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Treating Alcoholism
An invaluable model for making informed treatment decisions
A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique
Highly recommAnded. . .for clinicians who want to understand and treat the alcoholic in a pragmatic and step-wise fashion.
--NARPPS Journal
In this comprehensive book, editor Stephanie Brown presents a model of alcoholism treatment to help you guide alcoholics and their families on the path to long-term recovery. Experts in the field give you the skills to address the myriad problems associated with alcoholism by providing up-to-date information and illustrative case examples. This book, filled with a wealth of information, will help you set specific therapeutic techniques for working with alcoholics and the families of alcoholics in a clinical setting.
A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique
Highly recommAnded. . .for clinicians who want to understand and treat the alcoholic in a pragmatic and step-wise fashion.
--NARPPS Journal
In this comprehensive book, editor Stephanie Brown presents a model of alcoholism treatment to help you guide alcoholics and their families on the path to long-term recovery. Experts in the field give you the skills to address the myriad problems associated with alcoholism by providing up-to-date information and illustrative case examples. This book, filled with a wealth of information, will help you set specific therapeutic techniques for working with alcoholics and the families of alcoholics in a clinical setting.
416 pages, Hardcover
First published April 25, 1995
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September 11, 2011
Meh. Reading this I feel a little like a hunter trying to sneakingly lure unsuspecting prey into a trap. The alcoholic has no idea their drinking is a problem and will dart back into the forest if you tell them out right, thus sneaking and cunning are necessary.
There isn't much science or studies backing up the claims, especially around AA- which is depicted as a cure-all, the disease model is taken for granted, and there is an implicit assumption that it is the therapist's job to "save" the alcoholic from their denial and disease.
Irvin Yalom is nowhere in the book, save for the front cover and a throw-away generalized intro about therapists and insurance agencies which I found a little misleading.
There isn't much science or studies backing up the claims, especially around AA- which is depicted as a cure-all, the disease model is taken for granted, and there is an implicit assumption that it is the therapist's job to "save" the alcoholic from their denial and disease.
Irvin Yalom is nowhere in the book, save for the front cover and a throw-away generalized intro about therapists and insurance agencies which I found a little misleading.
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