Authors: Timothy J. O'Farrell, William Fals-Stewart
ISBN-13: 9781593853242, ISBN-10: 1593853246
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Guilford Publications, Inc.
Date Published: August 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
Timothy J. O’Farrell, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is also Director of the Families and Addiction Program and the Counseling for Alcoholics’ Marriages (CALM) Project at the VA Boston Healthcare System.
William Fals-Stewart, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, a principal scientist at RTI International, and Director of the Addiction and Family Research Group.
This eminently practical guide presents an empirically supported approach for treating people with substance abuse problems and their spouses or domestic partners. Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) explicitly focuses on both substance use and relationship issues, and is readily compatible with 12-step approaches. Provided are all the materials needed to introduce BCT; implement a recovery contract to support abstinence; work with clients to increase positive activities, improve communication, and reduce relapse risks; and deal with special treatment challenges. Appendices include a session-by-session treatment manual and 70 reproducible checklists, forms, and client education posters. The large-size format and lay-flat binding facilitate photocopying and enhance the book's clinical utility.
1 | An introduction to behavioral couples therapy for alcoholism and drug abuse | 1 |
2 | Engaging the couple : initial couple sessions | 27 |
3 | Building support for abstinence : the daily recovery contract | 47 |
4 | Other support for abstinence | 75 |
5 | Increasing positive couple and family activities | 92 |
6 | Improving communication, part I : listener and speaker skills | 112 |
7 | Improving communication, part II : resolving changes, conflicts, and problems | 137 |
8 | Continuing recovery : maintenance and relapse prevention | 161 |
9 | Challenges in BCT, part I : separated and dual-problem couples | 188 |
10 | Challenges in BCT, part II : violence and other issues | 209 |
11 | Enhancements to BCT | 229 |
12 | Implementing BCT in the real world | 245 |
App. A | A 12-session BCT treatment manual | 267 |
App. B | Posters used in BCT | 355 |
App. C | Forms used in BCT | 385 |
App. D | Suggested resources | 419 |