Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide

This volume is the most comprehensive guide for counselors and front-line professionals who work with the chemically dependant in a variety of settings. It is a basic introduction that guides the counselor through treatment from A to Z. Chapters cover the gamut of treatment issues, including developing the therapeutic alliance, screening, detoxification, biopsychosocial assessment, dual-diagnosis, patient orientation, treatment planning, individual therapy, group therapy, case management, crisis intervention, referral, record keeping, discharge planning, and referral. Author Robert R. Perkinson provides case studies and step-by-step instructions with clear explanations and procedures that counselors need to use in all phases of patient care. One of the key features of this volume is the inclusion of over 50 appendices, which includes screening questionnaires, scales, history assessments, personal recovery plans, in-patient and out-patient schedules, and many, many more. The new edition includes more appendicies and updates of existing ones. Inclusion of issues of diversity and working with diverse clients Discussion of new treatment for addiction with detailed plan New discussion of relapse triggers, including negative emotions, social pressure, interpersonal conflict and the recovery community. New discussion of co-occuring disorders

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements Preface 1. The First Contact 2. The Drugs 3. The First Hours of Treatment 4. The Biopsychosocial Interview 5. The Treatment Plan 6. Individual Treatment 7. Group Therapy 8. Recovery Skills 9. The Steps 10. The Lectures 11. Special Issues 12. Adolescent Treatment 13. The Family Program 14. The Clinical Staff 15. Discharge Summary and Continuing Care 16. The Good Counselor Appendix 1 - Cognitive Capacity Screening Examination Appendix 2 - Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test Appendix 3 - DSM-IV TR Psychoactive Substance Use Disorder Appendix 4 - Alcohol Withdrawal Scale Appendix 5 - Narcotic Withdrawal Scale Appendix 6 - Sample Biopsychosoical Appendix 7 - Chemical Use History Appendix 8 - Honesty Appendix 9 - Love, Trust, and Commitment Appendix 10 - Feelings Appendix 11 - Relationship Skills Appendix 12 - Addictive Relationships Appendix 13 - Communication Skills Appendix 14 - Self-Discipline Appendix 15 - Impulse Control Appendix 16 - Relapse Prevention Appendix 17 - Step One Appendix 18 - Step Two Appendix 19 - Step Three Appendix 20 - Step Four Appendix 21 - Step Five Appendix 22 - Adolescent Unit Level System Appendix 23 - Peer Pressure Appendix 24 - The Behavioral Contract Appendix 25 - Family Questionaire Appendix 26 - Codependency Appendix 27 - Personal Recovery Plan Appendix 28 - Sample Discharge Summary Appendix 29 - Stress Management Appendix 30 - Hamilton Depression Rating Appendix 31 - Biopsychosocial Assessment Appendix 32 - Anger Management Appendix 33 - Narcissism Appendix 34 - Honesty for Gamblers Appendix 35 - Step One for Gamblers Appendix 36 - Step Two for Gamblers Appendix 37 - Step Three for Gamblers Appendix 38 - Step Four for Gamblers Appendix 39 - Step Five for Gamblers Appendix 40 - Relapse Prevention Appendix 41 - Adolescent Unit Point System Appendix 42 - Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Appendix 43 - Drug Categories for Substances of Abuse Appendix 44 - Adult Inpatient Program Schedule Appendix 45 - Adolescent Inpatient Program Schedule Appendix 46 - Adult Outpatient Program Schedule Appendix 47 - Adolescent Outpatient Program Schedule Appendix 48 - Gambling Inpatient Program Schedule Appendix 49 - Gambling Outpatient Program Schedule Appendix 50 - Day Treatment Program Schedule Appendix 51 - Pressure Relief Group Meeting and Budget Form Appendix 52 - Heroin Appendix 53 - South Oaks Gambling Screen Appendix 54 - Barriers in Thinking Appendix 55 - Psychiatric Medications Appendix 56 - Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) Appendix 57 - Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) Appendix 58 - Adult Nurses Intake Appendix 59 - Adolescent Nurses Intake Appendix 60 - American Cancer Society Guide to Quitting Smoking Appendix 61 - PTSD Checklist Civilian Version (PCL) Appendix 62 - PTSD Checklist Military Version (PCL) Appendix 63 - Alcohol Abstinenece Self-Efficacy Scale Appendix 64 - Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) Appendix 65 - Strengths, Needs, Abilities & Preferences Appendix 66 - Daily Craving Record Appendix 67 - NAADAC Code of Ethics Appendix 68 - Gambling History References

