Helping Women Recover: A Program for Treating Addiction

Author:   Stephanie S. Covington
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   Revised Edition
ISBN:  

9780787995331


Pages:   376
Publication Date:   01 June 2008
Format:   Loose-leaf
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Helping Women Recover: A Program for Treating Addiction


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Since it was first published in 1999, Helping Women Recover has set the standard for best practice in the field of women’s treatment. Helping Women Recover is based on Dr. Covington’s Women’s Integrated Treatment (WIT) model. It offers a program specifically designed to meet the unique needs of women who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs or have co-occurring disorders. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes evidence-based and empirically tested therapeutic interventions which are used to treat addiction and trauma in an innovative way. The Helping Women Recover program offers counselors, mental health professionals, and program administrators the tools they need to implement a gender-responsive, trauma-informed treatment program in group therapy settings or with individual clients. Included in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices.

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Author:   Stephanie S. Covington
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Edition:   Revised Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 29.70cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 29.60cm
Weight:   1.920kg
ISBN:  

9780787995331


ISBN 10:   0787995339
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   01 June 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Loose-leaf
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Preface vii Acknowledgments xiii 1 Introduction to Addiction Treatment for Women 1 Historical Background: Why a Woman’s Treatment Program? 1 What We Have Learned 5 Fundamentals of Gender-Responsive Services 12 Integration 30 The Value of Twelve Step Programs and Other Mutual-Help Groups 31 Research on Helping Women Recover 33 2 Facilitating the Program 37 Organization and Content of the Program 38 Principles of an Effective Treatment Program 44 The Role of the Facilitator 50 Module A: Self 57 1. Defining Self 63 2. Sense of Self 81 3. Self-Esteem 91 4. Sexism, Racism, and Stigma 101 Module B: Relationships 117 5. Family of Origin 121 6. Mothers 145 7. Mother Myths 153 8. Interpersonal Violence 167 9. Creating Healthy Relationships and Support Systems 183 Module C: Sexuality 199 10. Sexuality and Addiction 205 11. Body Image 227 12. Sexual Identity 241 13. Sexual Abuse 255 14. Fear of Sex While Clean and Sober 273 Module D: Spirituality 283 15. What Is Spirituality? 287 16. Prayer and Meditation 299 17. Creating a Vision 309 Appendix: Additional Recovery Resources 319 I. Five Primary Practices of the Oxford Group 320 II. The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous 321 III. A.A. Slogans 322 IV. A Letter from Carl Jung to Bill Wilson 323 V. The Serenity Prayer 325 VI. The Synanon Prayer 326 VII. The Sixteen Steps for Discovery and Empowerment (Charlotte Kasl) 327 VIII. A New Version of the Twelve Steps (David Berenson) 329 IX. Thirteen Statements of Affirmation or Acceptance (Women For Sobriety) 330 X. SMART Recovery® 331 XI. Save Our Selves/(SOS) 332 References 333 Gender-Responsive Resource Materials 341 The Author 345 Index 347 Feedback Form 357

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Stephanie S. Covington, PhD, LCSW, is a nationally recognized clinician, author, and organizational consultant noted for her pioneering work on women's issues. As consultant to the Betty Ford Treatment Center, her work included the creation of a progressive and innovative program for women. She has trained mental health professionals in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Africa, and New Zealand. She is a board-certified Diplomate of the National Association of Social Workers and a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

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