Behavioral couples therapy for alcoholism and drug abuse/
Timothy J. O'Farrell and William Fals-Stewart
- New York: Guilford Press, c2006.
- xii, 436 p.
1. An Introduction to Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -- WHAT IS BCT? -- ENGAGING THE COUPLE AND STARTING BCT HOW BCT SUPPORTS ABSTINENCE HOW BCT IMPROVES RELATIONSHIPS CONTINUING RECOVERY IN BCT WHO ARE APPROPRIATE CLIENTS FOR BCT? HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE BCT COUNSELOR EFFECTIVENESS OF BCT PREVIEW OF THIS BOOK FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
2. Engaging the Couple: Initial Couple Sessions GETTING THE PATIENT AND SPOUSE TO AN INITIAL COUPLE MEETING -- THE INITIAL COUPLE SESSION TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF STARTING BCT. 4. Other Support for Abstinence REVIEW SUBSTANCE USE OR URGES TO USE SINCE LAST SESSION -- DECREASE EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS ADDRESS STRESSFUL LIFE PROBLEMS DECREASE SPOUSE BEHAVIORS THAT TRIGGER OR REWARD USE -- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SUMMARY -- 5. Increasing Positive Couple and Family Activities CATCH YOUR PARTNER DOING SOMETHING NICE SHARED REWARDING ACTIVITIES CARING DAY CASE EXAMPLE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SUMMARY 6. Improving Communication, Part I: Listener and Speaker Skills INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION SKILLS TRAINING. COMMUNICATION SESSIONS EFFECTIVE LISTENING SKILLS EFFECTIVE SPEAKING SKILLS: EXPRESSING FEELINGS DIRECTLY USING "I" MESSAGES CASE EXAMPLE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SUMMARY 7. Improving Communication, Part II Resolving Changes, Conflicts, and Problems NEGOTIATING RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENTS TO BRING ABOUT REQUESTED CHANGES CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SUMMARY 8. Continuing Recovery: Maintenance and Relapse Prevention -- CONTINUING RECOVERY PLAN -- ACTION PLAN TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE RELAPSE. COUPLE CHECKUP VISITS FOR CONTINUING CONTACT COUPLES RELAPSE PREVENTION SESSIONS COUPLE AND FAMILY ISSUES IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -- SUMMARY 9. Challenges in BCT, Part I: Separated and Dual-Problem Couples COUPLES WHO ARE SEPARATED WHEN YOU FIRST SEE THEM COUPLES WHO SEPARATE AFTER STARTING BCT DUAL-PROBLEM COUPLES: UNDERSTANDING THEIR TREATMENT NEEDS DUAL-PROBLEM COUPLES: WHEN BOTH PARTNERS WANT TO CHANGE DUAL-PROBLEM COUPLES: WHEN ONLY ONE PARTNER WANTS TO CHANGE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SUMMARY. GAINING COMMITMENT AND STARTING BCT TYPICAL SEQUENCE AND STRUCTURE OF BCT SESSIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SUMMARY 3. Building Support for Abstinence: The Daily Recovery Contract RECOVERY CONTRACT CASE EXAMPLE COMPONENTS OF THE RECOVERY CONTRACT SPECIFIC STEPS TO ESTABLISH THE RECOVERY CONTRACT INCLUDING SELF-HELP MEETINGS AND DRUG SCREENS IN THE CONTRACT -- RECOVERY-RELATED MEDICATIONS AS PART OF THE CONTRACT COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE RECOVERY CONTRACT
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Marital psychotherapy--Alcoholism--Treatment Drug abuse--Treatment