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About this series

Brief Interventions from the TCU Treatment System includes a series of materials designed particularly for counselors and group facilitators working in substance abuse treatment programs. The collection of manuals contains focused, easily accessible, and brief strategies for engaging clients in discussions and activities on important recovery topics.

Interventions offered in this series include —

Getting Motivated to Change
Mapping Your Treatment Plan: A Collaborative Approach
Contingency Management Strategies and Ideas
Understanding and Reducing Angry Feelings
Unlock Your Thinking, Open Your Mind
Mapping the Journey: A Treatment Guidebook
Ideas for Better Communication
Building Social Networks
Common Sense Ideas on HIV Prevention and Sexual Health
Mapping Organizational Change: A Guidebook on Program Needs

These interventions and ideas are derived from evidence-based foundations, including cognitive-behavioral models and field-based research. Although best suited for group work, the concepts and exercises can be directly adapted to individual settings.

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PDF; 5MB / 442 pages [includes Brief Interventions: 1) Getting Motivated to Change; 2) Mapping Your Treatment Plan: A Collaborative Approach; 3) Contingency Management Strategies and Ideas; 4) Understanding and Reducing Angry Feelings; 5) Unlock Your Thinking, Open Your Mind; 6) Mapping the Journey: A Treatment Guidebook; 7) Ideas for Better Communication; 8) Building Social Networks; 9) Common Sense Ideas on HIV Prevention and Sexual Health; and 10) Mapping Organizational Change: A Guidebook on Program Needs]

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BI Getting Motivated to Change cover Getting Motivated to Change

N. G. Bartholomew, D. F. Dansereau, and D. D. Simpson, Eds. (2006)
PDF; 1780KB / 63 pages

A collection of materials for leading counseling sessions that address motivation and readiness for change.
Sections of this Brief Intervention include:
• Motivation 101 -- Introduces clients to the role of motivation in behavior change. Includes leader notes, worksheets, handouts, and sample discussion questions.
• The Art of Self-Motivation -- Helps clients explore the thought processes and action phases of change. Includes leader notes, worksheets, handouts, and sample discussion questions.
• Staying Motivated -- Encourages the adoption of strategies for strengthening commitment to change. Includes leader notes, worksheets, handouts, and sample discussion questions..
• Making it Second Nature -- Explores maintaining gains and focus on goals once the change process has started. Includes leader notes, worksheets, handouts, and sample discussion questions.
• Resources -- Bibliography and suggested Web sites.

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BI Mapping Treatment Plan cover Mapping Your Treatment Plan: A Collaborative Approach

N. G. Bartholomew, D. F. Dansereau, and D. D. Simpson, Eds. (2007)
PDF; 703KB / 54 pages

A mapping-focused guide for working with clients to establish meaningful and useful treatment goals.

Sections of this Brief Intervention include:
• Introduction: Mapping, Collaboration, and Thoughtful Plansintroduces the basics of node-link mapping, the use of structured maps for treatment planning, and the importance of developing the counselor-client relationship through collaboration. A thoughtful treatment plan with realistic and measurable goals helps focus the therapeutic relationship on a more hopeful tomorrow.
• Session 1: Getting Started: First Maps sets the collaborative tone for subsequent sessions and introduces the client to working with guide maps. The counselor takes the lead in introducing the guide map templates and inviting the client to add information to the “nodes.” These early guide map discussions center on the client’s experiences, both in the past and present.
• Session 2: Mapping Goals and Strategies helps clients identify salient goals to work on as part of treatment and to narrow those goals down to clear, specific, and practical plans. Clients first review their homework guide map about specific issues they want to address. A subsequent map is used to invite a conversation about specific steps to take first, followed by a map focusing on the personal strengths the client brings to deal with identified problems. Next, a “planning rocket” guide map is used to summarize the session and provide the client with a reminder of tasks for the coming weeks.
• Session 3: Mapping Progress and Future Plans uses further goal planning guide maps to help client summarize and assess steps taken toward goals and plan for future actions toward reaching goals. This session includes maps to either (1) process successes to date toward taking a step or action, (2) engage in further decision-making about proposed actions toward goals, or (3) analyze reported problems or setbacks in addressing an issue or taking a step. Clients work on a map that summarizes their work on issues to date and complete a final map outlining the next goal they consider to be important.
• Appendix: Mapping Bibliography: Bibliography and brief abstracts of mapping research studies.

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Contingency Management Strategies and Ideas

N. G. Bartholomew, G. A. Rowan-Szal, and D. D. Simpson, Eds. (2005)
PDF; 350KB / 31 pages

A planning guide for using rewards and star charts to reinforce goal setting, early engagement, and retention in treatment settings.
Sections of this Brief Intervention include:
• CM: Getting Started -- Provides background and considerations for developing simple contingency management (CM) or reinforcement protocols for use in substance abuse treatment settings.
• StarCharts and Rewards -- Guidelines for creating client charts for monitoring CM and setting up reinforcement schedule.
• Rewarding Effort and Initiative -- Leader guide with worksheets for helping clients set doable and meaningful recovery goals for CM rewards.
• Bibliography -- Journal articles on CM and behavioral interventions

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BI Reducing Angry Feelings cover Understanding and Reducing Angry Feelings

N. G. Bartholomew and D. D. Simpson, Eds. (2005)
PDF; 474KB / 42 pages

A collection of materials for leading counseling sessions that encourage new ways of thinking about and responding to anger.
Sections of this Brief Intervention include:
• Understanding Anger -- Discussion activity for group with worksheets and handout.
• Managing Anger in Relationships -- Leader guide for group with topic notes, worksheets, handouts, and discussion questions.
• Mapping Worksheets -- A set of activity worksheets for use in group discussions or individual counseling with a specific focus on anger and emotional regulation.
• The Aggression Cycle -- Worksheets for clients in group or individual counseling.
• Links of Interest -- Web sites featuring materials on anger.

