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Braun-Harvey's manual deserves to become widely adopted at treatment centers across the United States and beyond. His approach offers an effective method for mitigating the shame that binds people to their addictions. In doing so, it may help pave the way to protracted recovery.""--Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery The curriculum...provides a vision for chemical dependency treatment I have attempted to address for many years. This looks like an approach that finally meets this need."" --Eli Coleman, PhD Director of the Program in Human Sexuality University of Minnesota In this new evidence-based curriculum...Doug Braun-Harvey challenges our attitudes and beliefs, as well as our traditional ways of providing treatment....This material on sexual health can help to provide a missing piece for many recovering addicts."" --Stephanie S. Covington, PhD, LCSW Author, Women and Addiction: A Gender-Responsive Approach For men and women in addiction recovery, sexual behavior linked with drug or alcohol use is too often the primary reason for relapse. When sexuality is not directly and positively addressed in drug and alcohol treatment, it can result in treatment failure or relapse. This group facilitator's guide introduces a pioneering, evidence-based curriculum, designed to integrate concepts of sexual health, current sex research, and recent developments in relapse prevention research. With this guide, group facilitators can offer clients a positive and safe forum within which to understand and change their sex/drug- linked behaviors. Key Features: Requires no specialized training, and can be integrated into a wide variety of treatment programs with all types of clientele Contains lesson plans on dating and relationships, spirituality and sexuality, non-consensual sex, out-of-control sexual behavior, and more Complete with suggested group activities, guided discussions, questions, role- plays, and more Has been proven to improve client retention and decrease sexual behavioral problems

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Author:   Douglas Braun-Harvey
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.481kg
ISBN:  

9780826120151

ISBN 10:   0826120156
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   27 July 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Creation of the Sexual Health in Drug and Alcohol Treatment Curriculum Note to Group Leader Orientation Module CORE ONE: SEX / DRUG-LINKED SEXUAL HEALTH 1 Sex / Drug-Linked Relapse Risk 2 Sexual Decisions in Recovery 3 Dating and Sexual Relationships in Recovery CORE TWO: SEXUAL ATTITUDES AND VALUES 4 Motivations for Sex in Recovery 5 Talking about Sexual Health 6 Spirituality and Sexuality in Recovery CORE THREE: SEXUAL PAST 7 Sexual Development 8 Nonconsensual Sex 9 Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior CORE FOUR: SEXUAL HEALTH 10 Sexual Functioning in Recovery 11 Sexual Boundaries in Recovery 12 Relationship with My Body

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Douglas Braun-Harvey, LMFT, CGP, CST, is a sexual health author, trainer, and psychotherapist who bridges sexual and mental health and facilitates organizational change. In 2013, Doug Braun-Harvey cofounded The Harvey Institute, an international education, training, consulting, and supervision service for improving health care through integration of sexual health.

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