Telephone Continuing Care Therapy for Adults

Mind if I blow my own horn? For the past several years, I’ve been working with Dr. Jim McKay at the University of Pennsylvania on studies testing the effectiveness of telephone-based continuing care for adults with alcohol and cocaine dependence. This adaptive telephone-based approach is intended to make continuing care more acceptable to clients who cannot or will not return to the clinic for a typical course of “aftercare.” Our model is primarily based on cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention, but includes Motivational Interviewing to boost motivation to maintain or regain abstinence. The program has been found effective in 3 consecutive studies, and a fourth trial, still under way, looks promising as well. Now Hazelden has made our treatment manual available to the professional community.

The book includes an overview of the program and the therapy models on which it is based, detailed instructions for providing all phases of the treatment program, and adaptive algorithms for stepped care. An included CD-ROM contains supplemental materials and printable clinical forms. You can read the first chapter online at the Hazelden bookstore site.

Learn more about Telephone Continuing Care Therapy for Adults at Hazelden Bookstore