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An effective treatment to help those with addictions Victims of
drug addiction, chronic illness, and mental illness all too often
are overwhelmed with the affliction called hopelessness. Oxford
Houses succeed because their substance abuse treatment approach
instills the most powerful medicine-hope for recovery. Rescued
Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse provides a
comprehensive thought-provoking look at just how the innovative
Oxford House model inspires positive action on one of our country's
most serious problems-substance abuse. This powerful book presents
the success stories of the people living in these community homes
and explains just how it has worked for them. Rescued Lives: The
Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse gives an insightful review
of Oxford House's history and the development of the approach.
Residents' stories reveal the treatment process on the road to
recovery, allowing readers to glimpse the path each individual must
travel to gain entrance and assimilate into the House community. As
the residents gain more control over themselves living substance
free, the reader discovers the importance of relationships and
reframing of self in the recovery process. This powerful book can
provide hope to those individuals who feel they have lost
themselves in alcohol, drugs, and mental illness. Foreword by
substance abuse scholar Bill White. Topics in Rescued Lives: The
Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse include: * an overview of
substance abuse in today's society * a history of Oxford House to
the present * substance abuse treatment approaches * the process of
a resident's entrance and assimilation * providing hope and living
substance free * the nationwide expansion of Oxford Houses *
recovery, and what it means to women, children, and families *
criminal offenders in Oxford House * how the Oxford House model is
constructed in order to help disenfranchised individuals from
society * the nine Oxford House Traditions * a review of the strong
evidence that Oxford House works -and why * and more! Rescued
Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse is enlightening
reading for educators and students of psychology, sociology, urban
studies, education, and other courses designed to prepare students
for careers in the helping professions. This book is also essential
for practicing clinicians, anyone concerned with society's problems
and those impacted by substance abuse and mental illness.
Over 150,000 people adopt children each year, and more than 2 million parents are now raising adopted children and grandchildren. While the path to parenting through adoption is rich with rewards and fulfillment, it's not without its bumps. This compassionate, illuminating, and ultimately uplifting book is the first to openly recognize the very normal feelings of stress that adoptive families encounter as they cope with the challenges and expectations of their new families. Where do parents turn when the waited-for bonding with their adopted child is slow to form? When they find themselves grieving over the birth child they couldn't have? When the child they so eagerly welcomed into their home arrives with major, unexpected needs? Until now, adoptive parents have had to struggle silently with their feelings, which can range from flutters of anxiety to unbearable sadness. At last, Karen J. Foli, a registered nurse, and her husband, John R. Thompson, a psychiatrist, lift the curtain of secrecy from "Post Adoption Depression Syndrome" (PADS). Drawing on their own experience as adoptive parents as well as interviews with dozens of adoptive families and experts in the field, the couple offers parents the understanding, support, and concrete solutions they need to overcome post-adoption blues-and open their hearts to the joy adoption can bring.
An effective treatment to help those with addictions Victims of
drug addiction, chronic illness, and mental illness all too often
are overwhelmed with the affliction called hopelessness. Oxford
Houses succeed because their substance abuse treatment approach
instills the most powerful medicine-hope for recovery. Rescued
Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse provides a
comprehensive thought-provoking look at just how the innovative
Oxford House model inspires positive action on one of our country's
most serious problems-substance abuse. This powerful book presents
the success stories of the people living in these community homes
and explains just how it has worked for them. Rescued Lives: The
Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse gives an insightful review
of Oxford House's history and the development of the approach.
Residents' stories reveal the treatment process on the road to
recovery, allowing readers to glimpse the path each individual must
travel to gain entrance and assimilate into the House community. As
the residents gain more control over themselves living substance
free, the reader discovers the importance of relationships and
reframing of self in the recovery process. This powerful book can
provide hope to those individuals who feel they have lost
themselves in alcohol, drugs, and mental illness. Foreword by
substance abuse scholar Bill White. Topics in Rescued Lives: The
Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse include: * an overview of
substance abuse in today's society * a history of Oxford House to
the present * substance abuse treatment approaches * the process of
a resident's entrance and assimilation * providing hope and living
substance free * the nationwide expansion of Oxford Houses *
recovery, and what it means to women, children, and families *
criminal offenders in Oxford House * how the Oxford House model is
constructed in order to help disenfranchised individuals from
society * the nine Oxford House Traditions * a review of the strong
evidence that Oxford House works -and why * and more! Rescued
Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse is enlightening
reading for educators and students of psychology, sociology, urban
studies, education, and other courses designed to prepare students
for careers in the helping professions. This book is also essential
for practicing clinicians, anyone concerned with society's problems
and those impacted by substance abuse and mental illness.
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