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Happy Bastille Day
Jul. 14th, 2004 08:30 pmToday I acquired a road-and-topographical map of Genoa and a 1960 road map of the greater D.C. area. Speaking of D.C., although this isn't a politically themed journal, I can't resist posting a link to clever satire: Poker with Dick Cheney. This had me laughing out loud.
Today was a whirlwind; it already feels like it should be the weekend tomorrow. Yet instead, DH will arrive, and at work we have a guest: Christi Patten, Ph.D., of the Mayo Clinic. A few years ago, I wrote a manual (at work) for wives/partners of tobacco chewers, to help them be supportive when the men were trying to quit. The philosophy of the manual was to be respectful of the men's autonomy on the issue. Christi, on the other hand, has adapted the CRAFT intervention for supporters of smokers, which takes an active approach in getting them into treatment. I'm curious as to how well this can work. The CRAFT intervention was designed for supporters of alcoholics and drug users (in contrast to the Al-Anon philosophy of just taking care of one's own life and not intervening), to help them get the addicted person into treatment by using techniques adapted from motivational interviewing. I'm skeptical, since alcoholism and drug abuse are different from smoking in many key ways (people aren't generally ashamed of using it, and it doesn't have episodes after which the user is likely to think, "yes, this really has gotten out of control, and I do need help"). It would certainly be popular if it did work, though, especially with chewers (or rather, it would be popular with chewers' wives!).
I didn't make it to the Bastille Day event downtown. People were encouraged to come dressed as French peasants or revolutionaries. The idea was to protest the current war while expressing solidarity with the French for criticizing the Bush Administration. Hélas, il n'y avait pas suffisantes heures dans la journée.
Today was a whirlwind; it already feels like it should be the weekend tomorrow. Yet instead, DH will arrive, and at work we have a guest: Christi Patten, Ph.D., of the Mayo Clinic. A few years ago, I wrote a manual (at work) for wives/partners of tobacco chewers, to help them be supportive when the men were trying to quit. The philosophy of the manual was to be respectful of the men's autonomy on the issue. Christi, on the other hand, has adapted the CRAFT intervention for supporters of smokers, which takes an active approach in getting them into treatment. I'm curious as to how well this can work. The CRAFT intervention was designed for supporters of alcoholics and drug users (in contrast to the Al-Anon philosophy of just taking care of one's own life and not intervening), to help them get the addicted person into treatment by using techniques adapted from motivational interviewing. I'm skeptical, since alcoholism and drug abuse are different from smoking in many key ways (people aren't generally ashamed of using it, and it doesn't have episodes after which the user is likely to think, "yes, this really has gotten out of control, and I do need help"). It would certainly be popular if it did work, though, especially with chewers (or rather, it would be popular with chewers' wives!).
I didn't make it to the Bastille Day event downtown. People were encouraged to come dressed as French peasants or revolutionaries. The idea was to protest the current war while expressing solidarity with the French for criticizing the Bush Administration. Hélas, il n'y avait pas suffisantes heures dans la journée.