Family Sobriety Now - Family Sessions Help With Agreements

Family Sessions Help With Agreements

06/13/24 • 17 min

Joseph discussed the significance of family support in addiction treatment, emphasizing the need for open communication, active involvement, and respect for confidentiality laws. He also highlighted the importance of support groups and proactive boundary setting in enhancing the chances of success in achieving sobriety. Lastly, he shared his experiences in helping families create agreements and commitments to support their loved ones' recovery, stressing the importance of accountability and consequences.

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Taking Care of Yourself

Joseph discussed that in a holistic recovery process, prioritizing personal well-being is crucial to supporting a loved one. Engaging in support groups, such as 12-step-based groups, spiritual support groups, and community groups, provides shared experiences and insights into the recovery process. Building a support system, including community support groups, will help maintain a healthy state of mind, body, and spirit. Joseph also challenged listeners to an exercise to stay in good mental, physical, and spiritual health. By prioritizing their own well-being, caregivers can better support their loved ones in recovery.

About our Host:

Joseph B. Devlin, MA, CAADC, is a respected behavioral health expert with more than 20 years of experience in the specialty of Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Treatment. Joseph’s professional experience includes clinical director, interventionist, professor, facility director, addiction counselor, counseling supervisor, case manager, care manager, treatment facilities auditor, steward of county and state funding for treatment facilities, utilization reviewer and family group decision making facilitator.

As an expert in the field of drug and alcohol addiction, not only has Joseph personally walked the path of sobriety, he has used his journey to freedom and his education to help others. Joseph is a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor in the State of Pennsylvania, has received a Masters degree in Restorative Practices and Youth Counseling from International Institute for Restorative Practices, as well as a BA in Psychology from University of North Carolina. Since then, he has become a licensed trainer in Restorative Practices. He also has obtained extensive training and experience in trauma-informed care, combined with a vast knowledge in community building with an expertise in substance use disorders, including co-occurring mental health issues.

Author of A Step Out of Darkness, Joseph also speaks to groups, while he coaches individuals and/or families who are interested in the road to recovery. Often the family is left in the dark in the middle of this epidemic. Where does the family member turn to? Joseph offers experience and knowledge to help you navigate through this chaotic struggle you are walking through.

Learn more about Joseph at https://josephbdevlin.com/

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Goal Setting In Addiction Treatment

Joseph Devlin discussed the importance of goal-setting and building a supportive community in the treatment process or addiction, emphasizing the need for realistic, attainable goals and the involvement of loved ones. He underscored the significance of balance, enjoyment, and reflection in the process of recovery. Joseph highlighted that realistic, attainable goals, set in collaboration with a counselor, are key to successful achievement and rapid change. He noted that setting too many goals or attempting to do too much too fast could lead to feeling overwhelmed and ultimately failing. Joseph stressed the importance of building goals from the previous level of treatment and encouraged support and encouragement for loved ones in setting their goals.

Family Sobriety Now - Family Sessions Help With Agreements

Transcript

Hello and welcome. I am your host, Joseph Devlin, and today we're going to read chapter seven walking with someone in treatment, which is in my book, a step out of darkness. And as a reminder, just going to read a few pages, and then I'm going to expand upon what we read today. So let's get at it. If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there.