The MAT Group Therapy Curriculum

The MAT Group Therapy Curriculum20 Session Plans, Client Worksheets, and Evidence-Based Frameworks for Medication-Assisted Treatment Psychoeducation in Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery GroupsOver 1,900 Opioid Treatment Programs across the United States run group sessions every week. Federal regulations require counseling alongside medication. And yet, until now, no structured group psychoeducation curriculum designed specifically for Medication-Assisted Treatment has been available on Amazon. Facilitators have been building sessions from scratch, pulling from outdated workbooks, and improvising with generic substance abuse materials that never address MAT medications, medication adherence, or the unique stigma that MAT clients face daily.A Complete 20-Session Group Curriculum Built for MAT ProgramsThis facilitator’s guide delivers 20 fully scripted session plans organized across five progressive modules, from orientation and medication education through coping skills, relapse prevention, relationship repair, and long-term recovery planning. Every session follows a standardized 90-minute template with opening check-ins, psychoeducation talking points, interactive group activities, two reproducible client worksheets, closing reflections, and detailed facilitator notes with adaptation tips for 60-minute sessions and open enrollment groups.40 Reproducible Client Worksheets IncludedEach session includes two clinical worksheets designed for photocopying and direct client use. Trigger inventories, craving trackers, thought records, medication adherence assessments, relapse prevention plans, communication style assessments, recovery support network maps, crisis response plans, naloxone action cards, values clarification exercises, and continued care maintenance plans are all included and ready to use tomorrow morning.Evidence-Based Frameworks From CBT, MI, DBT, and Relapse PreventionSession content draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, the Marlatt and Gordon Relapse Prevention model, Dialectical Behavior Therapy distress tolerance skills, Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention, the Transtheoretical Model, and the Community Reinforcement Approach. The pharmacology chapters cover methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone, acamprosate, and disulfiram with plain-language explanations facilitators can deliver with confidence.Supplemental Tools for Program ImplementationEight appendices provide facilitator preparation checklists, group intake forms, informed consent templates, attendance logs, pre-post outcome scales, treatment satisfaction surveys, fidelity assessments, medication fact sheets for six MAT medications, Built for licensed counselors, certified addiction professionals, MATS-credentialed specialists, social workers, and peer recovery coaches in Opioid Treatment Programs, intensive outpatient programs, and office-based MAT clinics. Covers opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder medications and group applications. Read more