The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends: Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved One Make Positive Change

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A practical and compassionate approach for helping your loved one change. If you have a loved one who is struggling with alcohol or other drugs, you may have feelings of frustration, anger, fear, or sadness. You may also feel powerless and unsure of how to help them, and how best to support them over time. You don't have to try a "tough love" approach or wait for your loved one to "hit rock bottom" before taking action. You can be a force for positive change in your loved one's life. This compassionate guide will show you how. From the authors of Beyond Addiction, this healing and supportive workbook offers practical, evidence-based skills to help you address substance use or other compulsive behaviors with your loved one in a productive way--without creating conflict. You'll also gain a greater understanding for their struggle, and learn essential strategies for improving communication and coping with your own feelings. Whether your loved one seems reluctant to change, or is actively seeking support, this workbook will give you the tools needed to help them on their journey. Using the authors' Invitation to Change approach, you'll discover: How to understand substance-using behaviors from a new perspective How to approach the problem without judgment How to open lines of communication How to set respectful limits How to live with pain and still stay connected How compassion is key to helping your loved one--and you!

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. Kenneth Carpenter, PhD, is director of training for the CMC and CMC: Foundation for Change. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and research scientist, and has held academic and research scientist positions at New York-based universities and state agencies. Carpenter has received federal and private foundation grant money for investigating the psychological, behavioral, and neurobiological factors associated with substance use, and developing evidence-based motivational and cognitive behavioral strategies for helping individuals make important lifestyle changes. Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is cofounder and clinical director of the CMC 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 dissemination of evidence-based ideas and strategies to professionals and loved ones of persons struggling with substance use through the Invitation to Change approach. Wilkens coauthored the award-winning book, Beyond Addiction with Jeff Foote, and coauthored a user-friendly workbook for parents, The Parent's 20 Minute Guide.

"The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends provides excellent guidance for people who deeply care for someone problematically using substances. As a psychologist, I've consulted with world-class clinics whose main aim is helping people with substance concerns, and I wish I had this workbook as a resource to train professionals and laypersons about these effective techniques for change. The authors provide a great deal of practical, impactful support and direction for you." --D.J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D, founder of Pickslyde Consulting, and coauthor of ACT in Practice--D.J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D "An essential, empathetic, evidence-based, and hopeful guide for loved ones of people with addiction who want to help but often either don't know how or have been poorly advised about what actually works." --Maia Szalavitz, author of Undoing Drugs, contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and author or coauthor of seven other books--Maia Szalavitz "From the opening paragraph it's clear these authors know what they are talking about! They bring a fresh, scientific, and underused perspective to the crucial subject of helping a loved one address addictive problems. They balance a focus on taking care of yourself, and engaging in new and targeted efforts to help your loved one. This workbook sets a new standard for how to educate families about these issues." --Tom Horvath, PhD, cofounder and past president of SMART Recovery; president of Practical Recovery Psychology Group; and author of Sex, Drugs, Gambling, and Chocolate--Tom Horvath, PhD "If someone you love is harmfully using drugs, have you been told there's nothing you can do? It's just not true. The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Families and Friends is a compassionate road map for family and friends to follow, offering an impressive array of evidence-based tools explained in everyday language. Its Invitation to Change approach is just that: an invitation to consider and try out various practical things you can do to make a difference. It blends science and kindness with a wealth of clinical experience in helping people change." --William R. Miller, PhD, emeritus distinguished professor of psychology and psychiatry at The University of New Mexico, and author of Motivational Interviewing and On Second Thought--William R. Miller, PhD "It looks like the Center for Motivation and Change has done it again. They have updated and enhanced their information regarding the best ways to work with individuals who have problems with substance use. Covering several evidence-based treatments, they have beautifully created a way for all substance-use providers to learn and use state-of-the-art, down-to-earth information. This is a workbook that should be on your desk." --Robert J. Meyers, PhD, emeritus associate professor of psychology at The University of New Mexico; director of Robert J. Meyers, PhD & Associates; and creator of Community Reinforcement and Family Training--Robert J. Meyers, PhD "One of the most overlooked aspects of the experience of those who are tangential to recovery--those that have a partner or child or friend or family member that struggle with addiction--is how much of a growth opportunity it can be for them personally; and in fact is a requirement for any kind of transformation to take place. There is a dearth of dynamic and effective resources available for this population; this workbook is the gold standard. If you want to put compassionate, effective, transformational, and evidence-based practices into use to help both yourself and your loved one, you absolutely need this workbook." --Holly Whitaker, author of Quit Like a Woman--Holly Whitaker "Sorely neglected in the world of addiction treatment are families and other loved ones of people who struggle with misuse of substances. For the first time, in The Beyond Addition Workbook for Family and Friends, three solid, science-based approaches shown to have greater benefit than those traditionally used in addiction treatment are woven together to bring about lasting change. From strategies to improve communication to ways to invite loved ones to enter treatment to using positive reinforcement in order to get the behavior you want, this workbook is loaded with practical, self-paced guide sheets and wisdom that will help families, friends, treatment professionals, and educators." --Anne M. Fletcher, MS, author of Inside Rehab, Sober for Good, the Thin for Life books, and Weight Loss Confidential--Anne M. Fletcher, MS "When a loved one struggles with addiction, have you ever wondered how to keep your heart open, stay connected, be maximally helpful, and not become a martyr or an enabler? This remarkable program shows you how. Based on the solid science of mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion, this book will ease you into an entirely new mindset. Get ready to sigh with relief. Then just practice and see what happens." --Christopher Germer, PhD, instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, codeveloper of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program, and coauthor of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook--Christopher Germer, PhD "When my son was addicted, our family was in turmoil. I was desperate to help my child--to save him--but the advice I got was unhelpful and some was dangerous. If only The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends was available then. It's a godsend that can guide us from hell to healing." --David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy--David Sheff