Stephen G. Biddulph Resources

Adolescent Recovery Plan: Continuing Care

by Stephen G. Biddulph (Hazelden Foundation, 2001)

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Summary:

“Continuing care” is the time when an adolescent leaves residential substance abuse recovery treatment and the close supervision of staff.  Although it may be a time of uncertainty and discomfort for both the teen and the family, it doesn’t have to result in relapse and failure.  A recovery plan and positive support system are the keys to avoiding relapse.  The Adolescent Recovery Plan Workbook reinforces recovery principles, emphasizes the teen’s positive qualities, and teaches how to replace drugs with a full, healthy and happy lifestyle.  It contains five lessons, each teaching truths about recovery, what the truth really means to a teen’s recovery, and how to apply the truth to the teen’s recovery.  Each lesson ends with a family-team contract that parents, siblings, sponsors, therapists, group members and friends can sign as a commitment to support each other in the teen’s recovery process as he/she seeks to live by the truths taught in the lesson.  The five lessons are:

·        Taking Responsibility: Who is responsible for the adolescent’s recovery?

·        Keeping My Eyes Open: Developing an awareness of the warning signs of relapse.

·        Keeping My Heart Open: Developing skills to keep a positive attitude and commitment to recovery.

·        Keeping My Mind Open: Helping an adolescent develop positive thoughts, positive feelings, and positive behaviors.

·        Keeping My Soul Open: Helping an adolescent develop spiritual awareness.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

Hazelden is one of the preeminent publishers of substance abuse recovery materials.  Additionally, the author was a supervising therapist and director of adolescent substance abuse and addictions treatment and is a national seminar lecturer.  This workbook takes a family-team approach that has proven to be effective in preventing