Beyond Addiction - How Science and Kindness Help People Change

Leading innovators in progressive addiction treatment outline a science-based program for overcoming addiction-related problems, demonstrating how to effectively use positive reinforcement and motivational and behavioral strategies.

About the author

Jeffrey Foote, PhD, is co-founder and executive director of CMC and psychologist for the New York Mets. He has been a leader in the science and humanity of change for twenty-five years.Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is co-founder and clinical director of CMC and a dedicated practitioner and researcher of the most effective treatments for substance use problems and compulsive behaviors. Her expertise is regularly sought by the CBS Early Show; Fox News; Newsweek; O, The Oprah Magazine; and Psychology Today.Nicole Kosanke, PhD, is director of evaluation and family services at CMC. In 2008 Dr. Kosanke was featured in an O, The Oprah Magazine article about her client’s experience in treatment at CMC, which was later published in O’s Big Book of Happiness: The Best of O.Stephanie Higgs is an editor and writer dedicated to bridging the gap between helpful ideas and people who could use the help.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Foote, Jeffrey/ Wilkens Foote, Foote Jeffrey, Stephanie Higgs, Higgs Stephanie, Nicole Kosanke, Kosanke Nicole, Carrie Wilkens, Wilkens Carrie
• Assisted by: Holly Whitaker (Foreword), Holly Whitaker (Introduction)
• Publisher: Scribner USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 06.01.2015, delayed
• EAN: 9781476709482
• ISBN: 978-1-4767-0948-2
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 215 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, Coping with drug & alcohol abuse, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General, MEDICAL / Neurology, SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol, Self-help & personal development, Popular psychology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Family & relationships, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Coping with / advice about drug and alcohol problems