3. Supporting your Family Member’s Recovery: Activity: Ways of supporting recovery

3. Supporting your Family Member’s Recovery

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What to remember about stages of change

Activity: Ways of supporting recovery

You can play a role in supporting your loved one during different stages of change. Under the heading, “Ways to support recovery,” you’ll find a list of strategies that can help during specific stages. Try to determine which strategy would work well for which stage of change (contemplation, pre-contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, or relapse). Click on “View Stage of Change” to reveal each answer.

Ways to support recovery:	Stage of change:
Provide information about the consequences of substance use in a non-threatening way.	View Stage of Change Precontemplation
Help identify coping strategies.	View Stage of Change Relapse
Support your relative as they learn new ways of meeting their needs without problematic substance use.	View Stage of Change Action
Help get information about substance use problems and treatment.	View Stage of Change Contemplation
Focus on maintaining changes that support healthy living.	View Stage of Change Maintenance
Support your relative in avoiding or dealing with high-risk situations.	View Stage of Change Action
Help identify your relative’s triggers for relapse.	View Stage of Change Relapse
Support your relative in developing realistic expectations and goals.	View Stage of Change Preparation
Celebrate and reinforce healthy behaviour.	View Stage of Change Maintenance
Support your relative as they weigh the pros and cons of substance use.	View Stage of Change Contemplation
Focus on making changes that will support healthier living.	View Stage of Change Action
Provide encouragement and support for getting back on track.	View Stage of Change Relapse
Support your relative as they make a plan.	View Stage of Change Preparation