Addictions category: 667 books
Families CARE: Helping Families Cope and Relate Effectively
Facilitator's Manual
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
Families CARE is a group-based program that helps family members Cope And Relate Effectively with the person who has a substance use problem.
The program offers education, support and skills development. Family members learn about, discuss and practise such skills as coping, grieving, dealing...
Institutionalized Persuasion
The Technology of Reformation in Straight Incorporated and the Residential Teen Treatment Industry
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Institutionalized Persuasion provides new information about the history and dynamics of coercion in residential teen treatment settings. While private sector programs continue to make millions utilizing dangerous yet unregulated methods, adolescents are abused each year in the name of treatment. By...
by Jennifer D. Berton
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Guidance for addiction counselors in understanding and applying ethical standards
Filled with proven strategies to help you examine your current practice for ethical snags and refresh your ethical thinking, Ethics for Addiction Professionals leads you in examining, building, and rebuilding...
Substance Abuse Treatment
Options, Challenges, and Effectiveness
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
The first compendium of all substance abuse treatment options with a focus on best practices
This is the first compendium of the entire range of options available for treating substance abuse, with a focus on effectiveness. The book synthesizes treatment approaches from medicine, psychology,...
Some Assembly Required
A Balanced Approach to Recovery from Addiction and Chronic Pain
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
An intriguing story that addresses the twin challenges of addiction and chronic pain and presents a model for successful recovery from both of these serious, life-altering conditions. The author grounds his story in psychological theory along with the principles of twelve-step philosophy and spirituality...
by Marina Barnard
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2006
Drug problems have a profound impact on families. Mothers and fathers, brothers, sisters and children are frequently caught in the maelstrom that drug problems almost inevitably create. Within the UK there is a serious lack of information on the experiences of families attempting to live and cope...
Ways To Quit Smoking
A Revolutionary Approach to Quit Smoking, Quit Smoking Side Effects and Quit Smoking Help
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Finally, break free from the habit of smoking with this world-class book that gives you valuable advice on ways to quit smoking, quit smoking side effects and quit smoking help.
by Kia J. Bentley
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Learn more about psychiatric medications to better understand your clientele!
Psychiatric Medication Issues for Social Workers, Counselors, and Psychologists explores a range of issues and dilemmas in psychopharmocology practice that emerge especially for social workers, counselors, and psychologists...
Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and the Road to Recovery
Life on the Edge
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Gain a fuller understanding of substance addiction and treatment options!
Originally published in 1992 as The Facts About Drug Use, this updated edition contains new information about the effects of alcohol and recreational, mood-altering drugs on the body. The multiple causes of drug use and...
by Robert J Kus
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Spirituality and Chemical Dependency shares current thinking on how spirituality is used in recovery from alcoholism and other forms of chemical dependency. The 12-Step programs have been the most successful form of treatment thus far; you will find the insight in this book to be revealing as to why.
Each...
by Jeanette Valentine, Judith Dejong
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
This insightful volume describes a sample of prevention demonstration projects of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). Substance Abuse Prevention in Multicultural Communities illuminates various aspects of prevention theory, practice, and research with a focus on the design, implementation,...
The Stronghold Difference
Hope Without Hype, Guidance Without Judgement
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Stronghold was created in 1993 to offer Hope, the hope of real healing for those hurting in a broken world. Healing never takes place alone. Many times it is the result of deliberate, intentional, caring service from committed professionals with years of experience; professional counselors who have...
by Charles Wuth, Alan A Cavaiola
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2016
Work more effectively with DWI offenders!
This valuable book provides current information on the psychological, social-demographic, and psychiatric characteristics of DWI offenders. It also will provide you with up-to-date assessment strategies that can be employed with offenders, who characteristically...
Cocaine Solutions
Help for Cocaine Abusers and Their Families
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Although the media focus on the rise of cocaine use and the evils of its abuse, the public receives little real information about the scope of the problem and its treatment. This timely, practical, and honest volume gets to the heart of the cocaine addiction problem. Cocaine Solutions not only addresses...