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Preparation for Change:
The Tower of Strengths and The Weekly Planner
T. L. Sia, M. Czuchry, D. F. Dansereau, & J. Blankenship; 1998; 76 pages

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About this manual

This manual provides counselors with a step-by-step guide to creating and using two card-sorting activities designed to enrich an individual’s self-esteem. The Tower of Strengths activity involves identifying existing strengths from six different dimensions of self (Social, Thinking, Health/Performance, Emotional, Motivational, and Life View), as well as selecting strengths that the individuals would like to gain. The Weekly Planner activity uses motivational quotes as a memory technique to help individuals focus during the week on positive changes they would like to make (i.e., either gaining new strengths or setting new goals). The activities can be used together or individually. Recent studies by the authors suggest that this activity has a positive effect on self-esteem, improves mood, and maintains interest throughout the activity. In addition, both activities received positive evaluations from clients and counselors in a substance abuse treatment program.

This manual includes step-by-step directions on:

Putting each activity together
How to use activities
Discussion topics for each activity
Additional ways to use the activities
Background information on research that has used the activities

This manual was developed as part of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Grant DA08608, Cognitive Enhancements for the Treatment of Probationers (CETOP).

Recommended Citation: Sia, T. L., Czuchry, M. L., Dansereau, D. F., & Blankenship, J. (1998). Preparation for Change: The Tower of Strengths and The Weekly Planner. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University, Institute of Behavioral Research. Available: Lighthouse Institute Publications, 720 West Chestnut Street, Bloomington, IL 61701 (Phone toll-free: 888-547-8271) and the IBR Web site: www.ibr.tcu.edu.

How to purchase a printed manual

Printed copies of Preparation for Change are available through Lighthouse Institute, a nonprofit division of Chestnut Health Systems in Bloomington, Illinois. Price per manual is $15, plus $4 shipping and handling. To order, contact the Lighthouse Publications Web Site, phone toll-free (888) 547-8271, or FAX (309) 829-4661.

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The entire Preparation for Change: Tower of strengths/Weekly Planner manual or sections of the manual are available to download in Adobe® Acrobat® Portable Document Format (PDF) free of charge. Before starting the download process, we recommend you look over the following:

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PDF; 1376KB / 81 pages

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Sample of the manual:
PDF; 301KB / 22 pages (Cover, Table of Contents, and Sections 1-2 of Preparation for Change)

The manual in separate files by section:
Cover, Table of Contents, Preface
(PDF; 67KB / 5 pages)
Section 1 -- How to Set Up and Use the Tower of
Strengths Activity
(PDF; 138KB / 9 pages)
Section 2 -- How to Set Up and Use the Weekly
Planner
(PDF; 100KB / 8 pages)
Section 3 -- Background Information: What Makes
these Activities Useful
(PDF; 94KB / 6 pages)
Appendix A -- The Tower of Strengths Materials
(PDF; 108KB / 6 pages)
The Tower of Strengths Maps
(PDF; 140KB / 4 pages)
The Strengths Cards and Discussion Topics
(PDF; 319KB / 12 pages)
Appendix B -- The Weekly Planner Materials
(PDF; 70KB / 5 pages)
The Weekly Planner Maps
(PDF; 135KB / 6 pages)
The Weekly Planner Quote Cards
(PDF; 111KB / 17 pages)
Discussion Topics for the Weekly Planner
(PDF; 115KB / 3 pages)

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Research Summary and References

Preparation for Change is featured in the newsletter, Research Summary: Focus on Treatment Readiness and Induction Strategies. (PDF; 442KB / 4 pages)

References:

Blankenship, J., Dansereau, D. F., & Simpson, D. D. (1999). Cognitive enhancements of readiness for corrections-based treatment for drug abuse. The Prison Journal, 79(4), 431-445. [Abstract]

Czuchry, M., & Dansereau, D. F. (2000). Drug abuse treatment in criminal justice settings: Enhancing community engagement and helpfulness. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 26(4), 537-552. [Abstract]

Sia, T. L., Dansereau, D. F., & Czuchry, M. L. (2000). Treatment readiness training and probationers' evaluation of substance abuse treatment in a criminal justice setting. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 19, 459-467. [Abstract]

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