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Beyond addiction : how science and kindness help people change / Jeffrey Foote, Ph.D., Carrie Wilkens, Ph.D., and Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D. with Stephanie Higgs.

Foote, Jeffrey. (Added Author). Wilkens, Carrie. (Added Author). Kosanke, Nicole. (Added Author). Higgs, Stephanie. (Added Author).

Summary:

"The most innovative leaders in progressive addiction treatment in the US offer a groundbreaking, science-based guide to helping loved ones overcome addiction problems and compulsive behaviors.The New Road to Recovery eschews the theatrics of interventions and tough love to show family and friends how they can use kindness, positive reinforcement, and motivational and behavioral strategies to help their loved ones change. Drawing on forty collective years of research and decades of clinical experience, the authors present the best practical advice science has to offer. Delivered with warmth, optimism, and humor, The New Road to Recovery defines a new, empowered role for friends and family and a paradigm shift for the field. Learn how to tap the transformative power of relationships for positive change, guided by exercises and examples. Practice what really works in therapy and in everyday life and discover many different treatment options along with tips for navigating the system. And have hope: this guide is designed not only to help someone change, but to help someone want to change"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781476709475 (hardback)
ISBN: 1476709475 (hardback)
ISBN: 9781476709482 (trade paperback)
ISBN: 1476709483 (trade paperback)
Physical Description: xiv, 315 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Healthcare Grant.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	20160115.