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Testimonials "After decades of alcohol abuse I had lost all interest and motivation toward accomplishment. My only goal was to see the sun go down so I could begin my nightly drinking. Dr. Kern saved my life!" ª "Dr. Kern and I have collaborated for several years in the field of
substance abuse prevention and treatment. He is a hard working,
creative, and highly skilled professional. I regard his book, Take
Control, Now !: A Do-it-Yourself Blueprint for Positive Lifestyle
Success as a very insightful practical guide to overcoming addictive
behaviors. I referred a distraught mother and her drug-using adolescent
to Dr. Kern after little progress was made with another therapist. After
a few visits, she told me how very grateful she was for the
referral--her son was finally making a noticeable turnaround! Dr. Kern's
community workshops are equally inspiring as his teaching abilities are
topnotch." Dr. Kern gave me back my life. He does not urge you to seek divine intervention nor does he encourage therapeutic dependency by telling you that you are possessed by forces which you cannot control. Dr. Kern's tools are experience, insight, concern and humor. Rather than viewing the client as helpless and weak he believes that intelligent people can regain control of their lives. "I contacted Dr. Marc Kern with a feeling of helplessness concerning
my son. I believed that he was on a destructive path and my effort to
communicate this only caused division. The term "life management skills"
took on real meaning during that session. Dr. Kern gave me the insight
to approach the whole person and to relate to my son that taking control
of the issues that are in our power leads us to the strength we all need
to manage our lives. His approach has direction and it is my pleasure to
relate this positive experience to others."
Just as a physical therapist directs your body's activity to increase
its strength and agility, Dr. Kern directs your cognitive ability toward
regaining rational, productive skills and life and living that have
atrophied due to your long association with some form of addiction. I
assure you that , with Dr. Kern's guidance and your sincere effort,
these skills can be recovered!" I have now become an abstinent human being who refuses to identify myself primarily as an alcoholic, thanks to your eye-opening web site. There is much more to me now than that identity. I applaud you for furnishing other alternatives to AA "treatment." I am thrilled to find so many resources that not only strengthen my resolve to stay abstinent for the rest of my life, but that enabled me to feel empowered for the first time in years. Dear Dr Kern and staff, Dr. Kern Dr. Kern, Dear Dr. Kern, Dr. Kern, Dr. Kerns: Dear Dr. Kern, Dr. Kern, I am a certified addiction counselor in Illinois, and I watched the
20/20 broadcast with great interest. I'm interested in alternatives to
traditional treatment, but in the state of Illinois, one must be
licensed to provide substance abuse treatment, and the treatment license
requires using traditional means of diagnosis (DSM IV), placement (ASAM)
and treatment records are subject to scrutiny to insure compliance.
While mostly not enforced, unlicensed practitioners are subject to legal
penalties if they treat substance without a license. Illinois has a
private certification organization, and to become certified one must
pass a test which is heavily biased toward disease concept and 12 step
recovery.
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