Practicing Alcohol Moderation: A Comprehensive Workbook

Description

Practicing Alcohol Moderation is designed to be used by clients of behavioral health care providers who have utilized The Clinician’s Guide to Alcohol Moderation. This groundbreaking workbook can be used on its own or in conjunction with therapy, and additionally as a resource for family members whose loved ones are struggling with alcohol. It gives transparent, easy-to-follow, research-based explanations with questionnaires, checklists, quizzes, and worksheets. Each chapter begins with a brief overview and is interspersed with exercises and client experiences, combining research-based information with practical self-assessments, tools, and questions to answer to practice alcohol moderation. Readers can take the Alcohol Moderation Assessment to determine their likelihood of success in practicing alcohol moderation. The book provides the resources to create a personalized Alcohol Moderation Plan and suggests ways to manage its success for clinicians and general audiences alike. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction ONE Recovery, Harm Reduction, and Alcohol Moderation What Is Recovery? What Is Harm Reduction? Alcohol Moderation Is Harm Reduction Client Examples Why Haven’t I Heard of Either? Call for Change TWO What Is Alcohol Moderation? Alcohol Moderation Defined Four to One Why People Avoid Getting Help The Importance of Why Spectrum of Alcohol Use Spectrum of Decreasing Alcohol Use Binge Drinking THREE Self-Assessment Diagnosis Which One Are You? Dominant Drinking Patterns FOUR Alcohol’s Effect on Body, Mind, and Health No Safe Level Central Nervous System Depressant Brain Cardiovascular System Liver and Pancreas Immune System Pregnancy Driving Accidents and Injuries Sleep Weight Risk Analysis FIVE Am I Ready to Make Changes? Stages of Change Cost-Benefit Analysis Readiness Scale Importance Scale SIX Why Four Months Rationale for Four Months of Abstinence Getting SOBER SEVEN How to Achieve Four Months of Abstinence Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention Reducing Risky Situations Urge Surfing Dealing With Triggers Play It Through 24 EIGHT Taking the Alcohol Moderation Assessment Interpreting the Assessment Negative Predictors Protective Factors NINE Alcohol Moderation Tools Blood Alcohol Concentration Physical Emotional Environmental Tracking Motivational TEN Developing an Alcohol Moderation Plan Ideal Use Plan Alcohol Moderation Plan ELEVEN Monitoring Your Alcohol Moderation Plan Quick Check of Alcohol Moderation Plan Relapse Prevention Tools Preparing to Drink Again TWELVE Alcohol Moderation Resources Mutual Support Groups for Alcohol Moderation Alcohol Moderation Programs Dry Month Campaigns Congratulations! References Index