It Takes a Family
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It Takes a Family
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It Takes a Family
As a companion to Love First, the classic guide to family intervention, It Takes a Family delivers a proven method for families and friends to step beyond the initial intervention and reinvent their relationships as part of a family recovery team.
In straightforward, compassionate language, Debra Jay offers readers a structured model that shows family members and friends how they can work together to overcome the obstacles many people with addiction face in their initial recovery. Through easy-to-follow strategies and exercises, family members learn about and address the challenges of enabling, denial, and pain while developing their communication skills and embracing the joy that comes from healthier and happier relationships.
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It Takes a Family by Debra Jay is praised for its insightful approach to family intervention in addiction recovery, providing practical guidance for loved ones. Many readers find it empowering and informative, highlighting the book's focus on family involvement as crucial in the healing process. Critics commend the compassionate yet direct tone, which offers hope and actionable steps for families navigating the challenges of addiction.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781616499129
Publisher: Hazelden Information & Educational Services
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 June 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Hazelden Information & Educational Services
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 340
About the Author
Debra Jay is a noted author, speaker, and trainer for addiction professionals.Β SheΒ isΒ the coauthor, with Jeff Jay,Β ofΒ the best-sellingΒ Love First: AΒ Familyβs GuideΒ toΒ InterventionΒ andΒ author ofΒ No More Letting Go: The Spirituality ofΒ Taking ActionΒ Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction.Β DebraΒ was a guest lecturerΒ on addiction and related issues atΒ Wayne StateΒ UniversityΒ Β forΒ fourteen years. She has been writing a newspaper advice column on families and addiction since 1996. She has served asΒ aΒ board member for Brighton Hospital, St. John Providence Health System, and Dawn Farm. She is a recipient of the 2012 Letitia M. CloseΒ BVMΒ Award in recognition of a significant ministry in helping women with the disease of addiction.Β TodayΒ Debra and JeffΒ run a national private practice, providing intervention training and consultation services for families.Β
Debra was the addiction expert onΒ The Oprah Winfrey ShowΒ forΒ threeΒ seasons and has appeared onΒ The Dr. Oz Show. She is a graduate ofΒ theΒ Ohio State UniversityΒ andΒ ofΒ theΒ HazeldenΒ addictionΒ professionalsΒ trainingΒ program.Β
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