine the role that loved ones can play in the change process, and learn evidence-supported strategies for helping a loved one struggling with addiction.
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This offering is part of our NYS Groups Program, with support from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
More New York State groups available on our NYS Groups Page.
Groups outside of NYS available in our ITC Group Directory.
The Invitation to Change Approach is grounded in compassion, connection, and the understanding that families can have a powerful helping impact on those struggling to change. The ITC Approach draws on evidence-based practices also found in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and the Community Reinforcement and Family Training approach (CRAFT), as well as decades of clinical experience working with families and loved ones.
Built on the three pillars of Understanding, Awareness, and Action, the ITC first illuminates new perspectives on substance use and the process of change; next, it creates a foundation of self-awareness and willingness to engage with emotional pain. Finally, it emphasizes action, teaching communication and behavior skills to promote and support new behaviors in a person struggling with substance use.
The ITC was created with the idea of a waterfall in mind: the evidence-based ideas and strategies you learn will flow from you, to the families you work with, to the loved ones they are desperate to help. Families, clinicians, and those struggling can all take these ideas and methods and put them to use with practice, patience, and self-compassion.