Publisher Description
Beyond Addiction eschews the theatrics of interventions and tough love to show family and friends how they can use kindness, positive reinforcement, and motivational and behavioral strategies to help their loved ones change. Drawing on forty collective years of research and decades of clinical experience, the authors present the best practical advice science has to offer. Delivered with warmth, optimism, and humor, Beyond Addiction defines a new, empowered role for friends and family and a paradigm shift for the field. Learn how to tap the transformative power of relationships for positive change, guided by exercises and examples. Practice what really works in therapy and in everyday life, and discover many different treatment options along with tips for navigating the system. And have hope: this guide is designed not only to help someone change but to help someone want to change.
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“[Beyond Addiction’s] gentle, optimistic, and explanatory approach
offers hope by giving family members outlets besides fighting, feeling
stress, or idly waiting for motivation to happen. The book helpfully
offers reminders that although no one can make another person change,
there is much that can be done to make change seem appealing and
possible.”
—
Publishers Weekly
About the Authors
Jeffrey Foote, PhD, is cofounder and executive director of the Center for Motivation &
Change and a psychologist for the New York Mets. He has been a leader in the
science and humanity of change for twenty-five years.
Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is cofounder and clinical director of the Center for Motivation &
Change and a dedicated practitioner and researcher of the most effective
treatments for substance use problems and compulsive behaviors. Her expertise
is regularly sought by CBS’ The
Early Show; Fox News; Newsweek; O, the Oprah Magazine; and Psychology
Today.
Nicole Kosanke, PhD, is director of evaluation and family services at the Center for Motivation
& Change. In 2008 Dr. Kosanke was featured in an article in O, the Oprah Magazine about her client’s experience in treatment at CMC, which was later published in O’s Big Book of Happiness: The Best of O.
Stephanie Higgs is an editor and writer who is dedicated to bridging the gap between
helpful ideas and people who could use the help.
About Randye Kaye
Randye
Kaye is a national voice talent and actress, also currently heard as part-time
newscaster and classical music host on NPR affiliates WSHU-FM and AM. Prior to
that, while raising her children, she was a full-time morning personality for a
top-rated Connecticut radio station in addition to her voice-over, on-camera,
and theater work.