Community Reinforcement Approach: A Guideline Developed for the Behavioral Health Recovery Management Project

• NCJ Number: 237255
• Author(s): Robert J. Meyers, Ph.D.; Daniel D. Squires, M.S.
• Date Published: 2001
• Length: 29 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Illinois Dept of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
• Sale Source: University of New Mexico, Ctr on Alcholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Policy/Procedure Handbook/Manual
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This manual is a guideline for clinicians who use the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) in their practice for treating individuals with substance-abuse problems.

Abstract

The Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) is a comprehensive behavior program used by clinicians in treating individuals with substance-abuse problems. The program, based on the belief that a person's environment can have a powerful effect on one's recovery, uses social, recreational, family, and vocational factors in assisting people involved in the recovery process. Previous studies have shown CRA to be effective across geographic regions, for both inpatient and outpatient treatment settings, for individual as well as family approaches, and in programs that treat alcohol and other drug problems. This guideline is intended for use by clinicians who use the CRA with their patients. The purposes of the guidelines are to provide clinicians with a basic understanding of the principles underlying CRA, as well as a series of treatment strategies for developing and structuring an effective intervention that will work with a broad range of patients. The document also includes a resource section for clinicians to use in obtaining additional information about CRA. References