Brief Couples Therapy: Group and Individual Couple Treatment for Addiction and Related Mental Health Concerns

This manual is a tool for therapists and counsellors working in substance use settings who would like to augment their practice by seeing couples. It will also be useful for the practitioner who is seeing couples, and who would like to be able to offer a focused, specific program for clients presenting with substance use issues. The manual evolved from a research project at CAMH and has been tested and reviewed by consultants, clinicians and researchers practising in the areas of mental health, addiction, general family services and private practice. The program consists of an assessment session followed by eight sessions, each of which includes session guidelines, session resources, participant handouts and a template for recording progress notes.

Contents / PDF Note: due to copyright restrictions, pages 9 and 10 of this PDF have been deleted.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

• Assessment Session
• Session 1: Introduction
• Session 2: Genogram/Family Tree
• Session 3: Miracle Question
• Session 4: Goal Setting
• Session 5: Communication
• Session 6: Trust/Intimacy
• Session 7: Relapse Prevention
• Session 8: Conclusion

References

Appendix A: The Background of the Integrative Model

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