Integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy with the Twelve Steps

How do you describe an addiction in which the drug of choice creates a hole in your memory, a “white out,” so that every time you use it is the first time—new, fascinating, and vivid? Michael W. Clune’s original, edgy yet literary telling of his own story takes us straight inside such an addiction—what he calls the Memory Disease.

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This one-of-a-kind group program incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Twelve Step facilitation (TSF). Combined, these widely used, evidence-based therapies provide a dynamic treatment modality to help strengthen a client's recovery from substance abuse.

Whether implemented in inpatient treatment settings, intensive outpatient programs, or in an extended-care format, Integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy with the Twelve Steps provides the guidelines necessary to help professionals customise an evidence-based program that meets clients' needs.

Includes a binder that contains a facilitator's manual with an introduction and session guide, client worksheets, and a CD-ROM containing reproducible client handouts.