Sections
Introduction | The Couple as a Network in Alcoholism Treatment | Network Membership and the Therapist's Role | Contrast With Family Therapy | Initiation of Treatment | Three Priorities in the Conduct of Ongoing Therapy | Research on Network Therapy | References
Excerpt
Network therapy is a multimodal approach to addiction rehabilitation in which specific family members and friends are enlisted to provide ongoing support and promote attitude change (Galanter 1993). The goal of this approach is the prompt achievement of abstinence, followed by relapse prevention and the development of a drug-free adaptation. The network members are part of the therapist's working "team" for achieving this goal, not subjects of treatment themselves.