Is sex Addiction Real or is it a Convenient Excuse?
The South African Sexual Health Association, Durban, introduces you to Helen Keen. She has been in practice as a social worker since 1983 and has worked in the mental health field (including addiction) for many of these.
Her approach to treating addiction is holistic and she believes that involving the family or other significant people is essential. Her work is based on Carnes’ task-centered model of treatment which offers a flexible and comprehensive assessment and treatment strategy.
Her Master degree in social work focused on clinical approaches, specifically family therapy and this is an approach that she believes is very useful in working with addiction.
She completed a PhD in social work (2014) and the research examined the issue of multiple addictions and addiction interaction disorder which seem to be neglected areas in addiction practice.