TY - BOOK AU - Wegscheider-Cruse,Sharon TI - Another chance: hope and health for the alcoholic family SN - 0831400722 AV - HV5132 .W43 1989 U1 - 362.29/23 20 PY - 1989/// CY - Palo Alto, Calif. PB - Science and Behavior Books KW - Alcoholics KW - Family relationships KW - Alcoholism KW - Treatment KW - Alcooliques KW - Relations familiales KW - Alcoolisme KW - Traitement KW - fast KW - sears KW - Family life KW - rehabilitation KW - Family N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-320) and index; Old myths, new insights -- The whole person model -- Anatomy of a family -- The addiction spiral -- The family disease -- The enabler -- The hero -- The scapegoat -- The lost child -- The mascot -- Intervention -- The continuum of care -- Primary care -- After-care -- Recovery unlimited -- AA as a treatment ally -- The whole counselor -- Adult children adn co-dependents -- Family reconstruction -- Professional denial and co-dependency treatment -- Spirituality -- Exercises for healthier families -- The whole person inventory N2 - For the millions of Americans who suffer in alcoholism-torn lives of loneliness, fear, shame, guilt, hurt, anger, and frustration, Another Chance offers invaluable insights and solid steps toward recovery. It shows what is happening with the alcoholic, within the alcoholic family, and within the world of professional treatment for chemical dependents, their co-dependents, and their adult children. The first edition won the prestigious Marty Mann Award, which honors outstanding contributions and achievements in alcoholism communications. Building on the success of that first edition, Wegscheider-Cruse has expanded this book to address issues of: adult children of alcoholics, the importance of spirituality in recovery, a powerful therapeutic experience called a Family Reconstruction, and co-dependent therapists and their need for treatment ER -