Definitions and Applications Worksheet
Use this worksheet to clarify your understanding of various recovery concepts and how to apply them to your life.
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Christian Decision Making Worksheet
Learn to make those important decisions in godly ways.
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Daily Recovery Checklist
This checklist will help you take a daily inventory and keep you on track.
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Am I An Alcoholic? (Self-test #1)
A self-test questionnaire to aid in the evaluation of patterns of Alcohol consumption. This instrument is an adaptation of the MAST test. No claims as to the validity of the results and the results should be considered only as an “indicator” as to the presence or absence of Alcoholism.
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The Power of Brokenness – Transcript
note: Members can discuss this workshop in the Message Boards HERE
Tonight our guest speaker is Glen Kirby. He is the author of the wonderful Biblical resource and workbook for Christian recovery “The Power of Brokenness: The Language of Recovery”.
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Work Projects and Recovery Programs
Rescue missions depend on labor provided by people in their programs to do a variety of tasks that are essential to their operations. Men and women in recovery programs can be found in kitchens, performing housekeeping and maintenance tasks, providing office support, and driving trucks to pick up donations. Certainly, we value the services they provide. Equally important, though, is the need to give additional meaning to their efforts by creatively using their work assignments to invest in their lives. What follows is a list of some ways this can be accomplished:
A. Develop a purpose statement for rescue mission work projects
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Smoking and Recovery Programs
Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society. It is responsible for about 419,000 US deaths each year. Smoking accounts for 1/3 of cancer deaths. It is a major cause of heart disease and cancers of the lungs, mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, uterus, cervix, kidney, and bladder. The average smoker shortens his life by fifteen years!
Nicotine and Addiction to Other Drugs & Alcohol
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Keeping “Professional Distance”
Some schools actually instruct therapists not to “insert their own personalities” into the counseling process and discourage them from sharing anything at all about themselves with counselees. Yet. I believe that it is possible to maintain a balance between over-involvement and being so objective that those we work with never see our “human” side.
A. The benefits of “self-revelation” in the counseling process
There are many good reasons to share our own spiritual journeys with those we seek to help, especially if we ourselves have overcome an addiction to drugs and alcohol.
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What About the “Disease Concept” of Addiction ?
Q: Doesn’t the promotion of the “disease concept” help addicts avoid taking responsibility for their behavior?
A: The only people I’ve ever heard use the “disease concept” as an excuse are practicing alcoholics who have no real intention of changing. I hear something totally different from Rescue Mission counselors and other professionals who subscribe to what has been called the “clinical approach” to treatment and recovery.
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Sexual Purity Guidelines
A great help not only to our daughters but to the young men wanting to date them. Specific guidance and principles (not just rules). Helps to deepen our relationship, opens communication and creates healthy accountability.
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