Goal Setting In Addiction Treatment
06/27/24 • 14 min
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.
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.
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Family Sobriety Now - Goal Setting In Addiction Treatment
Transcript
Hello, and welcome. I'm your host, Joseph Devlin. And on today's episode, we're going to continue reading at a chapter seven walking with someone in treatment out of my book a step out of darkness. So let's get at it. As a reminder, I just want to let everybody know that I'm reading parts of the book and then I'm going to expand upon them. All right, so here we go. Now switching gears, let us say that your loved one steps immediately down to GOP instead of PHP or IOP. Your loved one will need
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