Relapse Toolbox

Those who work in the addictions field know the importance of having their “tools” in one easily identifiable location. The Relapse Toolboxcombines three related tools (book, DVD and CD) in a specially designed case and you save money when you purchase the toolbox. Components of the Toolbox are: Relapse Toolkit BookA workbook composed of 38 modules within 16 sessions each with pertinent didactic, reproducible handouts, specific instructions for assignments that are relevant to a topic, and a “paint-by-the-numbers” format for an individual or group session. This book is designed for use by those who work in the addictions field and address issues of relapse and relapse prevention. This book can by utilized for a wide range of addictive disorders from alcohol and drug addictions, to sex, work, spending and gambling addictions, to food and relationship addictions. A sampling of sessions are:

• Addiction History
• First Step
• Overconfidence
• Control
• Feelings
• Grief
• Relationships
• Anger
• Resentments
• Multi-addictions
• Indicators
• Spirituality
• Secrets
• Shame
• Priorities

Ideas and formats are presented for structured interventions. The use of handouts in the form of written exercises, checklists, sentence stems, structured dialogues and/or art activities is an integral part of this therapeutic technique. All handouts are designed for clinicians to reproduce and use without restriction as to copyright permission. Audio CDThe audio CD, Letting Go Imageries, offers meditations on healing and recovery and can be used in a group or individual setting. Specific imageries are:

• Letting Go of Control
• Letting Go of the Pain of Grief
• Letting Go of Resentments
• Connecting to a Higher Power
• Letting Go of Secrets
• Affirmation Imagery

Relapse DVDUsing the analogy of the sinking of the Titanic, Claudia brings a new insight and overview to the issues of relapse using stories and electronic graphics to underline key points that deal with understanding and preventing relapse. Key points discussed are:

• Overconfidence
• Calling your own shots; the inability to hear what others are saying; contempt prior to investigation; and wanting immediate results; having unrealistic expectations
• Control - The addict/alcoholic is willing to surrender to the drug of their addiction but continues to control people, places and things
• Fear of Feelings - Guilt – about lying, cheating, how you’ve treated others; Fear – about facing the world sober, fear of not being able recoup what you once had; Anger – with self for not being able to control your drug and alcohol use; Sadness – for what has been lost to the disease
• Secrets - Sexual behavior; physical and/or sexual abuse; secrets about relationships or sexual orientation; other drugs used but not acknowledged; criminal activity; and financial problems. The shame or deception involved in having secrets is a frequently un-addressed issue and major contributor to relapse
  It is commonly stated that as many as 70 percent of all chemically dependent people who attempt to stop drinking or using will experience relapse, and often more than once