UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM AND ADDRESSING DENIAL. What Does Abuse/Addiction Mean to Me? Problem Identification. Where Am I? Understanding Family History. Identifying Social/Cultural Influences and Pressures to Drink/Use. IDENTIFYING GOALS AND MOTIVATION FOR RECOVERY. What Would My Ideal Life Look Like? What Did I Want to Be When I Grew Up? What Do I Want for My Children? What Price Am I Willing To Pay?: Examining Consequences and Identifying My "Bottom." Making a Yet List: Consequences of Continuing Addictive Lifestyles. IDENTIFYING STRENGTHS, RESOURCES, AND METHODS. What Already Works?: Identifying Proven Problems-Solving Skills and Strenghts. Who Can Help Me?: Identifying and Building My Support Network. What Works for Other People?: Learning from Recovery Role Models. Identifying and Using Community Resources. Using Books, Videos, Audiotapes, and Other Media Resources. PLANNING STRATGEIES AND TAKING ACTION. Meeting My Needs: Alternatives to Substance Use. Using My Support Network. Stress Management. Communication Skills. Taking Care of Myself: Physical and Emotional Self-Care. Personal Recovery Planning. Changing Self-Talk. Setting and Maintaining Boundaries. Working through Shame. MEASURING PROGRESS. How Far Have I Come? Feedback Log: What Do Others See Changing? Understanding and Coping with Post-Acute Withdrawal. Setting and Pursuing Goals in Recovery. PREVENTING RELAPSE. Identifying Relapse Triggers and Cues: Situations and Feelings. Early Warning Signs of Relapse: Red Flags. Putting It All Together: Relapse Prevention Planning. Handling Crisis. Map of Recovery: Planning Aftercare. Taking Daily Inventory. Defense Mechanisms. ADDRESSING OTHER DISORDERS RELATED TO ADDICTION. Dual Diagnosis: Coping with Addiction and Mood Disorders or Bereavement. Dual Diagnosis: Coping with Addiction and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or Other Anxiety Disorders. Dual Diagnosis: Coping with Addiction and Thought Disorders. Dual Diagnosis: Coping with Addiction and Other Serious Medical Problems. Understanding, Identifying, and Addressing Nonchemical Addictions. Understanding, Identifying, and Addressing Codependent Behaviors. SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS FOR WORK WITH TWELVE-STEP PROGRAMS. Twelve-Step Meeting Review/Critique Form. Understanding Spirituality. Step One: Understanding Powerlessness. Step Two: Finding Hope. Step Three: Deciding to Turn It Over. Steps Four and Five: Personal Inventory. Steps Six and Seven: Spiritual and Emotional Change. Steps Eight and Nine: Making Amends. Steps Ten through Twelve: Continued Growth. Finding and Working with a Twelve-Step Sponsor. Finding a Home Group. Balancing My Twelve-Step Program, My Family Life, and My Work Life. Bibliography and Suggested Reading. Quick Cross-Reference Problem/Assignment Guide. About the Disk.
