Group Activities for Families in Recovery

Part 1: Introduction Whole and Parts Origins Assumption Everyone is impacted Learn from listening and watching Child Focus Healthy caring not enabling Families and Substance Abuse - A Brief Overview Roles Rules Boundaries Family 'Esprit de Corps' (collective 'sense of self') Part 2: Structure of Family Group For Families With Substance Abuse Structure Recruitment Dual diagnosis Session length Screening Process and Structure of Therapy Avoiding resistance Locus of control from external to internal Confidentiality, legal and ethical issues Working With Expressive Arts Working With Blended and Diverse Families Group leadership Interns Part 3: The Curriculum Curriculum Section 1: Family Structure 1-1 Family Roles 1-2 Impact of Addiction on Family 1-3 How We Experience our Family 1-4 Family Cycles & History Curriculum Section 2: Family Identity 2-1 Family Identity I: Who We Think We Are 2-2 Family Identity II: Structure 2-3 Family Identity III: Who We Feel We Are 2-4 Family Drawing Curriculum Section 3: Sober Fun 3-1 Family Fun 3-2 Playing Together Curriculum Section 4: Towards Health 4-1 Healthy Helping 4-2 Doing It Differently 4-3 Relationships I - Healthy or Unhealthy? 4-4 Relationships II - Choosing a Relationship 4-5 Relationships III - Stages In Relationships 4-6 Private or Secret? 4-7 Families in Recovery I 4-8 Families In Recovery II 4-9 Healing Families 4-10 What Could Be Better? 4-11 Rebuilding Trust 4-12 Building Life-Long, Healthy Supports I 4-13 Building Life-Long, Healthy Supports II 4-14 Spirituality 4-15 Rules in Families Curriculum Section 5: Anger 5-1 Anger in My Family 5-2 Strategies to Manage Anger 5-3 Conflict in My Family 5-4 Making Arguing Work Curriculum Section 6: Communication 6-1 Working Together 6-2 Assertive Communication 6-3 What We Haven't Said 6-4 Our Different Experiences 6-5 Do You Hear Me? 6-6 We Are Grateful 6-7 Resentments - Taking Back the Power Curriculum Section 7: Parenting 7-1 When Daddy Drinks 7-2 What About the Kids? 7-3 What Do We Tell the Kids? 7-4 Consequence With Empathy