RELATIVES OF ADDICTS. EXERCISE SCENARIOS PART 1 - ROBERT MODRZYŃSKI

Robert Modrzyński's book is a practical guide for therapists and people supporting loved ones with addiction problems. It contains ready-made exercise scenarios and psychoeducational content that will guide you step by step through the key topics of therapy. This publication is a valuable source of knowledge and tools, helping to build positive communication and support changes in the lives of addicts and their families.

• Practical exercise scenarios for therapists
• Psychoeducational content step by step
• Based on cognitive-behavioral therapy
• Diagnostic guidelines based on the ICD-11 classification
• Questionnaire research tools
• Overview of interventions focused on helping the family
• Accessible language and examples from everyday life

This book is an answer to the question about the phenomenon of co-addiction, analyzing various models of understanding this problem and proposing a change in nomenclature to "relatives of addicts". Specialists working in facilities with a contract with the National Health Fund will find valuable diagnostic guidelines based on the ICD-11 classification and questionnaire research tools. A comprehensive review of interventions focused on helping families with addiction problems draws attention to evidence-based therapeutic practices, describing the concepts, goals and techniques underlying each approach.

The second part of the book is a collection of practical exercise scenarios and psychoeducational content that will guide the therapist step by step through the cycle of key topics in the field of therapy for relatives of addicts. Therapeutic interventions are based on the assumptions of cognitive-behavioral therapy in the area of facts and interpretations, i.e. the presence of cognitive distortions, changing the way of thinking by questioning dysfunctional assumptions, building positive communication with the addicted person, rewarding behaviors not focused on use, giving up activities that reinforce addictive behaviors, and allowing negative consequences of addiction.