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contemporary approach to substance use disorders and addiction counseling
1 online resource (ix, 328 pages) : illustrations
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.
Drug and alcohol counseling : an introduction -- Diversity issues in substance abuse treatment -- Types of drugs and their effects -- Assessment, diagnosis, and interview techniques -- Continuum of non-use to addiction : a bio-psycho-social understanding -- Treatment and treatment settings -- Developmental approaches in treating addiction -- Family and addiction -- Grief and loss in addiction -- Group counseling and addiction -- Relapse prevention and recovery -- Spirituality and support groups in recovery -- Addictions training, certification, and ethics -- The importance of counselor self-care.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-309) and index.
Alexandria, VA : American Counseling Association, [2015]