Many people mistakenly believe that relapse is an inevitable part of recovery but theyre wrong! Relapse can be prevented. Its as easy as adding some special skills to the recovery tool kit. Relapse prevention methods have become widely accepted and effective. However, two mistaken beliefs about relapse prevention persist in the minds of people. The first is that relapse prevention needs to come at the end of initial treatment; and the second is that relapse prevention should be reserved only for people who have attempted recovery and returned to addictive use. This workbook is designed to challenge these mistaken beliefs.
This Relapse Prevention Therapy Workbook is designed for people in recovery from alcohol or other drug addiction who have a history of relapse, or are currently afraid they might relapse.
This newly updated, revised, and simplified Relapse Prevention Therapy Workbook is designed for people in recovery from alcohol or other drug addiction who have a history of relapse, or are currently afraid they might relapse.
This workbook is a response to requests from therapists for the core cognitive restructuring process applied to the challenges of recovery from addiction.
Terence T. Gorski’s model for recovery and relapse prevention is a comprehensive system for diagnosing and treating substance use disorders and coexisting mental disorders, personality disorders, and situational life problems.
