REHABWORKS: WORKSHEETS AND PDFs
Two new sets of videos have been added to the RehabWorks curriculum that highlight the written portions of course. Discussion sections for each worksheet and PDF shed new light on the objectives for each of the respective units and guide families on how to use these for maximum benefit.
A powerful set of worksheets designed specifically to help families become effective treatment supporters
Excerpts from Jim Savage's book Rehab Works! are enhanced with additional commentary for tangible application of the material
1. WORKSHEETS OVERVIEW
At the heart of RehabWorks is a robust set of worksheets that provide families with tools for applying course material to specific areas of their treatment support.
The videos below present new discussions about each worksheet and provide valuable insight into how families can use these as powerful tools for reinforcing treatment support.
- Enabling and boundaries
- Impact of client's substance use on the family
- Dealing with resistance
- Family participation in treatment
- Measuring treatment progress
- Preparing for discharge
IN THIS WORKSHEET:
It’s time to review what we’ve learned about how substance misuse impacts the family system. Our first worksheet will help you examine your own experience and identify ways you can begin to establish boundaries that support recovery.
- Enabling: Identifying ways unhealthy behavior has been allowed
- Codependency: How the family has been affected by substance use
IN THIS WORKSHEET:
Feels like recovery?
Doesn't feel like recovery?
The Recovery Log gives you the opportunity to put what you've learned about using the phrase "That doesn't feel like recovery to me" to good use.
Keep track of incidents, observations, or interactions with your loved one, and assess them from the perspective of whether it "feels like recovery" or "doesn't feel like recovery. Keep this up regularly and it will provide a literal map of how your loved one's recovery is progressing: Tangible, objective, right there in black and white. All you have to do is look at it and the check marks tell the story!
IN THIS WORKSHEET:
The focus of this worksheet is on where you have had trouble enforcing boundaries.
Referring to the lesson on the Resistance Formula—"DR = (SP x PWR), the purpose of this assignment is to help you identify where there has been "wiggle room" and what "slamming the back door shut" would look like with regard to setting boundaries.
IN THIS WORKSHEET:
One of the first things treatment supporters find out when they have a loved one in treatment is—there’s a lot to do! This worksheet will help you clarify your schedule, identify potential conflicts, and address any other issues that could create obstacles to providing the best support possible for your loved one's treatment.
- Part 1: Use the "Family Treatment Schedule" section to help you plan your treatment support efforts.
- Part 2: Use the "Let's Talk About This" section to address treatment support issues that should be discussed with your counselor, in a family session or group, or other appropriate setting.
IN THIS WORKSHEET:
This worksheet provides a simple yet effective tool for measuring a client’s treatment progress relative to discharge planning:
- Alignment: Make sure everyone's on the same page with regard to continuing care plan
- Avoid potential cracks in the foundation
- Improve treatment outcomes by addressing potential problems before discharge
2. PDFs: OVERVIEW
Easily overlooked in this online video format is the immense value of the written material families receive through RehabWorks. Specially crafted PDFs take excerpts from the Rehab Works! book and expound on the content with additional commentary that focuses on tangible application of the material. Topics covered through these PDFs include:
- The Family's Role In Treatment Success
- Measuring Treatment Progress
- The 3 Pillars Of Recovery
- Professional Care (continuum of care)
- Peer-Based Support (12-Step recovery
- Relapse Prevention (lifestyle changes)
PDF 1, MODULE II: THE FAMILY'S ROLE IN TREATMENT SUCCESS
In this PDF we continue our examination of the case studies presented in VIDEOS 10-11.
Key points:
- Two different responses with regard to how families support treatment
- Keeping client in the role of "identified problem" invites relapse
- The need for the family system to change
- Attend everything and follow recommendations!
PDF 1, MODULE III: MEASURING TREATMENT PROGRESS
Key points:
- No cracks in the foundation!
- Potential red flags
- Using the Stages Of Change as a tool for measuring treatment progress
- Most problems occur in either the Contemplation Stage or the Preparation Stage
PDF 2, MODULE III: THE 3 PILLARS OF RECOVERY
Key points:
- Don't skip through the Preparation stage!
- Key elements to an effective recovery plan
PDF 3, MODULE III: PROFESSIONAL CARE
Key points:
Continuum of care
Key elements of responsible treatment planning
Continuing in professional care after residential treatment
PDF 4, MODULE III: PEER-BASED SUPPORT
Key points:
- Entirely different from professional care!
- 12-Step recovery: Most widely recognized peer-based recovery program
- AA, NA, Al-Anon, Alateen: Who goes where?
- "Working the program"
- Peer-based support versus Professional Care: Both critical parts of the plan
PDF 5, MODULE III: RELAPSE PREVENTION
Key points:
- Reducing exposure to relapse triggers
- The slippery slope: Relapse occurs in stages
- Types of triggers: External, internal
- Relapse prevention planning (safeguards)
- Willingness to comply with relapse prevention plan: good indicator of client's foundation for recovery
