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Johanna Vicklund and Katrin Deeg. Interpersonal Relationships in the Transition out of Alcohol Addiction. “What is the role of interpersonal relationships in the transition out of alcohol addiction?”
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Johanna Vicklund and Katrin Deeg Interpersonal Relationshipsin the Transition out of Alcohol Addiction
“What is the role of interpersonal relationships in the transition out of alcohol addiction?” • Hypothesis: For a transition to be successful, interpersonal relationships that support the change are necessary. Guiding Question
Addiction • Alcoholism - "a chronic illness marked by consumption of alcohol to the extent that it interferes with physical or mental health and/or social, family, and occupational responsibilities” • Functional alcoholic • Sober Alcoholic Addiction
An Interpersonal Relationship with Alcohol • Alcohol becomes someone's support network • Alcohol "fills the hole in my chest" • "The brown bottle was my higher power" • ex-alcholic (or a "sober alcoholic") • Current social networks enable addiction • To change, you must change your systems of support
When one cannot control his/her drinking or behavior while drinking • When drinking interferes with forming and sustaining relationships • “When party became a verb, not a noun.” • When mental and physical problems arise When does change need to happen?
Help from others; methods of counseling, • treatment, rehabilitation • Professional Therapy • Motivational Interviewing • Interventions • AA • Community Reinforcement Approach • Go through processes of “self-recovery” • Long-term support is needed How does a transition happen?
Professional Systems: Attitudes in Therapy Styles • Direct: - rational emotive therapy • Non-direct: - Person centered - Motivational interviewing
"Pre-Intervention" 0:15-1:45 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6h4RsFS3kA&feature=PlayList&p=A237381B9AFBFFAB&index=3
Venue for expression of love and concern Identifying enablers • Professional help • A step in changing systems Interventions
Fellowship through a common problem • Relationship with a power greater than oneself • Gives guidance, but not the answers to beating addiction Alcoholics Anonymous
5 Stages for Eliciting Change • precontemplation • contemplation • preparation • action • maintenance Motivational Interviewing
Community Reinforcement Approach • Incentives for sobriety • New social networks • Skills for positive communication between partners CRA
Working in a rehabilitation center • Counseling addictive behavior • Sponsors for recovering alcoholics • Homeless addict outreach Human Service positions