Addiction/Recovery

Addiction Recovery Podcast

EvanDonovan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:41:42 -0600

TechMission's UrbanMinistry.org and its partners provide talks on recovery from addiction.

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Course 417 - Group Counseling Practices

jarboe — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:34:12 -0600

Course 417 - Group Counseling Practices

Professor: Dr. Gail Vaughn

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Course 411 - Recovery Dynamics

jarboe — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:06:06 -0600

Course 411 - Recovery Dynamics (3 Credits)

Drug and Alcohol Addiction Statistics

EvanDonovan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:03:45 -0600

In 2001, almost 17 million Americans aged 12 or older abused or were dependent on either alcohol or illicit drugs (NHSDA, Substance Abuse or Dependence).
The highest rate of abuse or dependence on alcohol or illicit drugs was among 21 year olds (ibid.).
Among full-time workers aged 18 to 49 in 2000, 8.1 percent reported past month heavy alcohol use, and 7.8 percent reported past month illicit drug use (NHSDA, Substance Use, Dependence or Abuse among Full-Time Workers).
Based on SAMHSA's National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, in 2001 more than 6 million children lived wi
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Substance Abuse Topics

EvanDonovan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:04:48 -0500

EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS TOPIC
Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse Prevention (37)

Islam Provides Remedy to Alcoholism

Key Elements of Effective Drug Prevention Curricula

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12 Step Programs and Curricula (17)

Twelve Jewish Steps to Recovery

The Twelve Steps: A Spiritual Kindergarten

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Resources for Recovery Programs (40)

Role of the Mosque in Confronting the Epidemic of Substance Abuse

Samaritan Inns

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Orientation and Intervention (12)

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

National Black Alcoholism & Addictions Council

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Three simple ideas to raising better kids

Joemcmahon — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:18:39 -0500

Three ideas to raising better kids.

Curriculum Review of The Twelve Steps - A Spiritual Journey

EvanDonovan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:34:46 -0500

Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

EvanDonovan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:12:43 -0500

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Love First: a New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

by Jeff Jay and Debra Jay (Hazelden,2000)

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Summary:

Love First is an extremely thorough guide for families and friends who want to intervene on behalf of an alcoholic or otherwise chemically dependent loved one. The authors believe that love for the troubled person should be the central focus of the intervention and should be communicated as such. The book covers multiple topics:

an overview of alcoholism and other drug addictions, including popular misconceptions and scientific facts concerning the diseases;
the responses, feelings, and problems the family experiences as a result of the dependency and how to detach from an addict;
how to prepare for an intervention;
how to conduct an intervention; and
what to do after the invention.

This book integrates scientific and psychological facts about alcoholism and other addictions, statistical analysis, real-life examples from the authors' experiences, and advice for everyone concerned in the intervention. The authors include a tools section which details and helps readers think through the various stages of intervention, ensuring they cover all the issues. The tools include:

signs of alcoholism and drug abuse checklist,
signs of alcoholism and drug abuse checklist for older persons,
signs of alcoholism and drug abuse in your teenager,
list for building an intervention team,
planner for every detail for the intervention (including the team's information, financial details, treatment center information, addict's background information, etc.)
checklist for planning a successful intervention,
examples of enabling behaviors of friends and family members,
advice for evaluating treatment centers
answers for possible objections addict may give to treatment during intervention
examples of ultimatums to give the addict (e.g., refusing to lend money, provide shelter and care, etc.).

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

This book is extremely thorough, clear, and easy-to-read. Friends and family of addicts should feel comforted by the clear direction they will find in this book. It offers them many of the tools they need and provides contact information to those who can lead them further.

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Curriculum Review of Adolescent Recovery Plan

EvanDonovan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:53:20 -0500

SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCE

Curriculum Review of Adolescent Recovery Plan: Continuing Care

By Sarah Barton (Sagamore Institute Faith in Communities, 2005)

Adolescent Recovery Plan: Continuing Care is a workbook designed for teens that have been in treatment for substance abuse and are returning to their homes and communities. Because they will no longer be under the close supervision of the staff of the treatment facility, it is essential that they accept and follow recovery principles. This workbook will assist them in their recovery and help them to replace their substance use with a healthy lifestyle.

The premise of this workbook is that an adolescent should be supported by a family-team made up of drug- and alcohol-free people who will care about and encourage his recovery. The teen is responsible for choosing his own team, which should include family members, counselors, sponsors from Twelve Step programs and other supportive individuals. The workbook contains some exercises the teen will complete individually and others that are designed to be completed by the teen and his family-team as a group.

The workbook is organized into five lessons. Each lesson is divided into Goals, Why, What, and How sections. The Goals sections provide a brief explanation of what the teen should gain from the lesson. The Why sections contain an explanation of why achieving this goal is important to the teen's recovery. What sections set forth recovery principles and are followed by How exercises aimed at assisting the teen and his family-team to apply the principles to their lives. Each lesson concludes with a family-team contract committing the teen and the members of the team to apply the principles in the lesson and support the teen's recovery.

Lesson One is entitled Taking Responsibility. It helps the teen to examine both his own responsibility for his recovery and his need for the support of others.

Lesson Two, Keeping My Eyes Open, provides the teen with the information and skills necessary to identify the warning signs of relapse and to develop values and standards supportive of his recovery.

Lesson Three is entitled Keeping My Heart Open and is geared toward helping the teen to gain powers essential to his recovery: sobriety, trust, self-esteem, self-discovery, and a healthy lifestyle.

Lesson Four is called Keeping My Mind Open. This lesson will assist the recovering teen to develop positive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and improve his relationships with others.

Lesson Five, Keeping My Soul Open, helps the teen to develop his spirituality.

The workbook concludes with a section in which the teen will write a commitment to his own future.

A complete Adolescent Recovery Plan curriculum, including a facilitator's guide, video and other materials is available from

www.hazelden.org.

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Celebrate Recovery Leader's Guide

EvanDonovan — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:51:56 -0500

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Celebrate Recovery Leader's Guide

by John Baker (Zondervan Publishing House, 1998)

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Summary:

The Celebrate Recovery Leader's Guide describes how to implement a Celebrate Recovery ministry in a church. This program is based on eight principles from the Beatitudes. The Guide begins with an Introduction that:

suggests ways to launch a 90-day kick-off strategy for the ministry;
offers 7 keys to starting a recovery ministry and keeping it growing; and
describes meeting formats for small and large groups.

The Leader's Guide contains teaching material for each of the 25 group sessions and also includes a testimony that corresponds to the previous session.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

This curriculum was developed by John Baker, a recovering alcoholic who is the pastor of ministries at the Saddleback Church. This book is an essential for any member of a congregation who wants to be a leader in a Celebrate Recovery ministry. Faith leaders might also want consider obtaining the complete Celebrate Recovery Curriculum. It includes this Leader's Guide, all four Study Guides, a 20 minute video message to the pastor, and Saddleback Senior Pastor Rick Warren's Road to Recovery sermon series in print, audio, and diskette formats.

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