CRAFT: The Anti-Tough Love Approach to Substance Use, with Dr. Karen Osilla

What Makes Up Your Mind by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine

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Anyone who has grappled with substance use, or loves a person with addictive behaviors, knows the wrenching relationship struggles and the often futile-feeling search for workable help.

Well, this episode of WHAT MAKES UP YOUR MIND brings you hopeful developments thanks to the research and clinical work of our guest, Dr. Karen Chan Osilla, a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Click LISTEN to learn about an empathy-based program called CRAFT - Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training. A key focus of CRAFT, and Dr. Osilla’s practice, is to support the family and friends of the person with an addiction, thereby empowering them in their own wellness and as effective advocates for their loved one to consider treatment. The posi ... 

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