Adolescent Relapse Prevention Workbook:
A Guide to Staying Off Drugs and Alcohol - Revised Edition
by Dennis C. Daley, Ph.D. and Charles R. Sproule, Ph.D.

 

© 1999       Paperback      35 pages

ISBN: 1-55691-175-0    

Price:  $4.00

About the Book

Adolescent Relapse Prevention Workbook zeros in on recovery for adolescents. It is divided into 14 sections which handles each important recovery/relapse issue in turn. Case examples and reflective exercises are used to focus self-understanding and insight.

Believing in the benefits of "staying clean," and in the possibility of doing so - these are two key themes. Recovery takes work, and it often involves cooperation with families, authorities, counselors and peers.

In helping teens work through their recovery, the authors show remarkable sensitivity and abundant experience. The Adolescent Relapse Prevention Workbook talks the language of the young substance abuser. It understands their unfilled social needs, their youthful impulses, their slowly developing self-disciplines, social perceptions and major motivations. Above all it shows caring support without condemnation Although recovery indeed takes work, this workbook makes a compelling case that recovery can be achieved and sustained.

Contents
 

  • Understanding the Relapse Process
  • Identifying and Handling High Risk Situations
  • Anger Management in Recovery
  • Refusing Social Pressure to Use Chemicals
  • Handling Cravings to Use Chemicals
  • Use of Leisure Time in Recovery
  • Developing Your Recovery Plan
  • Important People
  • Setting Goals
  • What to Do If a Relapse Occurs
  • Action Reminders
  • Suggested Readings

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    Editorial Reviews

    “An important guide for adolescents with alcohol or drug problems. It offers an easy way to personalize material learned in treatment sessions. This workbook offers an opportunity for the clinician to assign therapeutic homework in a systematic way.”  --Helena A. Rampala, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, NIAAA Adolescent Alcohol Treatment Project Coordinator, Spalding University, Louisville, KY

    “This interactive guide provides the adolescent with straightforward information while engaging him or her in a process of self-awareness. It covers recovery from a broad perspective so that the adolescent is exposed to a holistic approach to change.”  –Oscar Bukstein, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Clinical Core, Pittsburgh Adolescent Research Center; Clinician; Researcher; Author; former Medical Director of an Adolescent Dual Diagnosis Program

    “Helped me realize that if I didn’t prepare for relapse, it could sneak in the back door and mess me up again.”  –Dan, age 16, alcohol and drug problem