1. Interpersonal Relationships in the Transition out of Alcohol Addiction
Johanna Vicklund and Katrin Deeg

2. Guiding Question
“What is the role of interpersonal relationships in the transition out of alcohol addiction?”
Hypothesis: For a transition to be successful, interpersonal relationships that support the change are necessary.

3. Addiction
Addiction
Alcoholism - "a chronic illness marked by consumption of alcohol to the extent that it interferes with physical or mental health and/or social, family, and occupational responsibilities”
Functional alcoholic
Sober Alcoholic

4. An Interpersonal Relationship with Alcohol
Alcohol becomes someone's support network
Alcohol "fills the hole in my chest"
"The brown bottle was my higher power"
ex-alcholic (or a "sober alcoholic")
Current social networks enable addiction
To change, you must change your systems of support   

5. When does change need to happen?
When one cannot control his/her drinking or behavior while drinking
When drinking interferes with forming and sustaining relationships 
“When party became a verb, not a noun.”
When mental and physical problems arise  

6. How does a transition happen?
Help from others; methods of counseling,
     treatment, rehabilitation
Professional Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Interventions AA
Community Reinforcement Approach
Go through processes of “self-recovery”
Long-term support is needed 

7. Professional Systems: Attitudes in Therapy Styles
Direct:
            - rational emotive therapy
Non-direct:
            - Person centered
            - Motivational interviewing

8. "Pre-Intervention" 0:15-1:45 http://www. youtube. com/watch

9. Interventions
Venue for expression of love and concern Identifying enablers
Professional help
A step in changing systems

10. Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship through a common problem
Fellowship through a common problem
Relationship with a power greater than oneself
Gives guidance, but not the answers to beating addiction

11. Motivational Interviewing
5 Stages for Eliciting Change        
             precontemplation
            contemplation
            preparation
            action
            maintenance

12. CRA Community Reinforcement Approach Incentives for sobriety
New social networks
Skills for positive communication between partners

13. Changing systems

14. Human Service positions
Working in a rehabilitation center
Counseling addictive behavior
Sponsors for recovering alcoholics
Homeless addict outreach

15. Thank you!