Chemical dependency counseling : a practical guide

Summary: Best-selling comprehensive guide for counselors and front-line professionals who work with the chemically dependent and addicted in a variety of settings. Guiding the counselor step-by-step through treatment, this volume presents state-of-the-art tools, forms, and tests necessary to deliver outstanding treatment and meet the highest standards demanded by accrediting bodies. New to this edition: research updates, including articles from the CDC, SAMHSA, Intervention; updated research on drugs of abuse; Toxicology tests and techniques such as GCT, CDT, and EtG; Updated content in every chapter, including information on cognitive behavioral skills, dialectical behavior therapy, relapse prevention skills, psychopharmacology protocols, adolescent cognitive development, and CARF standards; New 2001 workbooks; 68 appendices, including the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health National Findings, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, NAADAC Code of Ethics, and Daily Craving Record.

Record details

ISBN: 9781412979214 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1412979218 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xxv, 849 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 815-828) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The first contact -- The drugs -- The first hours of treatment -- The biopsychosocial interview -- The treatment plan -- Individual treatment -- Group therapy -- Recovery skills -- The steps -- The lectures -- Special issues -- Adolescent treatment -- The family program -- The clinical staff -- Discharge summary and continuing care -- The good counselor -- Appendices.