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Professor: Rosa and Class: Drinking Stage

You raise some great points about the lack of motivation for change in the drinking stage. Class, Denial and resistance are fiercely protected as defense mechanisms. What are some strategies for motivating clients to explore options for change? As always, response is optional. A substantive response can count towards participation.

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Professor: Treadway's Steps

Treadway offers six basic steps to an intervention plan: assessment, alcoholism education, preparing data and formulating the treatment plan, the rehearsal, the intervention, and the follow up.

As you review these steps, for which step would like to get more experience and training? What is a plan for developing this skill? As always response is optional but a substantive response can count towards participation.

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Professor: Kimberly and Class: Resource on Transition Phase and Families

Please check out this excellent resource

http://www.nacoa.net/families.htm

How was this article helpful to you in understanding the dynamics of the transition stage? What might you do or say to help with this phase?

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Professor: Self-Care from a Biblical Perspective

Often family members of an addict believe that they should focus on the addict at the cost of their own self-care.

Here is an interesting article that explores biblical verses that address self-care. I look forward to reading your thoughts. As always, response is optional.

http://www.nacr.org/wordpress/90/codependency-and-self-care.

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Re: Topic 5 DQ 1

Compare the characteristics of the drinking stage and the transition stage of recovery. How are the treatment goals and interventions similar? How are they different?

 Not every person struggling with alcohol abuse will go through the phases or display all of the symptoms. The stages work with assessing their alcohol consumption and prevent future issues. When focusing on the drinking stage, it’s important that the therapist also focus on the belief system of the rest of the family. Focusing on the drinking behavior is key first. It is imperative for the drinker to begin abstinence. Attempts are made to help the drinker get insight into why life has become for so many in the family unit unstable. In the final analysis, it is up to the drinker to begin the process of recovery. The transition stage is a more complex stage. The drinker is no longer drinking and family may struggle with the transition of living through the end to the beginning of abstinence. During this stage the therapist must help guide the alcoholic to realize the loss of self control with their drinking and with this understanding, help the alcoholic realize that they must reach out to help. Treatment goals include focusing intensely on staying dry, stabilize out of control environments and allow the family support system to collapse and remain collapsed. These interventions are very similar and different in ways. It is important to understand details of the stages.

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Good afternoon Kim,