| At USARA we hold a weekly family support program. Each spring we start a new four week course for family members and concerned significant others. This program is open to the public and you may start at any point in the series. Light refreshments will be served. This program will cover the following topics. |
- Motivation: Setting up positive expectations
- Communication training: Identify CSO's communication style, teach positive communication techniques, role play
- CSO self-reinforcement training: Identify motivators/reinforcers for IP and teach CSO how to use these reinforcers
- Helping the client enter treatment: Being sensitive to timing, help the CSO with skills that move the IP into treatment.
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Family Support Program Details |
When:
Wednesday - June 30, 2010
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(Repeats Each Week)
Location:
Salt Lake County Complex
(North Building)
2001 South State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84190
Room N4006 or S3009
(Check the Calendar for Room)
Course Topics Include:
1. Motivation – Setting positive goals
2. Discussion of Family Dynamics – Identifying triggers and motivators
3. Communication Training – Developing positive communication techniques
4. Helping the loved one enter treatment – discussion of effective methods and resources available to help
The program will run for four sessions and is free to any one who wants support.Light refreshments will be served.
[see our calendar]
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June School at University of Utah |
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USARA plans and promotes the Recovery Support Track of the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and other Drug Dependencies Conference. Scholarships are made available to a limited number of individual who have recently completed treatment services. Additional information can be found on the University of Utah's website.
http://uuhsc.utah.edu/uas/index.html
To receive a scholarship you MUST submit the form to USARA.
FAX:
(801) 265-9485
attn: Casey
Mail:
USARA
5397 S. Vine Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
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Extreme Measures To Save A Family |
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She buried her only daughter, mourned the death of her stepson and now she is desperately trying to save the life of her only living child.
A Utah mom shares her story of unimaginable grief in hopes it won’t happen to your family. [read more] |
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USARA is very excited to share with you language that you can use to talk with the public and policymakers about recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. This messaging is a result of in-depth public opinion research with members of the recovery community and the general public. We encourage you to use this “messaging” or language in all of your recovery advocacy – if you are speaking out as a person in recovery or a family member or friend.
According to a 2004 survey of the general public, people believe that the word recovery means that someone is trying to stop using alcohol or other drugs. We realized that we needed to find a way to talk about recovery that would allow us to be clear and believable when describing it in a way that will move our advocacy agenda forward. |
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Get the tools and resources you need to speak about recovery advocacy
- Make it personal, so that we have credibility
- Keep it simple and in the present tense, so that it's real and understandable
- Help people understand that recovery means that you or the person that you care about is no longer using alcohol or other drugs. We do this by moving away from saying "in recovery" to saying "in long-term recovery," talking about stability and mentioning the length of time that the person is in recovery
- Talk about your recovery... not your addiction
- Help people understand that there's more to recovery than not using alcohol or other drugs, but that part of recovery is creating a better life
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| The speaker trainings are held on a quarterly basis. Participants will learn how to gain the support of others in addressing discrimination towards the recovering community through their shared message of hope and recovery. See our events calendar for the exact dates. |
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