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The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends, Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved One Make Positive Change, Jeffrey Foote, Keneth Carpenter, Carrie Wilkens

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The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends

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Jeffrey Foote, Keneth Carpenter, Carrie Wilkens

Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved One Make Positive Change

A practical and evidence-based approach that focuses on family members and friends as positive, crucial instruments of change-you can help your loved one with addiction. When you have a loved one who is addicted to alcohol or drugs, their addiction impacts the whole family-emotionally, financially, and physically. And with the widespread misuse of substances today, too many family members are experiencing its devastating effects. Research also shows that family involvement in helping a loved one with addiction is a powerful predictor of positive outcome. So, how can you help someone you love overcome addiction and create a better life? From the authors of Beyond Addiction, this healing workbook offers practical, effective, and evidence-based skills for family members who want to understand what drives their loved one's addictive behavior, learn how to discuss it without conflict, and gain the tools and strategies necessary to cope and transform the situation and their lives. This comprehensive guide will empower you to be a crucial instrument of change. Using the authors' Invitation to Change approach, you'll learn: - What drives addiction, and how to address it without condemnation - How to open lines of communication and discuss substance use without an argument - How your behavior interacts with and changes the behavior of your loved one - How your self-awareness and self-compassion are key to helping the person you care about - How to reward positive change, set respectful limits, and discourage negative behavior - How to find peace with your own complicated feelings, like sorrow and anger - Concrete ways to help on a daily basis You don't have to try a "tough love" approach, or wait for your loved one to hit rock bottom-two outdated strategies that often exacerbate the problem and can lead to unnecessary suffering. You can be a force for positive change on your loved one's journey to recovery. Let this workbook help your whole family move toward greater health and well-being-together. Addiction is a family affair, and one in four US families are impacted by its devastating effects. From the authors of the best-selling guide, Beyond Addiction, this empowering and healing workbook offers evidence-based skills for family members who want to understand what drives their loved one's addictive behavior, and learn how to discuss it without conflict. This practical, comprehensive workbook demonstrates how family members can be crucial instruments of change for loved ones struggling with substance abuse. Jeffrey Foote, PhD, is cofounder of the Center for Motivation and Change (CMC) outpatient programs in New York City, NY; Long Island, NY; and Washington, DC; and residential program CMC: Berkshires in Western Massachusetts. He is also cofounder and executive director of the CMC: Foundation for Change, a nonprofit organization with the mission of improving the dissemination of evidence-based ideas and strategies to the families of persons struggling with substance use. Additionally, he is coauthor of the award-winning book Beyond Addiction, a practical guide for families dealing with addiction and substance problems in a loved one, based on principles of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT). Foote is also a contributor to two workbooks combining strategies from CRAFT, The Parent's 20 Minute Guide and The Partner's 20 Minute Guide, which offer specific tools and practice in evidence-based strategies for helping a loved one change. Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is cofounder and clinical director of the Center for Motivation and Change in New York City, NY; Long Island, NY; and Washington, DC. She is cofounder of CMC: Berkshires, a private, inpatient/residential program employing the same treatment approaches in Western Massachusetts. She is also cofounder and president of the CMC: Foundation for Change, a nonprofit organization with the mission of improving the

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