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    How to Start Relapse Prevention Support Groups
    How to Start Relapse Prevention Support Groups
    How to Start Relapse Prevention Support Groups
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    How to Start Relapse Prevention Support Groups

    By Terence T. Gorski

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    Relapse prevention support groups are an innovative approach to recovery. The concept grew out of the desperate need of relapse-prone people to recover. Relapse support groups are self-help groups designed to support the growing number of recovering people who are using relapse prevention therapy as part of their recovery programs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateNov 8, 2016
    ISBN9781483586779
    How to Start Relapse Prevention Support Groups
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    Terence T. Gorski

    Terence T. Gorski, MA, N.C.A.C. II, is the president of CENAPS® Corporation, a consultation and training firm that specializes in alcoholism, drug dependence, and mental-health services. He lives in Flossmoor, Illinois.

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      How to Start Relapse Prevention Support Groups - Terence T. Gorski

      This is an edited transcript of a presentation made at the Recovery Connection, a conference sponsored by Father Martin’s Ashley in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 6, 1988.

      Copyright, T. Gorski 2016 All Rights Reserved

      Based Upon the CENAPS Model of Treatment

      ISBN: 9781483586779

      Table of Contents

      Cover

      Title

      Copyright

      Introduction

      What Is Relapse?

      What Are the Common Warning Signs of Relapse?

      What Is Relapse Prevention Therapy?

      How Are RP Support Groups Different from RP Therapy?

      When Did the First Relapse Prevention Support Groups Begin?

      What Are the Basic Principles upon Which Relapse Prevention Support Groups Are Built?

      What Are the Membership Requirements of a Relapse Prevention Support Group?

      How Are Relapse Prevention Support Groups Related to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Other Twelve Step Programs?

      Is There a Standard Format for Relapse Prevention Support Group Meetings?

      Are There Different Types of Meetings?

      What Is a Relapse Prevention Sponsor? Why Is It Important to Have One?

      How Is Sponsorship Different from Counseling or Therapy?

      When Is Relapse Prevention Finished?

      A Final Word

      Appendixes

      Appendix 1: Preamble Read at the Start of RP Support Group Meetings

      Appendix 2: Standard Meeting Agenda

      Appendix 3: The Relapse Prevention Pledge

      Appendix 4: Writing a Personal Warning Sign List

      Appendix 5: Guidelines for Telling Your Story There are two types of relapse prevention talks.

      Training in Relapse Prevention

      Introduction

      Relapse prevention support groups are a new and innovative approach to recovery. The concept grew out of the desperate need of relapse-prone people to recover. Relapse support groups are self-help groups designed to support the growing number of recovering people who are using relapse prevention therapy as part of their recovery programs.

      As more recovering people got involved in relapse prevention support groups, I began to get calls and letters asking for advice on how to start and maintain a group. These calls disturbed me because I didn’t know how to answer the questions that I was being asked. So I began to do some research. I went right to the experts, the pioneers who have already started relapse prevention support groups and are learning how to make them work. I have attempted to combine what I have learned from numerous conversations across the United States and Canada and condense that information into a simple question-and-answer format. I have included the most commonly asked questions about relapse prevention and relapse prevention support groups. It is my goal to give you enough information to start a group if you want to do so.

      This information comes from recovering people who have started relapse prevention support groups. Because these groups are so new, there are no right answers. Nothing is etched in granite. Some of the groups I’ve heard about succeeded. Others failed. I

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