The Twelve Step Facilitation Handbook

by Nowinski, Joseph; Baker, Stuart

• ISBN13: 9781592855452
• ISBN10: 1592855458
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-31
• Publisher: Hazelden

Summary

The Twelve-Step Facilitation (TSF) Handbook documents the efficacy of TSF as proven in Project MATCH, a study that found it as effective as motivational enhancement and cognitive-behavioral treatment.

Millions of people put their faith in the Twelve Steps every day. As a treatment provider, however, you need more than faith: you need proof to show accountability. The Twelve-Step Facilitation Handbook documents the efficacy of Twelve Step Facilitation (TSF) as proven in Project MATCH, a nationwide study that found TSF as effective as motivational enhancement and cognitive-behavioral treatment. Suitable for group or individual treatment programs. Twelve Step Facilitation is now listed on SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

Author Biography

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized clinical psychologist and author. View "Dr. Joe's" books on Amazon.com and read his articles and blogs on the Huffington Post, TheFix, and Psychology Today web sites. He has held positions as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, and Associate Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Connecticut. After retiring from the University of Connecticut Dr. Nowinski accepted a position as Assistant Professor at the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies, where he teaches Advanced Twelve Step Facilitation. He is currently in independent practice in Tolland Connecticut. Telephone consultation with Dr. Nowinski is available. Contact [e-mail] for details.