This workshop will assist therapists in reviewing “8 Steps to Help Families Recover” and integrating the Families Recovering Against All Odds workbook. Some therapists seem to look at family members through the eyes of the gambler. We want to make a paradigm shift and focus on family members themselves and incorporate their unique and complex issues. Many family members myopically believe that if we “just fix the gambling problem”, the family will be fine. Some spouses, parents and children are inveterated in guarding, controlling and monitoring funds and activities of the gambler. Others are distant, distracted, dependent and seem ambivalent. When treating family members it is important to join them, educate them and console them in their triste, anger and grief. Several of the eight steps involve setting boundaries, problem solving and making better financial decisions. With a goal of integrating families into the recovery process, we help implement new strategies that improve communication and build trust and hope.