Overcoming Alcohol Problems A Couples-Focused Program

by McCrady, Barbara S.; Epstein, Elizabeth E.

• ISBN13: 9780195322750
• ISBN10: 0195322754
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

If you or your partner is dealing with an alcohol problem, the program outlined in this book can help you both. Over the course of 12 sessions with a therapist, the drinking partner will be taught various skills and strategies for quitting drinking, as well as dealing with high-risk solutions in which there is strong temptation to drink. Throughout the program, the non-drinking partner will learn how to provide support and change certain behaviors that may contribute to the drinking partner's problem. As a couple, you will practice communication skills and participate in pleasant activities in order to improve your relationship and enhance intimacy. You and your partner will work together to overcome the drinking problem once and for all. Teamwork and dedication are required for a successful outcome. If you and your partner are willing to work together, you will no doubt find yourselves on the way to a healthier and happier relationship at the end of the treatment. Treatments ThatWork TM represents the gold standard of behavioral healthcare interventions! · All programs have been rigorously tested in clinical trials and are backed by years of research · A prestigious scientific advisory board, led by series Editor-In-Chief David H. Barlow, reviews and evaluates each intervention to ensure that it meets the highest standard of evidence so you can be confident that you are using the most effective treatment available to date · Our books are reliable and effective and make it easy for you to provide your clients with the best care available · Our corresponding workbooks contain psychoeducational information, forms and worksheets, and homework assignments to keep clients engaged and motivated · A companion website (www.oup.com/us/ttw) offers downloadable clinical tools and helpful resources · Continuing Education (CE) Credits are now available on select titles in collaboration with PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction / Rationale / Self-Recording (Session 1)2. Functional Analysis / Noticing Positive Behavior (Session 2)3. High-Risk Hierarchy / Self-Management Plans / Partner Functional Analysis Part I (Session 3)4. Partner Functional Analysis Part II / Enhancing Motivation to Change (Session 4)5. Dealing with Urges / Decreasing Partner Triggers (Session 5)6. Rearranging Behavioral Consequences / Shared Activities (Session 6)7. Dealing with Alcohol-Related Thoughts / Communication Part I (Session 7)8. Drink Refusal / Communication Part II (Session 8)9. Partner Role in Drink Refusal / Communication Part III / Relapse Prevention Part I (Session 9)10. Problem Solving / Relapse Prevention Part II (Session 10)11. Relapse Prevention Part III / Acceptance Framework (Session 11)12. Review / Relapse Prevention Part IV (Session 12)Client Self-Monitoring CardsPartner Recording Cards