{"product_id":"choosing-help-9781961293465","title":"Choosing Help","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn to understand why people refuse to get help for their mental health and substance use issues—and how to encourage them to change their mind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy is it so hard to ask for help, especially when we need it the most? There are a variety of reasons why individuals resist treatment, harming themselves and their loved ones in the process. In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoosing Help,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e psychologist Tracy Stecker, PhD, provides an in-depth exploration of these barriers to betterment, and the mindsets that produce them, and most importantly, how to break them down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile past strategies have focused on the family or community to help engage the individual toward treatment, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoosing Help\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e draws on decades of research data to create an evidence-based intervention system for changing an individual’s thought process to one which can embrace the choice to ask for help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith concise analysis and illuminating case studies, each chapter highlights a particular reason to resist treatment, like:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “Treatment won’t work.” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “I’m not ready.” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “I don’t need help.” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “I can handle it on my own.” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “I don’t want ‘that’ type of treatment.” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “It’s too hard to open up.” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you're wrestling with your own resistance or struggling to support someone who is, this is a vital resource for understanding why help is hard to choose—and how to make it easier.","brand":"Hatherleigh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53192860893527,"sku":"9781961293465","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/choosing-help-9781961293465","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}