Table of Contents

WELCOME Thinking, Freedom and Change What Does This Program Have to do With Me? Program Design: Phase I, II, and III Program Guidelines PHASE I - WHAT? - CHALLENGE TO CHANGE Chapter 1: Building Trust and Motivation to Change Session 1: Getting Started Session 2: The Power of Thought Chapter 2: Building a Knowledge Base Session 3: How Thoughts and Feelings Affect Behavior Session 4: Basic Knowledge About Drug Abuse and Addiction Session 5: Criminal Conduct and the Influence of Drugs Chapter 3: Talking About Yourself and Listening to What Others Say Session 6: Learning Communication Skills Session 7: Sharing Your Story Chapter 4: Backsliding to Drugs and Crime Session 8: Identifying Triggers and Your High Risk Situations Session 9: Learning How to Avoid Trouble Chapter 5: Making a Committment to Change Session 10: Developing Your Plan PHASE II: HOW? COMMITMENT TO CHANGE Chapter 6: Basic Communication Skills Session 11: Give and Take With Others Session 12: Assertive Skills Development Chapter 7: Avoiding Trouble and Playing Fair Session 13: Managing Cravings & Urges About Crimes and Substances Session 14: How to Bargain & When to Say "NO" Chapter 8: Responsibility to Others and the Community Session 15: Understanding Values and Moral Development Session 16: Understanding & Practicing Empathy Chapter 9: Zeroing in on Negative Thinking Session 17: Recognizing & Changing Negative Thoughts Session 18: Errors in Thinking Chapter 10: Handling Anger, Guilt and Depression Session 19: Dealing with Feelings Session 20: Preventing Aggression PHASE III: NOW! - OWNERSHIP AND CHANGE AND CALLING THE SHOTS Chapter 11: Overcoming Prejudice Session 21: Respecting Others Session 22: Gender Issues Chapter 12: Exploring Individual Intimacy Session 23: Identity and Emotional Intimacy Session 24: Sexual Intimacy and Orientation Session 25: Safe Sex Session 26: STD's and HIV Prevention Chapter 13: Problem Solving and Decision Making Session 27: Problem Solving Session 28: Decision Making Chapter 14: Lifestyle Balance Session 29: Staying Strong Without Drugs & Crime Session 30: Critical Reasoning Chapter 15: Stability and Growth Session 31: Building Community Support, Family, Friends, and Fun Time Session 32: Planning for the Future

About the Author

Kenneth W. Wanberg, ThD, PhD, has academic concentrations in biology, mathematics, clinical psychology, psychology of religion, psychometrics, quantitative analysis, and interpersonal communication and the psychology of spoken language. He worked as a counselor and clinical psychologist with the Division of Youth Corrections, State of Colorado for 17 years. He has been doing clinical work for 50 years and has had a private practice for 40 years. He has worked as a clinician and researcher in the field of alcohol and drug abuse for over 40 years and in the field of criminal conduct and substance abuse for over 25 years. Harvey B. Milkman, PhD received his baccalaureate degree from City College of New York and his doctorate from Michigan State University. He is currently professor of psychology at Metropolitan State College of Denver. His doctoral research was conducted with William Frosch, MD, at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in New York City, on the User's Drug of Choice. From 1980-1981, he completed a sabbatical exploration of addictive behavior in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia; in 1985 he was recipient of a Fulbright-Hays Lectureship award at the National University of Malaysia. He has represented the United States Information Agency as a consultant and featured speaker in Australia, Brazil, Iceland, The Netherlands, Peru, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. He is principle author with Stanley Sunderwirth of "The Chemistry of Craving," and author of "Better than Dope," featured articles in Psychology Today, October, 1983 and April, 2001 respectively. From September 1992-June 2002, he was author, principal investigator, and director of Project Self-Discovery: Artistic Alternatives for High-Risk Youth, a national demonstration model funded by The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Edward Byrne Foundation.

Reviews

"Milkman and Wanberg's program rests upon the best that science has to offer. Once this workbook stimulates change, it pays attention to the principles of relapse prevention that will help young people stay changed - and this is the litmus test for any treatment program that targets behavioral problems." -- Dr. Howard J. Shaffer, Ph.D., C.A.S. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 20050106 "Pathways to Self-Discovery and Change is the most comprehensive and thoughtful program we have seen to help at-risk youth gain freedom from crime and drugs and develop attitudes and skills to lead productive prosocial lives." -- G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D. and George A. Parks, Ph.D. 20050106 "This exceptional and widely needed program shows great promise as a developmentally appropriate treatment model for adolescents who manifest co-occurring disturbances with substance abuse and criminal activity. It is uniquely designed to interest and engage high-risk teenagers in a thoughtful array of cognitive-behavioral restructuring exercises that are geared to promote fulfilling and responsible life choices." -- Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, Formerly Director of Clinical Services, American Psychiatric Association, and Medical Director 20050216