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  • SAMHSA's Working Definition of Recovery -

    Introduces a working definition for recovery from mental disorders and substance use, along with 10 guiding principles intended to help advance recovery opportunities and help clarify these concepts for peers, families, funders, providers, and others.

  • Big Book Notes, part 3 -

    Hand written notes for each page of the book Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism. These notes cover pages 70-103, and are meant to facilitate a detailed, line by line, study of the 12 Steps.

  • Big Book Notes, part 2 -

    Hand written notes for each page of the book Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism. These notes cover pages 30-69, and are meant to facilitate a detailed, line by line, study of the 12 Steps.

  • Big Book Notes, part 1 -

    Hand written notes for each page of the book Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism. These notes cover pages i-29, and are meant to facilitate a detailed, line by line, study of the 12 Steps.

  • Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy Manual -

    A Clinical Guide for Therapists Treating Individuals With Alcohol Abuse and Dependence produced by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

  • Motivational Enhancement Therapy Manual -

    A Clinical Guide for Therapists Treating Individuals With Alcohol Abuse and Dependence, provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

  • Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy Manual -

    A Clinical Guide for Therapists Treating Individuals With Alcohol Abuse and Dependence, provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

  • The Twelve Traditions Illustrated -

    The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous Illustrated .pdf

  • Definition of Recovery -

    Introduces a working definition for recovery from mental disorders and substance use, along with 10 guiding principles intended to help advance recovery opportunities and help clarify these concepts for peers, families, funders, providers, and others.

  • Scale of readiness for change in alcohol abusers -

    The Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale(SOCRATES) is an experimental instrument designed to assess readiness for change in alcohol abusers. The instrument yields three factorially-derived scale scores: Recognition (Re), Ambivalence (Am), and Taking Steps (Ts). It is a public domain instrument and may be used without special permission.

  • Betty Ford Center Step 4 Guide -

    Provided courtesy of Betty Ford Center Alumni Services Department. For more information contact: Alumni Services (800) 854-9211 or email: alumdept@bettyfordcenter.org

  • Betty Ford 12 Step Study Outline & Assignment Sheet -

    Provided courtesy of Betty Ford Center Alumni Services Department. For more information contact: Alumni Services (800) 854-9211 or email: alumdept@bettyfordcenter.org

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  • 8 Alternatives to Raising your Voice -

    Eight suggestions for parents and/or teachers, about how to make your point without raising your voice, when discussions between you and your child with learning or attention issues get heated.

  • Teachers' Guide to Talking About Death -

    Includes overview of stages children go through in their understanding of death, and classroom suggestions to help children deal with death.

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  • Good & Cheap Recipes -

    A collection of recipes for people with limited incomes, particularly those on a $4/day food stamps budget.

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  • Diagnostic Assessment Form (DAF) Update -

    Some mental health services, including housing placements, require an updated Diagnostic Assessment for entry into their program. This form, when completed and signed by a psychiatrist usually meets the requirement.

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  • Fitness & Exercise Manual -

    Includes suggestions and weekly checklist/log for monitoring progress in one’s participation in healthy living activities. Produced by the Neuroscience Treatment Team Partnership Program of Eli Lilly.

  • Weight Management Manual -

    Weight Management manual, including suggestions and weekly checklist/log for monitoring progress in one’s participation in healthy living activities. Produced by Eli Lilly.

  • Nutrition, Wellness, and Living a Healthy Lifestyle Manual -

    Workbook offering information and tips on healthy living including nutrition, fitness, and exercise. Produced by the Neuroscience Treatment Team Partner Program of Eli Lilly.

  • Symptoms & Complaints Checklist -

    Self-assessment of existence and frequency of 35 possible somatic complaints. Helpful in enhancing patient-provider communication.

  • Inactivity Pandemic -

    Information Graphic of health statistics on the benefits of exercise as well as the health problems associated with inactivity.

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  • Best Practices in Senior Care -

    Best Practices in Care Management for Senior Populations (.pdf) as determined by the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation, April 2014.

  • Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales -

    Tool for assessing cognitive and behavioral changes in the elderly. Includes scripts for client and informant interviews.

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  • Letter from Birmingham Jail -

    Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.

  • Sermon on the Mount & The Lord's Prayer -

    An interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount and the Lord's Prayer, line by line, by Emmet Fox 1934. Popular among the early AA fellowship before the publishing of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, within which many of the principles and steps are based.

  • King James Bible -

    King James Bible in .pdf format with hyperlinks to books and chapters within.

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