About the Book
This widely adopted text offers practical guidance for working with substance abusers and their families in a variety of clinical contexts. Expert contributors present widely used assessment and treatment approaches together with detailed recommendations for intervening with specific substances and meeting the needs of different populations. Throughout, helpful case vignettes illustrate how to translate the ideas presented into practice and overcome common stumbling blocks. Practitioners and students will find all the information needed to stay current in the field in this authoritative, comprehensive, and highly accessible work.
Table of Contents:
Part I: An Introduction to Clinical Practice with Substance-Abusing Clients. Straussner, Assessment and Treatment of Clients with Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Problems: An Overview. Part II: Varying Perspectives on Intervention with Substance Abusers. Hanson, El-Bassel, Motivating Substance-Abusing Clients through the Helping Process. Seiger, The Clinical Practice of Harm Reduction. Berg, Shafer, Working with Mandated Substance Abusers: The Language of Solutions. Orlin, O'Neill, Davis, Assessment and Intervention with Clients Who Have Coexisting Psychiatric and Substance-Related Disorders. Spiegel, Fewell, 12-Step Programs as a Treatment Modality. Gray, Gibson, Relapse Prevention. Part III: Intervention with Abusers of Different Substances. O'Dwyer, Treatment of Alcohol Problems. Friedman, Wilson, Treatment for Opiate Addiction. Ockert, Baier, Coons, Treatment of Stimulant Dependence. Part IV: Assessment and Intervention with Families of Substance Abusers. McIntyre, Family Treatment of Substance Abuse. Zelvin, Treating the Partners of Substance Abusers. Markowitz, Dynamics and Treatment Issues with Children of Drug and Alcohol Abusers. Part V: Special Issues and Special Populations. Freshman, Assessment and Treatment of Adolescent Substance Abusers. Farkas, Substance Abuse Problems among Older Adults. Pape, Assessment and Intervention with Alcohol - and Drug-Abusing Women. Goldstein, Substance Abusers with Borderline Disorders. Senreich, Vairo, Treatment of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Substance Abusers. Scheffler, Substance Abuse in Homeless Persons. Gant, Strom, HIV/AIDS and Intravenous Drug Users: Issues and Treatment Implications. Part VI: Looking Toward the Future. Straussner, Practice and Policy Issues.
About the Author :
Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, DSW, Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, New York University
Review :
'Rich, comprehensive, up-to-date... [This volume] provides tools that beginning clinicians can pick up and run with in any treatment setting, while advanced therapists will value the depth, clarity, and range of coverage. This is truly a book to be read cover to cover and consulted repeatedly in working with particular kinds of addiction or special issues. It’s perfect for the classroom or for the practicing clinician seeking an encyclopedic reference. From first-rate authors and a first-rate editor, an outstanding text.' - Stephanie Brown, PhD, The Addictions Institute, Menlo Park, California
'An extremely useful, much-needed text for graduate students and direct practitioners searching for effective ways to help substance-abusing clients. Dr. Straussner is a leading scholar and clinician in the field of substance abuse treatment. She and her colleagues bridge the gap between theory and practice and clearly articulate what has been shown scientifically to work with this particular population.' - Joseph P. Ryan, PhD, Children and Family Research Center, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
'Rich, comprehensive, up-to-date... [This volume] provides tools that beginning clinicians can pick up and run with in any treatment setting, while advanced therapists will value the depth, clarity, and range of coverage. This is truly a book to be read cover to cover and consulted repeatedly in working with particular kinds of addiction or special issues. It’s perfect for the classroom or for the practicing clinician seeking an encyclopedic reference. From first-rate authors and a first-rate editor, an outstanding text.' - Stephanie Brown, PhD, The Addictions Institute, Menlo Park, California
'An extremely useful, much-needed text for graduate students and direct practitioners searching for effective ways to help substance-abusing clients. Dr. Straussner is a leading scholar and clinician in the field of substance abuse treatment. She and her colleagues bridge the gap between theory and practice and clearly articulate what has been shown scientifically to work with this particular population.' - Joseph P. Ryan, PhD, Children and Family Research Center, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
'The entire book is very readable, a feature that will appeal to students. Intervention approaches include cognitive-behavioral, motivational enhancement, and solution-focused techniques, reflecting state-of-the art-knowledge about what works with substance-abusing clients. Traditional addiction approaches such as 12-step programs, relapse prevention techniques, and medications are highlighted and nicely integrated with more recent approaches... Among the volume's many strengths are the case vignettes illustrating ways to apply the methods with diverse clients and in a variety of practice settings.' - Maryann Amodeo, MSW, PhD, Boston University School of Social Work
