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BRENDA S. LENZ, MS, builds and facilitates therapy programs for adult and adolescent addicts as well as chemically dependent women. A practicing therapist and experienced educator with a graduate degree in counseling, Lenz has taught undergraduate courses on substance abuse and health-related issues for several years. She is coauthor with James Finley of The Chemical Dependence Treatment Documentation Sourcebook.

What Does Abuse/Addiction Mean to Me?

Problem Identification.

Where Am I?

Understanding Family History.

Identifying Social/Cultural Influences and Pressures to Drink/Use.

IDENTIFYING GOALS AND MOTIVATION FOR RECOVERY.

What Would My Ideal Life Look Like?

What Did I Want to Be When I Grew Up?

What Do I Want for My Children?

What Price Am I Willing To Pay?: Examining Consequences and Identifying My "Bottom."

Making a Yet List: Consequences of Continuing Addictive Lifestyles.

IDENTIFYING STRENGTHS, RESOURCES, AND METHODS.

What Already Works?: Identifying Proven Problems-Solving Skills and Strenghts.

Who Can Help Me?: Identifying and Building My Support Network.

What Works for Other People?: Learning from Recovery Role Models.

Identifying and Using Community Resources.

Using Books, Videos, Audiotapes, and Other Media Resources.

PLANNING STRATGEIES AND TAKING ACTION.

Meeting My Needs: Alternatives to Substance Use.

Using My Support Network.

Stress Management.

Communication Skills.

Taking Care of Myself: Physical and Emotional Self-Care.

Personal Recovery Planning.

Changing Self-Talk.

Setting and Maintaining Boundaries.

Working through Shame.

MEASURING PROGRESS.

How Far Have I Come?

Feedback Log: What Do Others See Changing?

Understanding and Coping with Post-Acute Withdrawal.

Setting and Pursuing Goals in Recovery.

PREVENTING RELAPSE.

Identifying Relapse Triggers and Cues: Situations and Feelings.

Early Warning Signs of Relapse: Red Flags.

Putting It All Together: Relapse Prevention Planning.

Handling Crisis.

Map of Recovery: Planning Aftercare.

Taking Daily Inventory.

Defense Mechanisms.

ADDRESSING OTHER DISORDERS RELATED TO ADDICTION.

Dual Diagnosis: Coping with Addiction and Mood Disorders or Bereavement.

Dual Diagnosis: Coping with Addiction and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or Other Anxiety Disorders.

Dual Diagnosis: Coping with Addiction and Thought Disorders.

Dual Diagnosis: Coping with Addiction and Other Serious Medical Problems.

Understanding, Identifying, and Addressing Nonchemical Addictions.

Understanding, Identifying, and Addressing Codependent Behaviors.

SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS FOR WORK WITH TWELVE-STEP PROGRAMS.

Twelve-Step Meeting Review/Critique Form.

Understanding Spirituality.

Step One: Understanding Powerlessness.

Step Two: Finding Hope.

Step Three: Deciding to Turn It Over.

Steps Four and Five: Personal Inventory.

Steps Six and Seven: Spiritual and Emotional Change.

Steps Eight and Nine: Making Amends.

Steps Ten through Twelve: Continued Growth.

Finding and Working with a Twelve-Step Sponsor.

Finding a Home Group.

Balancing My Twelve-Step Program, My Family Life, and My Work Life.

Bibliography and Suggested Reading.

Quick Cross-Reference Problem/Assignment Guide.

About the Disk.