Jeffrey Foote, PhD, is co-founder and executive director of CMC and
psychologist for the New York Mets. He has been a leader in the
science and humanity of change for twenty-five years.
Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is co-founder and clinical director of CMC and
a dedicated practitioner and researcher of the most effective
treatments for substance use problems and compulsive behaviors. Her
expertise is regularly sought by the CBS Early Show; Fox
News; Newsweek; O, The Oprah Magazine; and
Psychology Today.
Nicole Kosanke, PhD, is director of evaluation and family services
at CMC. In 2008 Dr. Kosanke was featured in an O, The Oprah
Magazine article about her client's experience in treatment at
CMC, which was later published in O's Big Book of Happiness: The
Best of O.
Stephanie Higgs is an editor and writer dedicated to bridging the
gap between helpful ideas and people who could use the help.
"This is the most important new resource for the millions of
families struggling with drug and alcohol problems, and all the
hopelessness and helplessness that goes with it. First, it provides
reason for hope based on science, not conventional wisdom. Second,
it provides a comprehensive, compassionate, and understandable
plan, not a recipe for a quick fix. And third, it reaffirms that
applying the family's natural kindness and positive reinforcement,
rather than withholding it, is what makes change possible." -- Tom
Hedrick * Founding Member, The Partnership at Drugfree.org *
"I am an expert in substance use disorders-quoted all the time. But
I could never apply all that so-called expertise where it really
counted-in my own family. I had scientific knowledge but no
practical tools to use to help me and my affected family cope and
return to sanity. This book would have saved my family and me a lot
of time, money, and most importantly pain. I intended to read this
book as a professional courtesy and to offer editorial and perhaps
scientific comments. Instead I found myself taking notes on every
chapter and Xeroxing some of the handy tables. Two weeks after
reading the book both my son and I are using these basic lessons
and specific techniques today with my grand-kids." -- A. Thomas
McLellan, PhD, Executive Director, Treatment Research Institute,
former Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy * and professor of psychiatry at University of Pennsylvania
*
"Beyond Addiction breaks out of the mold of traditional
resources for families of people struggling with addiction. Unlike
most popular self-help books in the field that suggest family
members can only help themselves, Beyond Addiction empowers
readers by (1) letting them know that they can help their loved one
change and (2) showing them exactly how to do it. I started to put
its invaluable suggestions into practice immediately in my personal
and professional life. If you're at the end of your rope, this book
will provide hope, help you get your life back on track, and
greatly improve the odds that your loved one will seek help." --
Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., author of Inside Rehab and Sober for
Good
"Finally there is a family-based treatment for addiction that
works. Beyond Addiction is the first effective book addressed to
families of those with substance abuse problems. Instead of the old
bromides - detaching and boundary setting - that are based on
assumptions of family helplessness, Beyond Addiction offers
evidence-based methods for families to motivate and reinforce
change for an addicted loved one. The focus here is on
effectiveness training for families, using collaboration and
kindness rather than confrontation to support behavior change. I
highly recommend this book; it should be required reading if your
loved one struggles with substance abuse." -- Matthew McKay, Ph.D.
* author of Thoughts & Feelings and The Dialectical Behavior
Therapy Skills Workbook *
"Objectively written and conveyed with congenial authority, the
book offers collective hope to families of substance abusers...
Essential." -- Kirkus
"[Beyond Addiction's] gentle, optimistic and explanatory
approach offers hope by giving family members outlets besides
fighting, feeling stress, or idly waiting for motivation to happen.
The Book helpfully offers reminders that although no one can make
another person change, there is much that can be done to make
change seem appealing and possible." * Publishers Weekly *
"Full of useful information and practical suggestions...an
important resource for families affected by drug and alcohol
problems." * Tulsa World *
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