ABOUT THE EPISODE:
Erica Lubetkin is a therapist who is certified in CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) and shares her insights and ideas on how parents can be better equipped to deal with a lapse or full relapse with their teen or young adult child. 

We discuss a range of topics, including:

• What exactly is CRAFT and what's different about a CRAFT vs traditional approach?
• How do you use CRAFT with someone who's struggling with substances?
• The painful reality of relapse and what a CRAFT response looks like
• Relapse prevention plans, what they are and how they can be used but parents as well as the young person who's struggling
• How can you respond when you learn about a relapse without causing drama and defensiveness?
• What does self-care have to do with navigating a relapse?
• Dealing with "waiting for the other shoe to drop" syndrome - tips and tricks for when they're doing ok but you're not
• and more great stuff

This informative and practical episode will give you ideas and tips to try immediately if you're in the moment and ways to plan to be proactive while your child is doing well.

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change (Foote, Wilkens)
• WeTheVillage.co
• PsychPoint relapse prevention plan

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