Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Meaning in Relapse Prevention Planning

When working on relapse prevention plans with clients, I have the propensity to feel like the clients service is not truly being fulfilled, but rather a fulfillment of an addiction treatment business model. I understand that gaining awareness in triggers, warning signs, coping skills have a valuable role in recovery, but how often does a person in recovery look at their relapse prevention plan. Research has suggested that relapse prevention strategies fail because they do not account for the innate urge for meaning. Relapse prevention planning is missing something, it is missing the focus on why a client should do all the things they write in a relapse prevention plan. How can a client find meaning when it comes to relapse prevention? It has been suggested that addicts use to find "transcendence and meaning", with that being said, what can be done differently to assist in the journey of transcendence and meaning?

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