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A contemporary approach to substance use disorders and addiction counseling /

Straightforward and reader-friendly, A Contemporary Approach to Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling provides a basic understanding of the nature of substance abuse and addiction, its progression, and clinical interventions for college/university, school, and community/mental health agency setti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brooks, Ford (Author), McHenry, Bill, 1971- (Author)
Corporate Author: Alexander Street (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Alexandria, VA : American Counseling Association, [2015]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Drug abuse counseling.
Alcoholism counseling.
Addicts > Counseling of.
Substance abuse.
Health counseling.
Substance-Related Disorders > therapy
Substance-Related Disorders
Counseling > methods
Psychotherapy > methods
Counseling > Toxicomanie.
Counseling > Alcoolisme.
Dépendants > Counseling.
Polytoxicomanie.
Counseling > Santé.
Abus de substances psychoactives.
substance abuse.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Addiction.
Addicts > Counseling of
Alcoholism counseling
Drug abuse counseling
Health counseling
Substance abuse
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Straightforward and reader-friendly, A Contemporary Approach to Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling provides a basic understanding of the nature of substance abuse and addiction, its progression, and clinical interventions for college/university, school, and community/mental health agency settings. Focusing on clinical applications and how-tos, this book will help counselors and counselors-in-training more fully engage in the helping process, find creative approaches for working with struggling clients, and embrace a holistic approach to assisting clients on their journey toward healing and recovery. Topics covered include drug classifications; assessment; working with ethnically diverse clients, the GLBT population, and women; the continuum from nonuse to addiction; developmental approaches in treating addiction; relapse prevention; grief and loss in addiction; group counseling; working with families; spirituality; addictions training and ethical issues; understanding and applying the 2009 CACREP Standards for Addiction Counseling and counselor self-care. Real-life case examples throughout the text and exploration questions at the end of each chapter will captivate students and facilitate discussion.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 328 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-309) and index.
ISBN:9781119098201
1119098203
155620339X
9781556203398