Helping Women Recover

The latest, fully-revised and updated edition of classic and best-selling work in the field Since it was first published in 1999, Helping Women Recover has set the standard for best practice in the field of women's treatment. Helping Women Recover is a manualized treatment intervention based on Dr. Covington's Women's Integrated Treatment (WIT) model-offering a program developed to meet the unique needs of women addicted to alcohol, other drugs, and those with co-occurring disorders. Included in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices, The Helping Women Recover program offers counselors, mental health professionals, and program administrators the tools they need to implement a gender-responsive, trauma-informed treatment program in group settings or with individual clients. Now in its third edition, this binder set including both a facilitator's guide and a hands on participant's journal, has been updated with new material on opioid addictions, how to become trauma-informed and gender-responsive, LGBTQ issues, and more. The detailed chapter for the facilitator on how to use the program, updated references, and further reading suggestions help practitioners effectively implement the program in daily practice. A vital tool for all mental health and addiction treatment professionals, Helping Women Recover: Draws from the most up-to-date theory and practical applications in the fields of addiction and trauma Covers the historical background and fundamental principles of gender-responsive services Provides guidance for facilitating an effective woman's treatment program Offers real-world insights on the role of the facilitator Includes an appendix of additional recovery resources such as The Sixteen Steps for Discovery & Empowerment and Women for Sobriety New Life Program Acceptance Statements Helping Women Recover is essential for mental health and addiction treatment professionals including counselors, therapists, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists who work with women in hospitals, addiction treatment programs, community mental health centers, and individual practices.

Preface vii Acknowledgments xiii 1 Introduction to Addiction Treatment for Women 1 Historical Background: Why a Woman’s Treatment Program? 1 What We Have Learned 5 Fundamentals of Gender-Responsive Services 12 Integration 30 The Value of Twelve Step Programs and Other Mutual-Help Groups 31 Research on Helping Women Recover 33 2 Facilitating the Program 37 Organization and Content of the Program 38 Principles of an Effective Treatment Program 44 The Role of the Facilitator 50 Module A: Self 57 1. Defining Self 63 2. Sense of Self 81 3. Self-Esteem 91 4. Sexism, Racism, and Stigma 101 Module B: Relationships 117 5. Family of Origin 121 6. Mothers 145 7. Mother Myths 153 8. Interpersonal Violence 167 9. Creating Healthy Relationships and Support Systems 183 10. Sexuality and Addiction 205 Module C: Sexuality 199 11. Body Image 227 12. Sexual Identity 241 13. Sexual Abuse 255 14. Fear of Sex While Clean and Sober 273 Module D: Spirituality 283 15. What Is Spirituality? 287 16. Prayer and Meditation 299 17. Creating a Vision 309 Appendix: Additional Recovery Resources 319 I. Five Primary Practices of the Oxford Group 320 II. The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous 321 III. A.A. Slogans 322 IV. A Letter from Carl Jung to Bill Wilson 323 V. The Serenity Prayer 325 VI. The Synanon Prayer 326 VII. The Sixteen Steps for Discovery and Empowerment (Charlotte Kasl) 327 VIII. A New Version of the Twelve Steps (David Berenson) 329 IX. Thirteen Statements of Affirmation or Acceptance (Women For Sobriety) 330 X. SMART Recovery® 331 XI. Save Our Selves/(SOS) 332 References 333 Gender-Responsive Resource Materials 341 The Author 345 Index 347 Feedback Form 357