About A Woman's Path to Recovery
A Woman's Path to Recovery is a clinician-led program for women with substance abuse. It can also be used to address behavioral addictions, such as shopping and eating addictions.
The model uses A Woman's Addiction Workbook as the basis for a twelve-session model, or over a longer period of time if desired. It can be conducted in group or individual format, by any clinician. The workbook itself is a self-help model for women and adolescent girls that can be used without the involvement of a clinician. It can be ordered from our store or from amazon.com. It is divided into two main sections: exploration and healing. The exploration section helps women look at their lives in relation to gender and addiction issues. It provides background information on the relationship between gender and addiction, differences between women and men in addiction and recovery, historical barriers to treatment faced by women, and subgroups of women at risk for addiction. It then encourages women to identify their life themes in five key areas relevant to women and addiction: body and sexuality, stress, relationships, trauma and violence, and thrill-seeking. They can also evaluate their addiction and co-occurring mental disorders. The healing section of the book guides women through methods of recovery. It is organized into four domains--relationships, beliefs, actions, and feelings--and includes a series of exercises for each domain. The book conveys a supportive tone for the journey to healing and provides specific recovery resources. Overall, the model addresses social and emotional problems unique to women. Difficult areas in a woman's life are explored through the psychology that underlies female addictive behavior.
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The model uses A Woman's Addiction Workbook as the basis for a twelve-session model, or over a longer period of time if desired. It can be conducted in group or individual format, by any clinician. The workbook itself is a self-help model for women and adolescent girls that can be used without the involvement of a clinician. It can be ordered from our store or from amazon.com. It is divided into two main sections: exploration and healing. The exploration section helps women look at their lives in relation to gender and addiction issues. It provides background information on the relationship between gender and addiction, differences between women and men in addiction and recovery, historical barriers to treatment faced by women, and subgroups of women at risk for addiction. It then encourages women to identify their life themes in five key areas relevant to women and addiction: body and sexuality, stress, relationships, trauma and violence, and thrill-seeking. They can also evaluate their addiction and co-occurring mental disorders. The healing section of the book guides women through methods of recovery. It is organized into four domains--relationships, beliefs, actions, and feelings--and includes a series of exercises for each domain. The book conveys a supportive tone for the journey to healing and provides specific recovery resources. Overall, the model addresses social and emotional problems unique to women. Difficult areas in a woman's life are explored through the psychology that underlies female addictive behavior.
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