When Hope Is Not Enough!
When Hope Is Not Enough!
A Response to a Substance Abuse Problem.
This book provides families reference points to refer to when and if an alcohol or chemical abuse problem were to arise with someone they love. It will provide a framework for thinking about and responding to alcohol and chemical abuse problems, as well as a means to finding answers to many unique situations.
Families all over the world, each and every day are confronting the full blown or developing chemical abuse problem of someone they love.
What should they do and how should they cope?
While the answer to this question is as varied as the situations that you may encounter when dealing with a substance use disorder, there are some concrete responses one may take.
In the book ‘When Hope Is Not Enough!’, Fred Wade will provide a framework for thinking about and responding to these substance abuse problems when they arise, as well as a means to finding answers to your unique situation.
Fred Wade will also provide families’ reference points to refer to when and if such a substance abuse problem were to arise with someone they love.
He hopes with this book to lend to you a framework to what you are seeing and how you might most effectively respond to various substance use disorders.
All of the information in this book, that in his opinion is of real value, he learned from all the clients he has worked with over the past 25 yrs and literally over a thousand clients and their families
One of the things that he finds most painful to watch is the befuddlement, fear, anger, shame, and sadness of families when dealing with a loved one who is abusing substances.
The families desire to make sense of what they are seeing and experiencing can reach incredible levels of desperation.
Families often have no concept or prior experience by which to understand the addict, and therefore have no means by which to have hope in a situation that often appears hopeless. Or, they unfortunately have all too much experience with such problems and historically have not been able to intervene, and have helplessly watched as someone they care dearly for succumbs to the progressive ravages of the addictive cycle.
Fred Wade will also address in this book the signs and symptoms of abuse in adults and adolescents. Fred will review and perhaps more importantly provide some tools that families may employ to care for themselves, in addition to some thoughts and direction about how to interact with the addicted person.
Families will learn how to define appropriate boundaries when dealing with a loved one who is substance dependent.
‘When Hope Is Not Enough!’ will provide information about choosing an addictions therapist or treatment program when needed, and what you should ideally look for while exploring the use of Orchestrated Interventions, their efficacy, when to use and interventionist, and how one might best choose one.
Obviously this book cannot entertain or anticipate all of the experiences you may encounter when dealing with an addicted person, nor the multitude of questions you may have as a result of your unique experience.
This book should not be seen as a replacement for the use of a qualified addictions counselor, or face to face consultation. Rather, I would encourage you to see it as a resource that you may refer to when needed, or as a tool to help the family until they can consult a qualified addictions counselor, therapist, or physician.
Dealing with addiction on any level can be a horrific experience and is not something you would wish for anyone. However, the journey to recovery despite the pain that is caused by the addictive process can bring about gains and growth for families that are not readily seen or anticipated.
Whatever the case, Fred Wade wishes you and your family the very best, and hope that this book will provide you with some clarity, psychological and emotional surcease, as well as useful information in this your time of need.
When Hope Is Not Enough!
by Fredrick Wade
C.A.S., R.A.S.
Certified Addiction CounselorA framework for responding to a substance abuse problem.
Fred Wade holds both National and State certifications as an addictions counselor. He has worked in the field of addiction since the mid 80’s, having worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Weyland Consultation Services which specializes in outpatient treatment of addictive disorders for adults and adolescent males and females. Weyland Consultation Services is located in Walnut Creek California, and serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area.