Family First Aid For Alcohol Abuse: Simple Steps To Help Your Family - Paperback

by Lachlan J. Mitchell (Author)

this book contains simple actions a family can take to help reduce the emotional pain of living with a partner or loved one who is abusing alcohol. Lachlan Mitchell specialized in this area of addictions and also worked for 30 years as a parole officer, helping many families use these same ideas. They are simple steps which most people can take and they simply work.

Author Biography

Lachlan Mitchell worked as a Mental Health Professional for 20 years and it was during this time he specialized in treatment of alcohol addiction. He was struck by the lack of help generally available to families, but knew from experience that many of the most effective treatments can be done by lay people, and the biggest changes came when ordinary people were shown how a simple change in attitude, or learning how to relax, or not blaming oneself for the actions of a partner, or many other simple changes gave hope and relief to a family in crisis. After leaving the health service, Lachlan wrote this small book, knowing that anyone who uses the ideas will get a result - will feel better, a little lighter. His hope is that many people will read and benefit from his work and his 50 years of experience.