ASAM Dimensions
This dimension involves your living environment and your supports
This step is admitting that we have become powerless and our lives have become unmanageable
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people are on a teeter-totter, weighing the pros and cons of modifying their behavior. Although they think about the negative aspects of their bad habit and the positives associated with changing, they may doubt that the long-term benefits associated with change will outweigh the short-term costs.
Contemplation
________, Not perfection
Progress
This staff member was hit twice by another staff member
Tayler
This dimension involves your potential for withdrawal.
1
This step involves creating a fearless, moral inventory
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people have made a commitment to make a change. Their motivation for changing is reflected by statements such as: “I’ve got to do something about this — this is serious. Something has to change. What can I do?”
This is sort of a research phase. They gather information (sometimes by reading things like this) about what they will need to do to change their behavior. Or they will check out websites, organizations and resources that are available to help them in their attempt. Too often, people skip this stage: they try to move directly from contemplation into action and fall flat on their faces because they haven’t adequately researched or accepted what it is going to take to make this major lifestyle change.
Preparation stage
Let ______, Let ______
Let GO let GOD
This staff member lived in Germany
Penny
This dimension involves your mental health and behaviors
3
This step involves making a LIST of those we have harmed and become WILLING to make amends to them
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people are not thinking seriously about changing and are not interested in any kind of help. People in this stage tend to defend their current bad habit(s) and do not feel it is a problem. They may be defensive in the face of other people’s efforts to pressure them to change. In AA, this stage is called “denial,” but another way to describe this stage is that people just do not yet see themselves as having a problem.
Precontemplation
What does KISS stand for?
Keep it simple, stupid/silly
This staff member has a dog named Rex
Heather
This dimension involves your relapse potential
5
This step involves seeking through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with god as we understood him, praying for praying only for his knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out
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This is the stage where people are motivated to change their behavior and are actively involved in taking steps to change their bad behavior by using a variety of different techniques. This is the shortest of all the stages. The amount of time people spend in action varies. It generally lasts about 6 months, but it can literally be as short as one hour! This is a stage when people most depend on their own willpower. They are making overt efforts to change the behavior and are at greatest risk for relapse.
Mentally, they review their commitment to themselves and develop plans to deal with both personal and external pressures that may lead to slips. They may use short-term rewards to sustain their motivation, and analyze their behavior change efforts in a way that enhances their self-confidence. People in this stage also tend to be open to receiving help and are also likely to seek support from others (a very important element).
Action
I will ______ the first thing I put in front of my recovery
Lose
This staff member went to jail in another country
Bernie
This dimension involves your readiness to change
4
This step involves admitting to god, ourselves, and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
5
In this stage, people have sustained their behavior change for a while (defined as more than 6 months) and intend to maintain the behavior change going forward. People in this stage work to prevent relapse to earlier stages.
Maintenance
_______ is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die
Resentment
This staff member has changed her hair color 4 times in the past month
Patty