Table of Contents

• Preface
• A Message to the Reader
• Lesson 1. Creating and Implementing a Strategic Recovery Plan
• Introduction
• Goal Setting in Recovery
• Analyzing Your Environment and Personal Circumstances
• Developing Action Steps
• Implementing Your Strategic Plan
• Monitoring Progress
• Conclusion
• Lesson 2. Relapse Prevention and Recovery Maintenance
• Understanding Relapse
• High-Risk Relapse Situations
• Dysfunctional Beliefs in Relapse
• Disadvantages of Returning to Alcohol and Drug Use
• Coping with Lapses and Relapses
• Lesson 3. Dealing with Conflict in Recovery
• Understanding Conflict
• Conflict-Management Strategies
• Determining Your Personal Conflict Resolution Style
• Understanding the Roots of Problems with Conflict
• Lesson 4. Managing Feelings and Moods
• Understanding Feelings and Moods
• Recognizing, Experiencing, and Disclosing Feelings
• Examining and Modifying Mistaken Beliefs
• Lesson 5. Managing Spirituality
• Understanding Spirituality
• The Twelve Steps and Spirituality
• Scientific Research on Spirituality and Meditation
• Experiencing Meditation
• Overcoming Obstacles to Spiritual Development
• Lesson 6. The Twelve Steps and the Business of Recovery
• Working the Twelve Steps
• Conclusion
• Lesson 7. A Refresher Course in Addictions Treatment
• Working Steps One, Two, and Three
• Psychological Defenses and Chemical Dependency
• Family Dysfunction and Its Impact on Emotional Health and Recovery
• Understanding and Addressing the Process of Relapse
• Addiction Education: Selected Lessons
• Conclusion
• Appendix. The O’Connell Dysfunctional Attitude Survey (ODAS)
• Introduction
• The Survey
• Scoring Directions
• Interpretation
• Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

About the Author

O'Connell, David F; Carruth, Bruce; Bevvino, Deborah