Treating addiction : a guide for professionals
Miller, William R
Treating addiction : a guide for professionals - Second edition. - xvi, 520 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An invitation to addiction treatment, Why treat addiction? ; What is addiction? ; How do drugs work? -- A context for addiction treatment. Engaging ; Screening, evaluation, and diagnosis ; Withdrawal management and health care needs ; Individualizing treatment ; Case management -- A menu of evidence-based options in treating addiction. Brief interventions ; Motivational interviewing ; Behavioral coping skills ; Meditation and mindfulness ; Contingency management ; A community reinforcement approach ; Working with significant others ; Strengthening relationships ; Mutual help groups ; Medications in treatment -- Professional issues. Stuff that comes up ; Treating co-occurring conditions ; Facilitating maintenance ; Working with groups ; Addressing the spiritual side ; Professional ethics ; Implementing evidence-based practice.
"This widely respected text and practitioner guide, now revised and expanded, provides a roadmap for effective clinical practice with clients with substance use disorders. Specialists and nonspecialists alike benefit from the authors' expert guidance for planning treatment and selecting from a menu of evidence-based treatment methods. Assessment and intervention strategies are described in detail, and the importance of the therapeutic relationship is emphasized throughout. Lauded for its clarity and accessibility, the text includes engaging case examples, up-to-date knowledge about specific substances, personal reflections from the authors, application exercises, reflection questions, and end-of-chapter bulleted key points"--
9781462540440 1462540449
Substance-Related Disorders--therapy
Counselling--methods
Social Work, Psychiatric--methods
Evidence-Based Practice
Case Reports
WM 270.
Treating addiction : a guide for professionals - Second edition. - xvi, 520 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An invitation to addiction treatment, Why treat addiction? ; What is addiction? ; How do drugs work? -- A context for addiction treatment. Engaging ; Screening, evaluation, and diagnosis ; Withdrawal management and health care needs ; Individualizing treatment ; Case management -- A menu of evidence-based options in treating addiction. Brief interventions ; Motivational interviewing ; Behavioral coping skills ; Meditation and mindfulness ; Contingency management ; A community reinforcement approach ; Working with significant others ; Strengthening relationships ; Mutual help groups ; Medications in treatment -- Professional issues. Stuff that comes up ; Treating co-occurring conditions ; Facilitating maintenance ; Working with groups ; Addressing the spiritual side ; Professional ethics ; Implementing evidence-based practice.
"This widely respected text and practitioner guide, now revised and expanded, provides a roadmap for effective clinical practice with clients with substance use disorders. Specialists and nonspecialists alike benefit from the authors' expert guidance for planning treatment and selecting from a menu of evidence-based treatment methods. Assessment and intervention strategies are described in detail, and the importance of the therapeutic relationship is emphasized throughout. Lauded for its clarity and accessibility, the text includes engaging case examples, up-to-date knowledge about specific substances, personal reflections from the authors, application exercises, reflection questions, and end-of-chapter bulleted key points"--
9781462540440 1462540449
Substance-Related Disorders--therapy
Counselling--methods
Social Work, Psychiatric--methods
Evidence-Based Practice
Case Reports
WM 270.
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