This newly revised edition of Dr. Covington’s innovative, evidence-based program integrates theories of women’s psychological development, trauma, and addiction to meet the needs of women with substance-use disorders. The comprehensive, seventeen-session curriculum contains four modules that address the areas that women in treatment identify as triggers for relapse: self, relationships, sexuality and spirituality. They include the issues of self-esteem, sexism, family of origin, relationships, domestic violence, and trauma. These materials provide the information and tools that counselors, mental health professionals, and program administrators need to implement a highly effective program for women’s recovery in varied settings. Helping Women Recover is widely used in addiction treatment programs, mental health clinics, eating-disorder programs, and domestic violence services.

The user-friendly and self-instructive materials are a step-by-step facilitator’s guide and a participant’s workbook, entitled A Woman’s Journal, that is filled with self-tests, checklists, and exercises to enable each participant to create a personalized guide to recovery. The Helping Women Recover program can be implemented by a staff with a wide range of training and experience. The curriculum also can be used for staff training.

Beyond Trauma: A Healing Journey for Women is often used in conjunction with Helping Women Recover to extend and deepen the trauma work introduced in this program.