The Craft Treatment Manual for Substance Use Problems

Jane Ellen Smith, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico (UNM). She was the first woman to be tenured in the Psychology Department, to become Director of Clinical Training, and to become Chair of the Department, a role she filled for 12 years. Specializing in both alcohol treatment and eating disorders, Dr. Smith has published over 120 scientific articles and chapters and eight books, and was lead author of the first CRAFT manual in 2004. She is a recipient of the Presidential Teaching Fellowship, UNM's highest teaching award, as well as the UNM Alumni Association's Erna S. Fergusson Award for exceptional accomplishments and/or distinguished service to the university. Robert J. Meyers, PhD, is Director of Robert J. Meyers, PhD, and Associates, and is Emeritus Research Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico, where his primary affiliation is with the Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions (CASAA). An internationally sought speaker who has delivered trainings throughout the world, Dr. Meyers is the developer of CRAFT. He is a recipient of the Dan Anderson Research Award from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the Early Career Investigator Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism. He has published nearly 100 scientific articles or chapters and 10 books, including the CRAFT self-help book Get Your Loved One Sober.

Packed with practical tools, this authoritative manual offers a complete guide to implementing the evidence-based Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) program. The authors have spent decades developing and refining their approach for helping concerned significant others (CSOs) of treatment-refusing individuals with substance use problems. Structured yet flexible, CRAFT teaches loved ones to change their behavior with the identified patient to encourage treatment entry and enhance their own well-being. The volume features step-by-step implementation guidelines, case examples, sample dialogues, troubleshooting tips, and reproducible/downloadable forms, handouts, and checklists.

Foreword, William R. Miller 1. What Is CRAFT? 2. Informing and Motivating the Concerned Significant Other 3. Functional Analysis of a Loved One's Drinking or Using Behavior 4. Improving Concerned Significant Others' Communication Skills 5. Rewarding Non-Using Behavior 6. Functional Analysis of a Loved One's Fun, Healthy Behavior 7. Withdrawing Rewards for Using Behavior 8. Allowing for Natural, Negative Consequences of Use 9. Problem Solving 10. Helping Concerned Significant Others Enrich Their Own Lives 11. Inviting the Identified Patient to Enter Treatment 12. Using the Community Reinforcement Approach with the Identified Patient 13. Scientific Support for CRAFT References Index