Drug and alcohol counselor, creativity-guru, and humorist in one, Dr. Kim Rosenthal's Outside-the-Box Recovery Workbook is an innovative and friendly action-plan for recovery. The workbook takes the reader on a 130-page introductory journey into the world of sobriety, where relapse prevention, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and the hard work of recovery meet entertainment and creativity. That means art therapy, positive psychology, narrative therapy, and creative writing - as well as illustrations, alter egos, movies, mazes, word searches, cartoons, and a joke or two. With this book as guide, you'll learn more about:?Grieving the loss of addiction?Taking on triggers and cravings?Understanding change?Dealing with mistakes?What to do if you relapse?Setting goals and pursuing dreams?Getting to know the new you in recoveryWhether you're a professional or someone new to recovery, if you're looking for a clinical approach to addiction that's both demanding and paradoxically fun, this book was written for you. Welcome. Take off your jacket and stick around a while.Dr. Rosenthal is a board-certified psychiatrist with more than 20 years of experience helping people get past mental illness and addiction. She's licensed in Maine, Hawaii, and North Carolina and has experience working in dozens of settings, including detox units, rehabs, hospitals, clinics, forensics, geriatrics, and with our nation's veterans. She founded the Outside-the-Box Recovery movement to help providers help clients beat addiction.

This 40-page Outside-the-Box Recovery booklet helps you explore STEP ONE, where hard work and reflection meet brightly colored pages, drawing assignments, strange scenarios, and the occasional joke. It's a workbook, meaning it's only happy when tickled with a pen or pencil! Make sure to answer all questions in writing, complete the drawing exercises, and finish all puzzles. More important than that, share your answers with someone wise. There's even a section in the book for your wise person.The booklet is written for drug counselors, sponsors, and people in early recovery.

Stop the Chaos is a practical guide that identifies the telltale signs of addiction, offers suggestions for living alcohol- or drug-free, and teaches the skills necessary for healthy living Stop the Chaos, a comprehensive, practical guide, identifies the telltale signs of addiction, offers suggestions for living alcohol-or drug-free, and teaches the skills neccessary for healthy thinking and living.

An indispensable collection of ready-to-use, proven exercises Providing immediately useful group counseling suggestions and tips for addictions counselors, Group Exercises for Addiction Counseling offers powerful techniques that can be adapted to any clinical practice. Written in the author's gentle yet purposeful voice, this reader-friendly resource is filled with guidance for developing an addictions counseling group; handling Stage 2 confrontations of the leader; and building group member awareness. In addition, the author helps counselors enhance client awareness of addiction-related stressors and how to cope with those stressors. Group Exercises for Addiction Counseling contains valuable information on: Addiction recovery Family, relationships, and culture Feelings exploration Group community building Recovery skills Values Opening and closing each group session Fostering care, respect, and honesty in the group counseling setting, the techniques found in Group Exercises for Addiction Counseling allow counselors to help their clients break out of dysfunctional interaction patterns and live better lives.

This book includes 14 topics and 100 interactive activities with reproducible worksheets for mental health and substance abuse recovery programs.

This guide is for anyone who has stopped using alcohol or other drugs and wants to stay sober and drug free. Successful sobriety involves more than just the desire not to drink or use "" it also involves hard work. Here you'll find the tools you need to begin. This workbook is designed to help you stay sober. It is not meant to take the place of a Twelve Step group, counseling, or an aftercare program. It is to be used in conjunction with them. Whether you were addicted to cocaine, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, prescription drugs, or any other mind-altering chemical, the tools offered in this guide are meant to help you avoid relapse.