Motivating Substance Abusers to Enter Treatment by Robert J Meyers

Motivating Substance Abusers to Enter Treatment by Robert J Meyers

Filling a crucial need, this book presents Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), a time- and cost-effective therapy program oriented to individuals who want to motivate a loved one to seek help. The authors' nonconfrontational approach teaches concerned significant others (CSOs) how to change their own behavior in order to reward sobriety, discourage substance use, and ultimately to help get the substance abuser into treatment. The CSO also gains valuable skills for problem solving and self-care. Step-by-step instructions for implementing CRAFT are accompanied by helpful case examples and reproducibles.

"The authors' respectful, careful approach in working with CSOs to encourage the substance misuser into treatment or reduce misuse and improve their own lives is impressive and evidence-based.. I particularly like the style of therapeutic relationship which the book encourages... this book offers meaningful support and intervention to people living with substance misusers."-Philip Trenchard, Addiction Today

"The authors' respectful, careful approach in working with CSOs to encourage the substance misuser into treatment or reduce misuse and improve their own lives is impressive and evidence-based... I particularly like the style of therapeutic relationship which the book encourages... this book offers meaningful support and intervention to people living with substance misusers." - Philip Trenchard, Addiction Today

"This book is 'must' reading for all current and future practitioners in the field of substance abuse, and should be a required text in master's-level substance abuse courses in clinical psychology, social work, and other helping professions. In addition to reviewing the strong research base for their empirically supported treatment approach, the authors provide detailed instructions for clinical implementation. Everyone who values evidence-based practice - from students to experienced practitioners - will treasure this book." - Allen Rubin, University of Texas at Austin, USA
"This book is the first detailed description of CRAFT, written for therapists and students who are interested in learning this very effective, empirically verified approach for helping the family members and significant others of substance abusers. Drs. Smith and Meyers are the pre-eminent experts on this approach, having developed it and conducted much of the research evaluating it. Written in a style that is accessible to therapists and students with varying theoretical perspectives, this volume is an excellent text for graduate courses and continuing education workshops in clinical and counseling psychology, pastoral care, family therapy, and substance abuse." - Kimberly C. Kirby, Treatment Research Institute and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA"An outstanding resource for psychologists, social workers, and counsellors. This book shows how to help family members encourage a loved one to get help for a substance abuse problem. Years of research show that the approach described in this book works. CRAFT is more effective than our traditional methods for dealing with this difficult clinical challenge. I highly recommend it." - Timothy O'Farrell, Families and Addiction Program, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, USA

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ISBN 13	9781593850524
ISBN 10	1593850522
Title	Motivating Substance Abusers to Enter Treatment
Author	Robert J Meyers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Guilford Publications
Year published	2004-09-02
Number of pages	289
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.