Co-dependency and Families; Discussion: Impact of Codependency on Addiction Recovery

Required Readings

Doweiko, H. E. (2019). Concepts of chemical dependency (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage.

Chapter 22, "Codependency and Enabling" (pp. 313-321)

Chapter 23, “Substance Use Disorders and the Family” (pp. 304-312)

Gibson, B. (2016). A harrowing journey through codependency. Perspectives, 24(2), 3.

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Margasiński, A. (2017). Psychological roles of young adults growing up in alcoholic and non-alcoholic families measured by Family Roles Questionnaire. Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, 30(1), 13-40.

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Sharma, R. (2016). Role of Family relationship in child rearing of drug addiction afflicted vs normal families. Indian Journal of Health & Wellbeing, 7(8), 807-809.

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Stenzel, W. (2018). Co-Dependency, a metastatic disease. Human Development, 39(1), 74–87.

Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012b). Counseling session 3. [Multimedia file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Document: "Counseling session 3" Transcript (PDF)

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Post two examples of ways that family members might demonstrate codependent behavior with a client with problems with addiction. Explain how such behavior might impact addiction recovery. Provide one strategy for addressing these codependent behaviors. Support your response using the resources and the current literature.