Finding Your Direction

Part of our comprehensive workbook series and designed for use in the middle portions of recovery and personal change programs, these materials provide support in cognitive and behavioral change (CBT) and personal growth. They help build motivation for lifestyle changes (MET) and help indicate discrepancies between current behaviors and the achievement of desired life goals. Concepts include denial, self-inventories, multiple dependencies, controlling, and trust. These programs can be tailored to age and gender-specific treatment programs.


FD1	Giving Your Thinking a “Reality Check”	Self-inventory and helpful review of progress in recovery program. This workbook is designed to support the motivational enhancement (MET) approach, guiding clients from contemplation of change to action. Primarily for adult programs. Please also see resource CBT1 as an alternative to this workbook.	5
FD2	Facing Your Dependencies	Helps clients identify additional dependency issues and identifies possible risks of replacing one dependency with another. Primarily for adult programs.	5
FD3	Control!	Identifies and addresses range of controlling behaviors and control issues and links controlling with dependencies. Topics include need to control feelings and controlling of others. Primarily for adult programs.	8
FD4	Coping With Uncomfortable Feelings	Addresses typical denial issues in the recovery process. Review of triggers and feelings. This workbook is designed to support the motivational enhancement (MET) approach, guiding clients from contemplation of change to action. Primarily for adult programs. Please also see resource CBT6 as an alternative to this workbook.	5
FD5	Becoming Realistic and Honest With Yourself	Addresses denial issues, increases self-awareness, and addresses issues of continuing vulnerability. This workbook is designed to support the motivational enhancement (MET) approach, guiding clients from contemplation of change to action.	5
FD6	Learning to Trust (trusting yourself and others)	Identifies and addresses basic issues of trust: (1) low trust of others (including issues of past hurt or abuse); (2) low trust of self; (3) being unworthy of trust; (4) being overly trusting. This workbook is designed to support the motivational enhancement (MET) approach, guiding clients from contemplation of change to action.	5

Our Complete Workbook Series

Preparation for Treatment • Self-Discovery • Understanding Your Feelings • Self-Awareness • Functional Thinking • Identifying & Changing Your Stinking Thinking • Finding Your Direction • Developing Insight • Becoming a Stronger Person • Coping Skills • Putting It All Together • Returning Home • Delinquency Program • Men's Program • Women's Issues • Domestic Violence (for women) • Life Issues • Pathways to Daily Living • Problem Solving • Relapse Intervention • Vocational Materials