ABSTRACT

Practicing Alcohol Moderation is designed to be used by clients of behavioral health care providers who have utilized The Clinician’s Guide to Alcohol Moderation.

This groundbreaking workbook can be used on its own or in conjunction with therapy, and additionally as a resource for family members whose loved ones are struggling with alcohol. It gives transparent, easy-to-follow, research-based explanations with questionnaires, checklists, quizzes, and worksheets. Each chapter begins with a brief overview and is interspersed with exercises and client experiences, combining research-based information with practical self-assessments, tools, and questions to answer to practice alcohol moderation. Readers can take the Alcohol Moderation Assessment to determine their likelihood of success in practicing alcohol moderation.

The book provides the resources to create a personalized Alcohol Moderation Plan and suggests ways to manage its success for clinicians and general audiences alike.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter One|5 pages

Recovery, Harm Reduction, and Alcohol Moderation

chapter Chapter Two|9 pages

What Is Alcohol Moderation?

chapter Chapter Three|6 pages

Self-Assessment

chapter Chapter Four|6 pages

Alcohol’s Effect on Body, Mind, and Health

chapter Chapter Five|7 pages

Am I Ready to Make Changes?

chapter Chapter Six|5 pages

Why Four Months

chapter Chapter Seven|11 pages

How to Achieve Four Months of Abstinence

chapter Chapter Eight|12 pages

Taking the Alcohol Moderation Assessment

chapter Chapter Nine|12 pages

Alcohol Moderation Tools

chapter Chapter Ten|6 pages

Developing an Alcohol Moderation Plan

chapter Chapter Eleven|8 pages

Monitoring Your Alcohol Moderation Plan

chapter Chapter Twelve|3 pages

Alcohol Moderation Resources