Beyond addiction : how science and kindness help people change : a guide families / Jeffrey Foote, PHD, Carrie Wilkens, PHD, and Nicole Kosanke, PHD ; with Stephanie Higgs.
"The most innovative leaders in progressive addiction treatment in the US offer a groundbreaking, science-based guide to helping loved ones overcome addiction problems and compulsive behaviors.The New Road to Recovery eschews the theatrics of interventions and tough love to show family and friends how they can use kindness, positive reinforcement, and motivational and behavioral strategies to help their loved ones change. Drawing on forty collective years of research and decades of clinical experience, the authors present the best practical advice science has to offer. Delivered with warmth, optimism, and humor, The New Road to Recovery defines a new, empowered role for friends and family and a paradigm shift for the field. Learn how to tap the transformative power of relationships for positive change, guided by exercises and examples. Practice what really works in therapy and in everyday life and discover many different treatment options along with tips for navigating the system. And have hope: this guide is designed not only to help someone change, but to help someone want to change"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476709475
- Physical Description: xiv, 315 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Scribner edition
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2014.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part 1 What to Know -- 1 What Is Addiction? 27 -- 2 Motivation: Why Do People Change? 44 -- 3 Change: How Do People Change? 69 -- Part 2 How to Cope -- 4 Start Where You Are 89 -- 5 Self-Care I: Damage Control 102 -- 6 Have Your Limits 119 -- Part 3 How to Help -- 7 Start Where They Are 133 -- 8 Goals (and Problems) 142 -- 9 Positive Communication 157 -- 10 Reinforcement: The Driver of Change 174 -- 11 Consequences 191 -- 12 Treatment Options 207 -- 13 Suggesting Treatment 236 -- 14 During Treatment 247 -- Part 4 Live Your Life -- 15 Self-Care II: Building a Life 269.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | 616.8603 BEY (Text) | 33114017450602 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"The most innovative leaders in progressive addiction treatment in the US offer a groundbreaking, science-based guide to helping loved ones overcome addiction problems and compulsive behaviors.The New Road to Recovery eschews the theatrics of interventions and tough love to show family and friends how they can use kindness, positive reinforcement, and motivational and behavioral strategies to help their loved ones change. Drawing on forty collective years of research and decades of clinical experience, the authors present the best practical advice science has to offer. Delivered with warmth, optimism, and humor, The New Road to Recovery defines a new, empowered role for friends and family and a paradigm shift for the field. Learn how to tap the transformative power of relationships for positive change, guided by exercises and examples. Practice what really works in therapy and in everyday life and discover many different treatment options along with tips for navigating the system. And have hope: this guide is designed not only to help someone change, but to help someone want to change"--
