Monday, December 3, 2012
Bringing Families Together: Hope and Recovery
This video is about the 10-Element Framework, developed by the National
Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare to help states, tribal’s, and local communities overcome obstacles and identify strategies for effective partnership
between mental health services.
Understanding Addiction
Gordon Bruin is asked to present to a hospital about understanding
addiction and the brain
Helping Your Child Cope with Having a Parent who is Dependent on Alcohol or Drugs
Having a recovering addict as a parent can be stressful to a child. It is important as a parent to help you child cope "by clear and effective communication with everyone involved, expressing feelings and concerns and listening to them." (Brooks) Effective communication with your child will allow them to feel comfortable to express their worries or questions about their parent. It is also important for your child to receive help and to learn how to deal with the situation.
Children look up to parents no matter what is going on in their lives from birth to adulthood. Its important that when a situation like having a parent who is dependent on drugs or alcohol that the child receives help or counseling. Just because a child is young they can still develop depression or anxiety in environments like this. There are many resources out there to help parents deal with children who are having anxiety issues or showing signs of depression. Support groups are a great way to help a child cope with some of the stressors they are experiencing, it allows the child to talk to other kids that are going through the same thing rather then talking to an adult who has never experienced this type of situation.
More information can be found at:
Support Groups for Families of Addicts and Alcoholics
Brooks, Jane. Process of Parenting. 16. New York: McGraw-Hill, Print
Children look up to parents no matter what is going on in their lives from birth to adulthood. Its important that when a situation like having a parent who is dependent on drugs or alcohol that the child receives help or counseling. Just because a child is young they can still develop depression or anxiety in environments like this. There are many resources out there to help parents deal with children who are having anxiety issues or showing signs of depression. Support groups are a great way to help a child cope with some of the stressors they are experiencing, it allows the child to talk to other kids that are going through the same thing rather then talking to an adult who has never experienced this type of situation.
More information can be found at:
Support Groups for Families of Addicts and Alcoholics
Brooks, Jane. Process of Parenting. 16. New York: McGraw-Hill, Print
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Love and Recovery
Recovering early from substance abuse can be a challenge. Recovery can be frightening for the person who is an addict or their partner. For a person who is
a recovering addict, it may seem impossible to deal with another person’s needs
or wants because they already have a lot to deal with. It is important for the
recovering person not to leave their partner and family behind.
It is important to remember that "a family, regardless of its structure, is a system made up of interdependent members who affect each other in a mutually responsive way." (Brooks) Meaning that having a partner that is a recovering addict affects the family as a whole. They are use to having an addict around and may need time to adjust to the new normal and having a parent or spouse around that now takes on roles they previously did not have. The entire family is recovering and it is important to be sensitive to that.
It is important to remember that "a family, regardless of its structure, is a system made up of interdependent members who affect each other in a mutually responsive way." (Brooks) Meaning that having a partner that is a recovering addict affects the family as a whole. They are use to having an addict around and may need time to adjust to the new normal and having a parent or spouse around that now takes on roles they previously did not have. The entire family is recovering and it is important to be sensitive to that.
What can you do as a codependent?
More information can be found on:
Is There Hope for Relationships During Recovery?Brooks, Jane. Process of Parenting. 4. New York: McGraw-Hill, Print
Lucas, F. (2012). Is There Hope for Relationships
During Recovery? Retrieved from Casa Nuevo Vida:
http://www.casanuevovida.com/blog/is-there-hope-for-relationships-during-recovery/
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