Treating Individuals with Addictive Disorders

Integrating client stories, research, and evidence-based strategies, this workbook offers educational information, clinical tools, and coping techniques to assist addiction patients on the journey toward recovery.

Donald Meichenbaum, PhD, is one of the founders of cognitive behavior therapy and was voted "one of the ten most influential psychotherapists of the 20th century." He has consulted at Addiction Treatment Centers for thirty years.

MODULE I. THE STORIES WE TELL MODULE II. PSYCHO-EDUCATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW MODULE III. COLLABORATIVE GOAL-SETTING: WAYS TO NURTURE HOPE MODULE IV. WAYS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR EMOTIONAL COPING TOOL BOX MODULE V. WAYS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR COGNITIVE COPING TOOL BOX MODULE VI. WAYS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR INTERPERSONAL COPING TOOLBOX MODULE VII. SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS MEANING-MAKING ACTIVITIES MODULE VIII. ATTENDING TO YOUR PERSONAL CLINICAL NEEDS: WAYS TO BOLSTER YOUR RESILIENCE MODULE IX. RELAPSE PREVENTION SKILLS MODULE X. ACTIVE AFTER CARE APPENDIX A: Treatment of Individuals with Substance Abuse Disorders: What Works? APPENDIX B: Taking Stock: An "Honest" Assessment of Your Motivation to Change APPENDIX C: How to Choose a Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for Individuals with Substance Abuse Disorders