Addiction Recovery: A Practical Teaching Manual - Hardcover

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9781968845407: Addiction Recovery: A Practical Teaching Manual
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1968845402 ISBN 13: 9781968845407
Publisher: Self Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

Addiction Recovery: A Practical Teaching Manual is a comprehensive instructor-focused guide designed for counselors, recovery educators, group facilitators, treatment centers, court-mandated programs, faith-based organizations, and peer support groups. Built from years of real-world experience, this manual provides practical lessons, structured activities, discussion guides, reflection exercises, quizzes, and evidence-based recovery tools that can be adapted for a variety of settings.

Inside, participants learn:

  • What addiction is and how it develops
  • The science of cravings, triggers, and brain-based habits
  • The connection between emotions, trauma, and addictive behavior
  • How shame, stigma, and emotional avoidance fuel addiction
  • Practical coping skills and emotional regulation strategies
  • Relapse prevention and sustainable recovery planning
  • Accountability, support systems, and healthy boundaries
  • Life skills, decision-making, financial responsibility, and legal consequences
  • Group leadership strategies for recovery facilitators and educators

This manual emphasizes compassion, accountability, personal responsibility, and long-term healing. Whether used in rehabilitation programs, recovery groups, churches, community organizations, or educational settings, it offers a flexible framework that can be adapted to four-week, eight-week, twelve-week, or ongoing recovery programs.

If you’re looking for a practical addiction recovery curriculum that combines education, group facilitation, behavioral change strategies, and recovery support tools, this teaching manual provides everything needed to guide meaningful and lasting recovery.

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Publisher
Self Publishing
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1968845402
ISBN 13 
9781968845407
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
199
Editor
Publisher Xpress