About the Author :
Robert R. Perkinson is the clinical director of Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, South Dakota. He is a licensed psychologist; licensed marriage & family therapist; internationally certified alcohol and drug counselor; South Dakota certified chemical dependency counselor, Level III; and a nationally certified gambling counselor and supervisor. His specialty areas focus on treating alcoholics, addicts, and pathological gamblers. He is the author of Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide (2nd ed.) (2003a), which is the leading treatment manual in the world for chemical dependency counselors. With Dr. Arthur E. Jongsma Jr. (2001) he is the coauthor of The Addiction Treatment Planner, which is the best-selling treatment planner and computer software program for mental health and addiction professionals. He has also written The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Patient Workbook (2003c) and the Gambling Addiction Patient Workbook (2003b). These workbooks have all of the exercises patients need to enter a stable recovery. His book entitled Treating Alcoholism: How to Help Your Clients Enter Recovery (2004) trains professionals how to treat patients with alcohol problems. He is the author of the book God Talks to You (2000) and the meditation tape A Communication from God (2008) by cdbaby, which help addicts make their first conscious contact with a Higher Power of their own understanding. He is a composer and has completed his second CD, Peace Will Come, music that helps addicts learn the essentials of a spiritual journey. With Dr. Jean LaCour (2004), he wrote the Faith-Based Addiction Curriculum to teach professionals of faith how to treat addiction. Dr. Perkinson is an international motivational speaker and regular contributor to numerous professional journals. He is the webmaster of several web pages, including www.robertperkinson.com, www.alcoholismtreatment.org, and www.godtalkstoyou.com, where he gets over 2.6 million hits a year and answers questions on addiction for free. His biographies can be found in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in the World.

Review :
"In Chemical Dependency Counseling Dr. Perkinson has given the addictions counseling profession an exceptional foundational text, now in the fourth edition. Students and experienced professionals will find resources that are clinically sound and practice relevant. CDC continues to be welcomed in my classroom and “heavily borrowed” by my colleagues." Don P. Osborn President of NAADAC Director& Professor of Graduate Addictions Counseling Executive Director of the Addictions Studies Center Indiana Wesleyan University "The addiction field has long needed a comprehensive set of exercises counselors could use to guide patients through good treatment. The workbooks developed by Dr. Perkinson take the patient from the beginning of treatment to the end. They are written in such a manner that Dr. Perkinson is your mentor and is conversing with you, sharing with you his vast area of expertise and knowledge about recovery. These patient exercises meet the highest standards demanded by accrediting bodies." "I have been working with compulsive gamblers and their family members for 12 years and find this work extremely rewarding and challenging. I have been utilizing Dr. Perkinson′s workbooks for 10 years and have found them to be some of the most useful tools in helping addicts and gamblers identify the many ways that addiction has impacted their lives. Our clients benefit from the straightforward approach of the workbooks and the clear instructions of how to begin incorporating a 12-step recovery program into their lives. I highly recommend Dr Perkinson′s workbooks." "I have been in the chemical dependency field for over 28 years. I have worked as a counselor, clinical supervisor and executive director in a number of treatment centers. These are the best exercises for alcoholics, drug addicts and problem gamblers that I have ever seen. I have used them for years and patients find them easy to understand. The material covers everything an addict needs to know to enter a stable recovery. I highly recommend these patient handbooks. Patients love them and they make the counselor′s job easy. The book makes the job easy as all you will need to help your patient is in one place." "Dr. Perkinson does an excellent job of bringing together and individualizing 12 step treatment for addicts and gamblers including identifying character defects and relapse prevention. Comments from patients include, ′it has opened my eyes to my gambling and behaviors associated with it′ and ′I feel it is easy to work and very self explanatory.′"