What Is the Best Alcohol Treatment? ~A. Tom Horvath, Ph.D., ABPP There are three myths about alcohol treatment, according to some of the foremost researchers in the area, led by psychologist William R. Miller (Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches: Effective Alternatives, 3rd edition, edited by Hester & Miller, published in 2003 by Allyn & Bacon). [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Family & Friends’
January 15th, 2013
Three Addiction Treatment Myths
Posted in Family & Friends, Support SMART 
Tags: addiction, addiction recovery, alcoholism, Family & Friends, Tom Horvath 
9 Comments »November 20th, 2012
SMART Recovery Handbook for Family & Friends
SMART Recovery for People Affected by the Addictive Behavior of a Loved One As anyone who has lived with the addiction of a loved one knows, the impact of addiction on other family members can be substantial, even severe. Family members, often overwhelmed by confusion, shame, guilt, fear or other powerful emotions, may have little [...]
June 19th, 2012
When a Loved One is Addicted
How Family & Friends Can Help Practical Recovery Can people get addicted to alcohol? Yes. But as a spouse, you can help your husband cut back on his drinking. In fact, the suggestions outlined below could be used to help anyone stop or cut back on… ANY addictive behavior! But to keep it simple, we [...]
April 26th, 2011
Introducing SMART Recovery® Podcasts
SMART Recovery® is pleased to announce that podcasts of special events are now available for listening online. Recently added: Robert J. Meyers, Ph.D., “Support For A Loved One With Addiction”Dr. Meyers speaks to the SMART community about an effective approach for influencing a loved one with addiction to seek treatment. Dr. Meyers is co-author of [...]
Posted in Coping With Urges, Family & Friends, Managing Thoughts Tags: addiction recovery, Bob Meyers, Concerned Significant Other, CSO, Family & Friends, podcasts, problem solving, REBT, recovery Comments OffApril 5th, 2011
Guest Speaker: Robert J. Meyers, Ph.D.
Dr. Robert J. Meyers, creator of the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) treatment approach, long-term practitioner in the field of addiction recovery, and co-author of the book Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading and Threatening, will be a special Guest Speaker at the Monday, April 18th SMART Recovery online meeting for [...]
Posted in Family & Friends Tags: addiction recovery, Bob Meyers, Concerned Significant Other, CRAFT, CSO, enabling, Family & Friends, podcasts, support 1 Comment »February 17th, 2011
Supporting Recovery Without Enabling
In Epidemics, Hippocrates said, “Make a habit of two things–to help, or at least to do no harm.” How can we apply that idea to helping family and friends with addictions? When we care about individuals who are trying to overcome addictions, we often face dilemmas in how best to help them. For instance, if [...]
Posted in Family & Friends Tags: addiction recovery, Concerned Significant Other, CSO, enabling, Family & Friends, recovery, support, Tom Horvath 7 Comments »February 13th, 2011
Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening
A Book Review by Henry Steinberger, Ph.D. To help people seeking sobriety for their loved ones, Get Your Loved One Sober offers a revolutionary program: The Community Reinforcement And Family Training (CRAFT) intervention. The subtitle, Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening more aptly describes what this book is about. Getting a loved one into treatment [...]
Posted in Family & Friends Tags: addiction, Bob Meyers, Concerned Significant Other, CRAFT, CSO, enabling, Family & Friends, Henry Steinberger, recovery, support 9 Comments »
