30 Days to Keep You Sober: A Forensic Approach
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30 Days to Keep You Sober is a support tool for addicts and or alcoholics that are looking for guidance to stay clean and sober. This book includes first-hand accounts of real people and their personal struggles with addictive personalities. It is the kind of book that offers readers a realistic outlook on why people struggle with pain that leads to addictive behavior. This workbook will help you learn how you become at-risk for addiction and/or mental health issues, to reflect on at-risk factors for relapse, to complete an autobiography with an open heart and open eyes like never before, and to use analytical skills to complete a written relapse prevention plan. You will learn how mental health and substance abuse are linked, explore some skills that might help you maintain sobriety after relapsing without the handicap of guilt, and the benefits of successful aftercare as a primary support system. You will be able to identify criminal thinking patterns and have access to a blog about how pain leads to addiction from psychiatrist, Dr. Arthur Janov.
Julia Jankowski
Julia Jankowski graduated with honors from St. Thomas University with a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice. She graduated with honors from Barry University with a Masters in Education. Julia is a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, a Certified Addictions Professional, and a Certified Mental Health Professional. Her main psycho educational focus has specialized in co-occurring disorders and forensic services. She currently works as a counselor in the jail setting. Her hobbies include volunteering in the community, gardening, doing probono work within the court system, and educating the public about treament options by contributing as a freelance forensic writer.
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30 Days to Keep You Sober - Julia Jankowski
30 DAYS TO KEEP YOU SOBER: A FORENSIC APPROACH
Julia Jankowski, BA Criminal Justice, Masters Education, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, Certified Addiction Professional, Certified Mental Health Professional
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Copyright © 2014 Julia Jankowski
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Table of Contents
1. JUVENILES IN FOSTER CARE SET UP TO FAIL
2. ABOUT ADDICTS
3. THE DANGERS OF DOCTOR SHOPPING
4. INTRODUCTION TO A RELAPSE PREVENTION PLAN
5. WRITING YOUR RELAPSE PREVENTION PLAN
6. WAR STORIES
7. HOW TO WRITE YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY
8. SO YOU RELAPSED . . . WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW?
9. REACHING OUT FOR SUPPORT
10. 50 TRIGGER SITUATIONS
11. BATHSALTS AND PSYCHOSIS
12. DAILY GOALS AND SELF QUESTIONING
13. REFLECTIONS ON HANDLING DAILY DECISION MAKING
The Purpose of this Workbook
30 Days to Keep You Sober is a support tool for addicts and or alcoholics that are looking for guidance to stay clean and sober. This book includes first -hand accounts of real people and their personal struggles with addiction. It is the kind of book that offers readers a realistic outlook on why people struggle with pain that leads to addictive behavior. This workbook will help you learn how you become at -risk for addiction and/or mental health issues, to reflect on at -risk factors for relapse, to complete an autobiography with an open heart and open eyes like never before, and to use analytical skills to complete a written relapse prevention plan. You will learn how mental health and substance abuse are linked, explore some skills that might help you maintain sobriety after relapsing without the handicap of guilt, and the benefits of successful aftercare as a primary support system. You will be able to identify criminal thinking patterns and have access to a blog about how pain leads to addiction from psychiatrist, Dr. Arthur Janov.
AT -RISK JUVENILE ADDICTS
Every addict has been an at -risk juvenile at one point or another. I find it interesting how some people swear they had great childhoods and deny having been at -risk. Let’s examine how a child becomes at -risk. Many factors play into this unfortunate circumstance starting with a dysfunctional childhood. Poor parenting, poverty, a transient lifestyle, and no visible support system all contribute to the status of an at -risk juvenile. As a community we tend to be reactive in our thinking and actions. Throwing money into programs to deal with children that are already at -risk clearly doesn’t produce the desired effects. Why? Because by then, it’s just too late. Future relapse begins with a broken juvenile.
Society spends millions of dollars on education, but this can be counter -productive in certain instances with at -risk children. How can a child concentrate on learning in school and be excited about his future if he is homeless and hungry? How about a child that has to drop out of school to help his mother take care of kids? I’ve worked with juveniles and I’ve come to identify certain red zone patterns. Many school age kids report selling drugs to help their parents pay bills and keep a roof over their heads. These are children that have their childhood innocence stripped away by some sort of negative circumstance. Many come from single parent homes, but lack of support at a dysfunctional two parent home can also trigger at -risk behavior. Many kids are removed from the home and placed in toxic foster home situations where the foster parents either physically abuse the child by neglecting them, sexually molesting them, starving them, locking them out of the home when they’re away, or exploiting them financially.
I worked with an adjudicated juvenile and the foster mom used the child’s money to fund her yearly vacation and family van. Her biological children had clothes, but my client wore old castoffs that were ill fitting since she had outgrown them. I reported neglect back then, but it was dismissed. Whenever I went to visit my client in the foster home, the girl was starving and her stomach growled through our sessions. I resorted to taking her out of the home and feeding her at a local restaurant. I found out later her foster mom made her cook for the others and she only got the leftovers from everyone else’s plates. The worst part is that this child was exploited until my complaining got her transferred to a good group home, but the foster mom got off with no repercussions. The system is broken and it’s not getting any better. People think that they’re helping a child by taking him or her out of an abusive home and putting them in foster care.
Don’t assume that person is doing the right thing. If you are a social worker, case worker, guardian ad litem, or family member, drop in unannounced. Let the foster parents know that you are actively supervising this child and expect results for the checks they are being paid. Speak to the child and ask him or her how she is being treated. Check for scars or bruising. Check your children for physical evidence of abuse. Look at their underwear for signs of blood, discharge, or semen. Be on the lookout for bruises in the genital area, rectal pain, itching, and swelling. Watch them for a change in sleeping patterns, appetite, bed wetting, or soiled underwear. Children may feel scared and behave oddly. They may act withdrawn from social activities. They can also develop a fixation with sex that isn’t age -appropriate. Talk to them. Ask them questions. Listen to them. Children will tell you the truth as they see it. All you have to do is listen. Children can describe situations in detail. Given them pencil and paper. You’ll be surprised at the graphic pictures they can provide. They will also be able to identify their assailants. Drawings of tattoos, scars, and skin pigmentation can help the proper authorities identify sex offenders.
The following is an interview with a female addict, who has been in recovery for three years, and has been through the foster care system. Julia: How old where you when you went into the Department of Juvenile Justice System? Addict: I was ten years old. Julia: Why did you wind up there?