Brief-TSF Learning Objectives

On completion of BriefTSF, you will be able to use Brief-TSF as adjunctive therapy and;

Understand and use questionnaires for assessing alcohol use.

Understand the barriers to alcoholics acceptance of their condition

Understand alcoholism as an illness
Help an alcoholic to work through denial, and self defeating thinking and emotions
Understand the stages of change in recovery from alcoholism
Understand the impaired thinking and behaviour of alcoholics
Foster rational and spiritual responses to dangerous drinking reminders and situations
Help the alcoholic understand the key remedies to craving and compulsive thinking.

Understand the self help methods of Alcoholics Anonymous, Alateen and Al-anon

Be able to work with recovering members of self help groups such as AA, Al Anon and Alateen.
Help and support prospective members in contacting an AA or Al-anon Peer Sponsor

Understand the â€˜tools of recoveryâ€™ and practices of the AA program and culture.

Support prospective and new members of AA in their quest for sobriety using AA meetings, slogans and AA members.
Detect the barriers to â€˜doing the programâ€™ in AA
Discuss remedies for dangerous actions and thinking with the alcoholic
Promote relapse prevention and better responses to relapse
Support an alcoholic in using the tools of relapse prevention
Help alcoholics gain new motivation, hope and action after a relapse

Partners of Alcoholics

Understand the thinking and actions of partners, children and parents of alcoholics
Help with understanding of alcoholic family forces and the enabling of alcoholism
recognise symptoms of child, youth and adult abuse within alcoholic families
Recognize impaired and healthy caring actions of significant others
Guide partners of alcoholics to self assessment and acceptance of their condition
Judge suitability of partners and children of alcoholics for self help groups such as Al-anon or Alateen