| Description |
xvi, 382 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Role of the Mental Health Professional in Prevention and Treatment -- 2. Classification of Drugs -- 3. Models of Addiction -- 4. Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Groups -- 5. Confidentiality and Ethical Issues -- 6. Assessment and Diagnosis -- 7. Client Engagement and Brief Interventions -- 8. Treatment of AOD Problems -- 9. Relapse Prevention and Recovery -- 10. Twelve-Step and Other Types of Support Groups -- 11. Children and Families -- 12. Adult Children and Codependency -- 13. HIV/AIDS -- 14. Gambling and Other Addictions -- 15. Prevention |
| Summary |
"This text, aimed at generalist students, provides current coverage and practical clinical examples to reflect the rapid changes in the field of addiction treatment. Using a reader-friendly style, the authors cover various treatment models and present objective discussions of controversies in the field. Topics span the entire field (including pharmacology, conceptualizations of AOD, assessment and diagnosis, models of prevention and treatment, and family issues), providing students with a broad view of the AOD field, as well as the pervasiveness of the problem in all areas of behavioral health and general fields."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-366) and index |
| Subject |
Social work with drug addicts -- United States.
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Social work with alcoholics -- United States.
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Drug addicts -- Counseling of -- United States.
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Alcoholics -- Counseling of -- United States.
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Drug addiction -- United States -- Prevention.
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Alcoholism -- United States -- Prevention.
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| Author |
Harrison, Thomas C., 1948-
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| LC no. |
2007039936 |
| ISBN |
9780205591763 paperback |
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0205591760 paperback |
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