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Pre-Training

Recommended readings to prepare for training

Confrontation in Addiction Treatment

William R. Miller, PhD & William White, MA

30 min

What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage

Amy Sutherland

10 min

“Bad Parents,” “Codependents,” and Other Stigmatizing Myths About Substance Use Disorder...

Drs. Carrie Wilkens & Jeffrey Foote

30 min

EBTs for Families: “What Is CRAFT Again?”

Drs. Jeffrey Foote and Morton D. Rosenbaum

10 min

Part 1

Introduction

Articles for Professionals

A randomized pilot clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of Community Reinforcement and Family Training for Treatment Retention (CRAFT-T) for improving outcomes for patients completing opioid detoxification

Brigham, Slesnick, Winhusen, Lewis, Guo, Somozaa

Counselor training in several evidence-based psychosocial addiction treatments in private US substance abuse treatment centers

Olmstead, Abraham, Martino, and Romanb

Parenting Intervention Combined With Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Trial With Families of Children With Cerebral Palsy

Whittingham, Sanders, McKinlay, Boyd

Part 2

Behaviors Make Sense

Behaviors Make Sense

Overview

2.1

Parents Behaviors Make Sense Too

Exercise

2.2

Behavior Analysis Chart (blank)

Exercise

2.3

"It Makes Sense to Me!"

Exercise

2.4

Kelly Wilson Meditation

Clinician Administered Exercise

2.5

Articles for Loved Ones

How to Make Sense Out of Irrational Behavior

Ron Ashkenas

Part 3

One Size Does Not Fit All

One Size Does Not Fit All

Overview

3.1

My Loved One Is…

Exercise

3.2

The Process of Knowing One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Exercise

3.3

Articles for Professionals

Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Articles for Loved Ones

There Is No Magic Formula When Quitting an Addiction

Marc Lewis

Part 4

Ambivalence Is Normal

Ambivalence is Normal

Overview

4.1

Erasing the Negatives

Exercise

4.2

Straddling that Fence

Exercise

4.2

Ambivalence Listening Exercise

Exercise

4.3

Articles for Professionals

Confrontation in Addiction Treatment

Miller and White

Part 5

Self-Awareness

Self-Awareness

Overview

5.1

Let Me Count the Ways

Exercise

5.2

Creating Space Meditation

Clinician Administered Exercise

5.3

Articles for Professionals

The psychological health benefits of accepting negative emotions and thoughts: Laboratory, diary, and longitudinal evidence

Ford, Lam, John, and Mauss

Articles for Loved Ones

Kindness

Poem by Naomi Shihab Nye

Radical Acceptance

Karyn Hall Ph.D.

Part 6

Willingness

Willingness and Meaning

Overview

6.1

Willingness Coin Exercise

Exercise

6.2

Pause and Connect with What’s Important

Reference

6.3

Pause and Connect Exercise

Exercise

6.4

What Matters to Me as a Parent

Clinician Administered Exercise

6.5

Articles for Loved Ones

The Unwinding of the Miracle

Julie Yip-Williams

Willingness to Change

D.J. Moran Ph.D.

Willingness

Martha Beck

Willingness in difficult times: Holding the cactus gently

Jenna LeJeune, Ph.D

Boston Traffic and Jammed T Stops: How to Practice Willingness

Renee Hoekstra, Psy.D.

Part 7

Practice, Practice, Practice

Practice Practice Practice

Overview

7.1

Practice Writing Exercise

Exercise

7.2

My Best Teacher

Exercise

7.3

Weekly Intentions

Exercise

7.4

Articles for Professionals

Why Is Behavior Change So Hard?

Elliot T Berkman Ph.D.

Practice Makes Progress? Homework Assignments and Outcome in Treatment of Cocaine Dependence

Carroll, Nich, and Ball

Articles for Loved Ones

The Science Behind How We Learn New Skills

Klosowski

Part 8

Self-Compassion

Self-Compassion

Overview

8.1

Shame and Self-Compassion

Reference

8.2

Shame and Self-Compassion Exercise

Exercise

8.3

Appreciating You

Exercise

8.4

Kindness Practices from Peers

Reference

8.5

Shame Exercise

Clinician Administered Exercise

8.6

Articles for Professionals

Self-Compassion and Well-Being in Parents of Children with Autism

Neff and Faso

Fear of Self-Compassion and Psychological Inflexibility interact to predict PTSD symptom Severity

Miron, Sherrill, and Orcutt

Articles for Loved Ones

Is it Self-Indulgent to be Self-Compassionate?

Neff

Part 9

Communication Tools

Communication Tools

Overview

9.1

Simply Listening

Exercise

9.2

Listening Collaboratively (OARS)

Reference

9.3

Open Questions

Exercise

9.4

Affirmations

Exercise

9.5

Reflections

Exercise

9.6

Offering Information Collaboratively

Reference

9.7

Offering Information Worksheet

Exercise

9.8

Requesting Collaboratively

Reference

9.9

Practice Invitation to Getting Help Worksheet

Exercise

9.10

Examples of Invitation to Getting Help

Reference

9.11

Invitation to Getting Help Exercise

Exercise

9.12

Articles for Loved Ones

5 Tools Parents Can Use to Help Their Children (and Themselves!)

Josh King, PsyD

Part 10

Behavior Tools

Behavior Tools

Overview

10.1

Reinforcement Exercise

Exercise

10.2

Reinforcement Tips

Reference

10.3

Making a Request Effectively

Reference

10.4

Using SURF

Clinician Administered Exercise

10.5

Behavior Reducing Strategies

Reference

10.6

Allowing Natural Consequences

Reference

10.7

Your Natural Consequences Plan

Exercise

10.8

Setting Limits

Reference

10.9

Removing Reinforcement

Reference

10.10

Reducing Behaviors and Reinforcing Healthy Alternatives

Exercise

10.11

Stepping Away

Reference

10.12

How Do I Want to Use “Stepping Away”?

Exercise

10.13

Articles for Loved Ones

What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage

Amy Sutherland

Redefining Punishments for Kids: How to Discipline With Natural Consequences

Renée Sagiv Riebling

Natural Consequences: What are they and how can I get my teen to face them?

Mendi Baron