Getting beyond sobriety
Subtitle: clinical approaches to long-term recovery
By: Michael Craig Clemmens.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: A Gestalt Institute of Cleveland publication
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
Subjects: Substance abuse -- Treatment.; Gestalt therapy.; Alcoholism -- psychology.; Alcoholism -- rehabilitation.; Temperance.
Description: In this groundbreaking book, Michael Clemmens offers a new model of treatment for long-term recovery that goes beyond the traditional "disease" paradigm. Working from the belief that a fuller life for the recovering addict is grounded on a foundation of abstinence, the author explores a "self-modulation" approach, which leads to a change in behavior from within the individual while developing and expanding connections with others.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.