4E Cognition - A New Approach to Addiction and Recovery

Critics claim the Brain Disease Model of Addiction (BDMA) does not address social and ecological factors crucial to any complete understanding of addiction and recovery. An enactivist approach based on "4E Cognition" goes beyond the brain to explore the role of the body and environment in choice-making and addiction. This lecture explores recent developments in psychoneuroimmunology, computational psychiatry, and embodied consciousness to answer criticisms of the BDMA without losing its explanatory and predictive power. Less...

Learning Objectives

Describe the main neuroscientific theories used to explain Substance Use Disorder and addiction symptomology as defined by the DSM-5.
Describe and analyze the arguments for and against the brain disease model of addiction (BDMA).
Explain how a "4E Cognition" approach to addiction addresses social and ecological factors in decision-making, addiction and recovery and can answer criticisms of the brain disease model of addiction (BDMA).
Define psychoneuroimmunology and explain its connection to substance use disorder.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Learning Levels

All Levels

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Live Interactive Webinar

09:00 AM PDT - 10:30 AM PDT

EARN 1.5 CE Credit Hours
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About the speaker

Kevin T. McCauley, M.D.

Senior Fellow at Meadows Behavioral Healthcare

Dr. Kevin McCauley is a Senior Fellow at Meadows Behavioral Healthcare. He graduated in 1992 from Drexel University School of Medicine and first became interested in the treatment of substance use disorders while serving as a Naval Flight Surgeon. Kevin wrote and directed two films: “Memo to Self” about the concepts of recovery management, and “Pleasure Unwoven” about the neuroscience of addiction which won the 2010 Michael Q. Ford Award for Journalism from the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. Kevin lives with his wife, Kristine, in Sedona, Arizona and recently completed a Master's Degree in Public Health at the University of Arizona.

Agenda

Introduction

Lecture

Questions and Answers

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