| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 328 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-309) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 12, 2024) |
| Subject |
Drug abuse counseling.
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Alcoholism counseling.
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Addicts -- Counseling of
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Substance abuse.
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Health counseling.
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Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy
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Counseling -- methods
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Psychotherapy -- methods
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Substance-Related Disorders
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substance abuse.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Addiction.
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Addicts -- Counseling of
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Alcoholism counseling
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Drug abuse counseling
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Health counseling
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Substance abuse
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McHenry, Bill, 1971- author.
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American Counseling Association, issuing body
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| LC no. |
2014038875 |
| ISBN |
9781119098201 |
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1119098203 |
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155620339X |
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9781556203398 |
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