Addiction: 53 books
Adding Addiction
"Written by the Addict, For the Addict"
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2019
This novel is like no other book about addiction and recovery. It has metaphors to help you better understand addiction, how it grows deeper, and a revolutionary outlet for recovery: Adding Addiction. This book was truly written by the addict, for the addict. Adding Addiction thoroughly explains the...
Addiction
An Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Written by professional counsellors, this concise and easy-to-read booklet for clients and families includes information on:
what addiction is
what causes addiction
addiction treatment and other support options
recovery and relapse prevention
help for partners and families
explaining addiction...
Journey to Healing
Aboriginal People with Mental Health and Addiction Issues: What Health, Social Service and Justice Workers Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2015
Helping to promote healing in Aboriginal people with addiction and mental health issues requires specialized knowledge and unique skills. Health, social service and justice workers must first have a grasp of history and the emotional legacy that today’s generation of Aboriginal people carry. They...
Fundamentals of Addiction
A Practical Guide for Counsellors
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
*Fundamentals of Addiction *is an essential reference for counsellors and a comprehensive textbook for college and university level students in courses that address addictions. Written by more than 50 experts in addiction treatment and related fields, each chapter includes case examples, practice...
Saying When
How to Quit Drinking or Cut Down
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
People often recognize that their drinking is causing problems in their lives long before they are ready to seek help. Knowing that there is a problem can be a good first step to cutting back or quitting drinking, but it can be hard to know what further steps to take to make changes and stick to them.
Saying...
Making the Choice, Making It Work
Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Making the Choice, Making It Work is an easy-to-read guide for people who are considering treatment for opioid addiction, and for those who are already taking opioid agonist therapy. Families and friends will find it valuable for understanding what their friend or family member is experiencing, and...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Most people accessing mental health and addiction services have experienced trauma. For those working in community services, treatment agencies and hospitals, providing "trauma-informed care" requires an understanding of the effects of trauma, and of how to create programs, spaces and policies...
Improving Our Response to Older Adults with Substance Use, Mental Health and Gambling Problems
A Guide for Supervisors, Managers and Clinical Staff
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
Part of the CAMH Healthy Aging Project, Improving Our Response provides the information, tools and guidance that service providers need to work more effectively with older adults who may have substance use, mental health or gambling problems.
This comprehensive resource includes:
an...
Brief Couples Therapy
Group and Individual Couple Treatment for Addiction and Related Mental Health Concerns
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2003
Brief Couples Therapy is a facilitator’s manual for counsellors working in substance use settings who would like to augment their practice by seeing couples. It will also be useful for couple counsellors who would like to offer a focused program for clients with substance use issues.
The...
What Parents Need to Know about Teens
Facts, Myths and Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2007
As a parent, you want practical, accurate and user friendly information to help raise your teen. You want to know what’s considered normal adolescent behaviour, how to determine whether your child is on a good path, how to encourage your teen’s healthy development, and how to get help when problems...
Treating Concurrent Disorders
A Guide for Counsellors
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Understanding how co-occurring substance use and mental health problems relate to and affect each other can be challenging — how do they interact, and how can you help?
Treating Concurrent Disorders: A Guide for Counsellors gives you the information you need to offer effective, comprehensive...
Asking the Right Questions 2
Talking about sexual orientation and gender identity in mental health, counselling and addiction settings
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2007
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, transsexual, two-spirited, intersex and queer (LGBTTTIQ) people have specific life factors that relate to substance use and/or mental health problems. These factors include coming out, gender transition, societal oppression, loss of family support, isolation,...
Substance Use, Concurrent Disorders and Gambling Problems in Ontario
A Guide for Helping Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2008
This book is a valuable resource for health and social service providers who are not specialists in addiction or mental health issues, but who would like to talk about these issues with clients.
Many people who come to helping professionals are struggling with a substance use, gambling or...
First Stage Trauma Treatment
A Guide for Mental Health Professionals Working with Women
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2003
While post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been recognized for some time, only recently have therapists begun to recognize and address complex post-traumatic stress responses in female clients who have a history of early or chronic abuse.
Most mental health service providers recognize...