The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook

The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook is an evidence-based program that uses treatments including motivational enhancement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, skills training, medication, and 12-step facilitation. This workbook walks clients through self-reflective activities and exercises meant to help them recognize the underlying motivations and causes of their gambling addiction and to learn the tools necessary for recovery. The Third Edition of this workbook includes coverage of all 12 steps of recovery. Chapters focused on honesty and relapse prevention as well as a personal recovery plan contribute to client success. About the Author Robert R. Perkinson is the clinical director of Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, South Dakota. He is a licensed psychologist; licensed marriage & family therapist; internationally certified alcohol and drug counselor; and a nationally certified gambling counselor and supervisor. In addition to the best-selling The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook, Third Edition, Dr. Perkinson is the author of The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Client Workbook, Third Edition and Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide, Fifth Edition.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Honesty Meetings Higher Power Gambling Patient Exercises Motivation Gambling History Honesty for Gamblers Step One for Gamblers Powerlessness Unmanageability Step Two for Gamblers A Power Greater Than Ourselves Step Three for Gamblers The Moral Law The Key to Step Three How to Turn It Over Step Four for Gamblers Personality Defects Physical Liabilities Time-Out The Way to Recovery We Stay on Track Through Action Physical Assets Mental Assets The Autobiography Step Five for Gamblers Step Six for Gamblers Step Seven for Gamblers Step Eight for Gamblers Step Nine for Gamblers Step Ten for Gamblers Step Eleven for Gamblers Step Twelve for Gamblers Relapse Prevention for Gamblers Relapse Is a Process The Relapse Warning Signs Interpersonal Factors When You Experience a Warning Sign Positive Outcome Expectations High-Risk Situations How to See Through the First Bet Lapse and Relapse The Behavior Chain How to Cope With Triggers How to Cope With Craving A Daily Relapse Prevention Plan Social Support System People Who Can Help You in Recovery Personal Recovery Plan Statement of Commitment Recommendations for a Successful First Year in Recovery First Day First Week First Month First 3 Months First 6 Months By the First Year Online Recovery Support Gamtalk.org Stress Management Relaxation Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Exercise Exercise Program Changing Your Lifestyle Problem-Solving Skills Developing Pleasurable Activities Social Skills Appendix 1- Daily Craving Record Appendix 2- Pressure Relief Group Meeting and Budget Form To the Gamblers Anonymous Group The Choice Is Yours Directions To the Creditor Budget List of Creditors Repayment Schedule Financial Summary References About the Author Recovery Journal

About the Author :
Robert R. Perkinson is the clinical director of Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, South Dakota. He is a licensed psychologist; licensed marriage & family therapist; internationally certified alcohol and drug counselor; South Dakota certified chemical dependency counselor, Level III; and a nationally certified gambling counselor and supervisor. His specialty areas focus on treating alcoholics, addicts, and pathological gamblers. He is the author of Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide (2nd ed.) (2003a), which is the leading treatment manual in the world for chemical dependency counselors. With Dr. Arthur E. Jongsma Jr. (2001) he is the coauthor of The Addiction Treatment Planner, which is the best-selling treatment planner and computer software program for mental health and addiction professionals. He has also written The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Patient Workbook (2003c) and the Gambling Addiction Patient Workbook (2003b). These workbooks have all of the exercises patients need to enter a stable recovery. His book entitled Treating Alcoholism: How to Help Your Clients Enter Recovery (2004) trains professionals how to treat patients with alcohol problems. He is the author of the book God Talks to You (2000) and the meditation tape A Communication from God (2008) by cdbaby, which help addicts make their first conscious contact with a Higher Power of their own understanding. He is a composer and has completed his second CD, Peace Will Come, music that helps addicts learn the essentials of a spiritual journey. With Dr. Jean LaCour (2004), he wrote the Faith-Based Addiction Curriculum to teach professionals of faith how to treat addiction. Dr. Perkinson is an international motivational speaker and regular contributor to numerous professional journals. He is the webmaster of several web pages, including www.robertperkinson.com, www.alcoholismtreatment.org, and www.godtalkstoyou.com, where he gets over 2.6 million hits a year and answers questions on addiction for free. His biographies can be found in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in the World.