Main description:

*Practical and contemporary work on the evidence-based Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) model for addictions.
*Loved ones can have an outsized impact on a person's decision to get treatment; CRAFT shows therapists how to work effectively with family and friends.
*User-friendly features include checklists, boxes, downloadable forms, and illustrative clinical dialogues.
*An ideal graduate text or clinical reference for therapists and counselors, regardless of expertise in addictions.

Contents:

Foreword, William R. Miller
1. What Is CRAFT?
2. Informing and Motivating the Concerned Significant Other
3. Functional Analysis of a Loved One's Drinking or Using Behavior
4. Improving Concerned Significant Others' Communication Skills
5. Rewarding Non-Using Behavior
6. Functional Analysis of a Loved One's Fun, Healthy Behavior
7. Withdrawing Rewards for Using Behavior
8. Allowing for Natural, Negative Consequences of Use
9. Problem Solving
10. Helping Concerned Significant Others Enrich Their Own Lives
11. Inviting the Identified Patient to Enter Treatment
12. Using the Community Reinforcement Approach with the Identified Patient
13. Scientific Support for CRAFT
References
Index