Module Number and Title | Module Content |
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M1: Introduction | • Introduction to the intervention • Motivational enhancement (i.e., identifying reasons for change, and pros and cons of drinking and not drinking) • Self-monitoring alcohol use and mood |
M2: Strategies for Meeting Your Goals | • Strategies to change drinking habits, including stimulus control (e.g., ridding home of cues) • Resisting alcohol in specific situations (e.g., situations involving negative emotions) • Practicing refusal skills in high-risk situations • Developing personal strategies to reduce/abstain from harmful alcohol use |
M3: Learning to “Say No” to Alcohol | • Learning about the various ways to say no to alcohol. • Ways to resist social pressures to drink • Trying out a few role-plays to practice drinking-refusal skills |
M4: Identifying Risky Situations | • Identifying personal high-risk situations for drinking • Learning about “seemingly unimportant decisions” that could lead to heavy drinking |
M5: Problem Solving | • Relating mood/alcohol issues to problems • The difference between controllable and uncontrollable problems • Formal problem solving (including problem identification, generating possible solutions, evaluating possible solutions, selecting a course of action, and evaluating the implementation of an action plan) |
M6: Coping with Craving | • Psychoeducation about craving (e.g., different forms of craving [mental and physical]) • Introduce self-monitoring of craving • New ways to effectively cope with cravings (e.g., distraction, talking, experiencing the craving, and recalling the negative outcomes of drinking) |
M7: Dealing with Slips | • Define a “slip” versus a full-blown relapse • Introduce ways to cope with slips in mood and/or drinking |
M8: Meeting Your Needs | • “Sleep Hygiene” • Ruminating and worrying less • Increasing and/or improving social network |
M9: Relaxation Exercise | • Key relaxation exercises to reduce stress (i.e., progressive muscle relaxation) • Deep breathing • Scheduling relaxation times during the week |
M10: Preserve Your Success | • Identify “early warning signs” for slip/relapse • Create a personalized relapse-prevention plan • Discuss ways to cope with relapse • Identify top five coping strategies |