Substance Abuse Counseling: Theory and Practice

by Stevens, Patricia; Smith, Robert L.

• ISBN13: 9780130212856
• ISBN10: 0130212857
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780131133235
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

Appropriate for the first course in substance abuse counseling that covers etiology, major drugs and their addictive properties, and the stages of substance abuse counseling from assessment and diagnosis through relapse prevention. This text provides information regarding the enormity of substance abuse problems in the population, how to assess the problem, and how to treat individuals and families who seek assistance. It educates beginning clinicians and counselors about substance abuse by guiding them through the process of working with substance-abuse clients. Chapters build on each other, but can also be used independently as resource information.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Substance Abuse Counseling	1	(32)
The Major Substances of Abuse and the Body	33	(44)
Etiological Theories of Substance Abuse	77	(36)
Assessment and Diagnosis	113	(38)
Treatment setting and Treatment Planning	151	(28)
Individual and Group Treatment	179	(22)
Family Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment	201	(26)
Working with Selected Populations: Treatment Issues and Characteristics	227	(24)
Issues in Prevention and Intervention: Working with Diverse Cultures	251	(26)
Maintaining Behavior Change: Relapse Prevention Strategies	277	(22)
Prevention	299	(22)
Research and Contemporary Issues	321