BookPeter J. Adams.
Contents:
PART 1: THEORY
Addiction in Perspective
Dangerous Consumptions
Overview of this Book
Companion Relationships
A Social World
Worlds, Paradigms and Assumptions
The Particle Paradigm
The Social Paradigm
Switching to a Social World
Addiction and Connecting
Connecting to the World
Patterns of Fragmentation
Responding to Addiction
The Prospect of Change
Setting Out and Setting Back
Making it Stick
PART 2: PROCESSES
Becoming Intimate
Living in Relationships
Intimacy and the "Four Cs"
Special Considerations
Quality Intimacy?
Intimacies in Addictive Contexts
Intimacy within Addictive Relationships
Intimacies for Others
Systems of Intimate Connections
Intimacy and Power
Controlling Tactics
The Myth of Disinhibition
Violence as a Social Event
Managed Intimacy
PART 3: FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES
Fragmented Lives
Fragmenting Environments
How Intimates Respond
Broader Social Dynamics
Collective Opportunities
Empowerment and Connectedness
Reconnecting Intimates
Responsibility for Change
Change Processes
Guidelines for Effective Collective Action
Reintegration
What is Reintegration?
Six Phases of Reintegration
Reforming Intimacies
Enabling Closeness and Compassion
Domains of Connectedness
PART 4: APPLICATIONS
Family Resources
Social Resources from Inner Power
Social Resources Offered by Services
Mobilizing Communities
Volunteer Networks
Croatian/Italian Community Clubs
An Indigenous Approach
Applications to Practice
Barriers to Social Inclusive Practice
Social Engagement
Social Assessment
Facilitative Meetings
Looking Ahead
Where It Fits
Future Opportunities