Group activities for families in recovery

Introduction

Whole and parts

Origins

Assumption

Everyone is impacted

Learn from listening and watching

Child focus

Healthy caring, not enabling

Families and substance abuse?a brief overview

Roles

Rules

Boundaries

Family esprit de corps (collective sense of self)

Structure of family group for families with substance abuse

Structure

Recruitment

Dual diagnosis

Session length

Screening

Process and structure of therapy

Avoiding resistance

Locus of control from external to internal

Confidentiality and legal and ethical issues

Working with expressive arts

Working with blended and diverse families

Group leadership

Interns

The curriculum

Note: A theoretical overview of the clinical implications of each section will precede the activities

Curriculum section I: Family structure

Curriculum section II: Family identity

Curriculum section III: Sober fun

Curriculum section IV: Toward health

Curriculum section V: Anger

Curriculum section VI: Communication

Curriculum section VII: Parenting.