How To Help A Loved One With An Addiction [part of Addiction Online Lifeline]

This podcast series is based on a Family programme I designed a few years ago. It was requested by an Outpatient Treatment Centre in Cape town. They wanted to orientate family and friends of the addict to get information and insight to help themselves and the person in recovery (during and after treatment). I designed a presentation and wrote a workbook which became the backbone to these podcasts. My book based on the workshop entitled: You Can't Live In The Dark - How to help a loved one with an addiction - is pending publication. 

IMPORTANT: Email me to put you on the notification list for the launch: peterguess1@gmail.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction - This is my story… 

SECTION ONE 

2. Understanding Addiction 

The Disease Concept

The Causes Of Addiction

A Theoretical Model: The Three Circles Of Causality 

High Risk Factors 

SECTION TWO 

3. Understanding Recovery - The ABC's of 12 step programmes 

4. Guidelines for Intervention 

5. Guidelines for Family Recovery 

- Picking up your life

- Detaching with love

- Setting Boundaries (including an initial phase of ad hoc testing - for substance abuse disorders)

- Tough Love & Consequences 

SECTION THREE 

6. Concluding Thoughts 

7. Where To From Here? 

REFERENCES, RESOURCES AND RECOVERY TOOLS

Thank you for reading. If you have questions, views and any feedback, please contact me

Peter Guess

WhatsApp +27 65 229 3040

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