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| New Face-to-Face Meetings for People Affected by the Addictive Behavior of a Loved OneNew publications support community meetings for family & friends who have a loved one with an addictive behavior.
These meetings use a combination of SMART Recovery tools and CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) concepts. Response to the online meetings has been outstanding, and has resulted in a demand for face-to-face community meetings in addition to the online meetings. In order to meet that demand, SMART Recovery has announced that facilitator training is now available for those desiring to start a Family & Friends meeting. A new Family & Friends Facilitator’ The Manual includes 14 sections of meeting outlines and tools. The wide range of meeting topics includes: Change and Motivation, Positive Communication, Safety and Support, Healthy Boundaries, Coping with Lapses, Disable the Enabling, Trust and Forgiveness – and much more. Also just published is a Family & Friend’s Handbook, which includes the same topics and tools and is designed to be used as a resource by meeting attendees between meetings. (138 pages, ©2012, $10.00.) Individuals interested in starting a Family & Friends meeting are invited to purchase the Facilitator’ SMART Recovery Family & Friends is a science-based alternative to Al-Anon and Johnson Intervention. It uses methods based on the tools of SMART Recovery and CRAFT to provide resources and support for those who are affected by the addictions of a loved one. The Facilitator’ End
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