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The result of the combined efforts of staff at a substance abuse treatment center, this book provides practical, hands-on guidance for working with addicted women. With staff and client training exercises at the end of each chapter, this comprehensive guide places particular emphasis on the women and their special needs and concerns. Special issues and populations addressed include: pregnancy and substance abuse; designing treatment programs; homeless women; and substance abuse in the workplace.
Wellness for Women in Recovery
Wellness for Women in Recovery
Wellness is a critical concept for recovering women. Making ongoing self-care a priority enhances the client's quality of life in sobriety and helps to prevent relapse. Wellness is comprised of a combination of factors that encompass the whole of a woman's physical, emotional, and spiritual health and being. There is growing appreciation that this “holistic” approach is extremely helpful when applied to recovery. In this concluding chapter, we look at the body, mind, and spirit connection for ways in which to enhance the lives of women in recovery.
Physical health is influenced by factors such as nutrition, rest, and exercise. Emotional health, which also has been shown to correlate with and influence physical health, involves developing and ...
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