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BI-Unlock Your Thinking cover Unlock Your Thinking, Open Your Mind

N. G. Bartholomew and D. D. Simpson, Eds. (2005)
PDF; 505KB / 55 pages

A collection of materials for leading counseling sessions that address thinking patterns that can hamper behavior change.
Sections of this Brief Intervention include:
• Feelings, Thoughts, and Mind Traps -- Leader guide for group with topic notes, worksheets, handouts, and discussion questions.
• Road Block to Healthy Thinking -- Leader guide for group with topic notes, worksheets, handouts, and discussion questions.
• Thinking and Behavior Cycles -- Leader guide for group with topic notes, worksheets, handouts, and discussion questions.
• Mapping Worksheets -- A set of activity worksheets for use in group discussions or individual counseling selected because of their specific focus on thoughts and actions.
• Links of Interest -- Web sites featuring materials on Thinking Errors

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BI Mapping cover Mapping the Journey: A Treatment Guidebook

D. F. Dansereau and D. D. Simpson, Eds. (2005)
PDF; 607KB / 62 pages

A collection of materials for exploring needs and planning treatment, improving communication, and reviewing treatment progress.
Sections of this Brief Intervention include:
• Introduction and Overview to Mapping
• “Mapping Guides”
    -- Exploring Self Maps: These maps can help a person better understand their strengths and weaknesses, and how they can be used in a positive way. The maps will also help a person to develop a more accurate level of self esteem.
    -- Social Improvement Maps: These maps can help a person better understand and relate to others.
    -- Decision Making Maps: These maps can help a person think through an important decision.
    -- Taking Control Maps: These maps can help a person cope with “LEEPS” (Life, Events, Emotions, Problems, and Successes).
    -- Monitoring Progress Maps: These maps are designed as a guide to help clients understand, evaluate, and explain progress across key stages of change, as represented in the TCU Treatment Process Model. They also are tools for planning therapeutic activities that will sustain or increase future progress.
    -- Relapse and Disease Maps: These maps will help a person understand and manage relapse and serious diseases.
    -- General Planning Maps: To help a person examine a goal and create an action plan. It is similar to Care Planning but can be used with any goal.
    -- Free Mapping: Use this Free Map Guide to create maps on important thoughts, feelings, and actions. These Free Maps can be used by themselves or together with any of the Mapping Guides.
• Sample Case Study of Maps for “Chris”: The goal of this case study is to give a simple example for how mapping tools can be used during counseling.
• Appendix on Mapping Research
• References

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BI-Better Communication cover Ideas for Better Communication

N. G. Bartholomew and D. D. Simpson, Eds. (2005)
PDF; 436KB / 39 pages

A collection of materials for leading counseling sessions on ways to improve relationships through communication.
Sections of this Brief Intervention include:
• Communication Roadblocks -- Leader guide for group with topic notes, worksheets, handouts, and discussion questions.
• Repairing Relationships -- Discussion activity for group with worksheets and handout.
• Communication Styles -- Leader guide for group with topic notes, worksheets, handouts, and discussion questions.
• Mapping Worksheets -- A set of activity worksheets for use in group discussions or individual counseling with a specific focus on relationships and communicating with others.
• Links of Interest -- Web sites featuring materials on improving communication and relationships.

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BI-Social Networks cover
Building Social Networks

N. G. Bartholomew and D. D. Simpson, Eds. (2005)
PDF; 320KB / 36 pages

A collection of materials for leading counseling sessions on ways to build and strengthen social support in recovery.
Sections of this Brief Intervention include:
• Social Networks in Recovery -- Leader guide for group with topic notes, worksheets, handouts, and discussion questions.
• Support Groups and Your Recovery -- Leader guide for group with topic notes, worksheets, handouts, and discussion questions.
• When Other Family Members Use -- Discussion activity for group with worksheets and handout.
• Mapping Worksheets -- A set of activity worksheets for use in group discussions or individual counseling selected because of their specific focus on social support, 12-Step involvement, and dealing with people who don’t support recovery.
• Links of Interest -- Web sites on strengthening relationships.

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BI-HIV Prevention cover Common Sense Ideas for HIV Prevention and Sexual Health

N. G. Bartholomew and D. D. Simpson, Eds. (2005)
PDF; 559KB / 40 pages

A collection of materials for leading counseling sessions that address the knowledge and skills to reduce HIV and other STD risks.

Sections of this Brief Intervention include:
• HIV Update -- Leader guide for group with topic notes, worksheets, handouts, and discussion questions.
• Acting to Protect Your Health -- Leader guide for group with topic notes, worksheets, handouts, and discussion questions.
• Mapping Worksheets -- A set of activity worksheets on safer sex topics for use in group discussions or individual counseling that feature a specific focus on HIV, AIDS, communication, and risk reduction.
• Links of Interest -- Web sites featuring materials on HIV and AIDS

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Mapping Organizational Change: A Guidebook on Program Needs

D. F. Dansereau and D. D. Simpson (2006)
PDF; 323KB / 20 pages

A collection of mapping tools that guide discussions among organizational leaders and key staff to systemize the communication, goal setting, and change process.
Sections of this Brief Intervention include Guidebook Steps with Maps:
• Step 1. Identify Strengths and Problems
• Step 2. Analyze Problems
• Step 3. Select Potential Goals
• Step 4. (A) Explore Goals and (B) Examine Goal Consequences
• Step 5. Choose Target and Identify Sub-Goals
• Step 6. Create Action Plans
• Step 7. (A) After Action Review and (B) Re-Administer Assessments