Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Foundations of drug and alcohol counseling -- Drugs in society and addiction -- Fundamental components of drug counseling -- Transactional analysis and the theory of addiction -- Why people use drugs and their treatment -- Specific techniques in counseling the drug and alcohol user -- The harm reduction contract and harm reduction counseling -- Assessment of the drug and alcohol user -- Drug use ambivalence -- Relapse process work -- Motivational interviewing -- The teenage drug user -- Epilogue -- References -- Further reading -- Index
Summary
Working with Drug and Alcohol Users provides an accessible guide to substance use and working with substance users. Using transactional analysis theory, the author explains why some people use substances, exploring different personality types, and covers the basic components of drug counseling
