ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how the family goes through the process of recovery. Recovery from drugs or alcohol abuse is a process; where not only the cessation of the use occurs, but the interactions of family members changes. Focusing more on the process toward health rather than the process of dysfunction is important because the addictions field has made a major shift from a pathology-oriented perspective to a recovery-oriented perspective. Lewis and Allen-Byrd, based on the framework developed by Brown and Lewis, developed the Family Recovery Typology Model, which classifies alcoholic families in recovery into three types. Based on the type of family the therapist is dealing with various treatment implications. Therapists working with families assesses where in the family recovery process the family is that adapt and tailor their treatment to match how the family is functioning. A significant source of change is recovery capital-the elements in people's lives that help them to change and maintain those changes.
