Action Track : Treatment Tools for Counsellors Working with Youth

University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository Alberta Gambling Research Institute Alberta Gambling Research Institute 2001 Action track : treatment tools for counsellors working with youth Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) http://hdl.handle.net/1880/41360 technical report Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca ''& for COUNSELLORS WCIRU1MI", WITH VfMlTlcl Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commlss~on T~WU''MENTTOOLS for COUNSELLORS WORKING WlTH YOUTH 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This package is the result of the work of many people. AADAG would like to thank those people who had input into the original idea and the development of this resource for youth addictions counsellors. -..--- ---" ---" i UNIVERSITY LIBRARY To order this manual please call AADAC at 1-800-280-9616 or visit our Web site www.aadac.com AADAC 02001 ISBN 0-7785-0977-X TABLE OF CONTENTS lntroduction How to work with this package ........................................ 7 Introduction to AADAC ..............................................................7 Alcohol and other drug principles and guidelines ...................... 8 The stages of change ................................................... 10 The spiral model of change ................ .............................. 12 Counsellor tasks and the stages of change ............................13 To the Counsellor: Helping and the stages of change ..........14 Section 1 PRECONTEMPLATION Alcohol and other drug information Introduction ............................................................................................................................17 What is a drug? ......................................................................................................................18 What happens to alcohol in the body? ................................ ..................................................18 What does blood alcohol concentration (BAC) mean? ................................................................18 What are the immediate effects of drinking alcohol? .............................................................. 19 Are there differences in how males and females metabolize alcohol? ........................................19 What does it mean if someone says they have an alcohol/drug problem? .............................. 19 How do problems with alcohol and other drugs start? ..............................................................20 ISproblem drinking hereditaw ................................................................................................20 The cycle of dependency ........................................................................................................23 Continuum of use ....................................................................................................................25 Screening/assessment ............................................................................................................28 Coutisellor tip: When referral is necessary ................................................................................28 Counsellor tip: Tracking sheet tips .................... .. ................................................................ 31 Screening/assessment questionnaire for counsellor ................................................................34 Adolescent assessment .........................................................................................................36 WORKSHEETS Continuum of use ............................................................................................... 27 Readiness to change questionnaire .........................................................................29 Current alcohol and other drug use inventory .........................................................,. 30 Tracking sheet ........................................................................................................32 Drug use history chart ............................................................................................33 On a scale from one to ten .................................................................................... 37 Levels of drug use ..................................................................................................40 Using coping tools ....................... ........................................................................43 Are you "coping"? ..................................................................................................45 HANDOUTS Drug hazards ........................................................................................................21 The cycle of dependency ........................................................................................24 How do I cope? ......................................................................................................41 Section 2 CONTEMPLATION Introduction ...........................................................................................................................49 Counsellor lip: Additional activities ............................................................................................81 WORKSHEETS Drug use inventory ..................................................................................................50 Tracking sheet .....................................................................................................51 Drinkinglusing situations ..........................................................................................53 Pros and cons ..................... ..............................................................................54 Good things about using ..........................................................................................55 Not-so-good things about using .............................................................................56 Thlnking about my drinking or other drug use ..........................................................58 The balance beam ............................ .. ...............................................................59 Describe a typical day ........................................................................................ 62 Who am 1 realv ....................................................................................................64 Self-esteem exercises ..............................................................................................66 Self-assessment questionnaire - what's the score? ................................................ 68 Am I meeting my needs? ........................ ....................................................... 72 How to meet my needs ........................ .............. Change ....................... ......................................................................................75 What stage of change are you at? .................................... Why am I doing this? ..............................................................................................82 wm id you Unmet needs ................................................................................................71 know i\ Stages of change ............................................................................................... 77 that ....3 IQ Section 3 PREPARATION Introduction ........................... .. .......................................................................................85 To the Counsellor: Withdrawal symptoms ..................................................................................89 WORKSHEEE Withdrawal: getting off of drugs ................................................................................87 Craving triggers ................................................................................................... 92 "Surfing the Urge" and three-minute activities ...................... .............................95 Preparing for change .............................................................................................96 Clock your clean time ................................ ...........................................................97 HANDOUTS Withdrawal .............................................................................................................86 Coping with milder withdrawal symptoms ..................... ................................... 90 Home detox tips .....................................................................................................91 Section 4 ACTION Introduction .......................................................................................................................101 To the Counsellor: Treatment planning & goals .................................................................... 101 Counsellor Resource: Breathing and relaxation techniques ........................ ........................117 WORKSHEETS Contract for change ........................................................................................... 103 Goals checklist .................................................................................................. 104 Goals to get the life I want ....................................................................................105 Now that I've decided to stop drinkinglusing ........................................................106 Where am I with my drinking/using? .....................................................................107 Reasons for not drinking or getting high.................................................................

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