Clinical Work with Substance-Abusing Clients

by Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner (Editor)

This widely adopted text offers practical guidance for working with substance abusers and their families in a variety of clinical contexts. Expert contributors present major 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.

Genres: Social Work, Psychology

494 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2004

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Reviews

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good compilation of essays on a huge range of clinical scenarios in addiction. Informative, unbiased, up-to-date (DSM 5) which will be a good reference (particularly for diagnostic materials) for years. Some repetition, which can be expected. Particularly enjoyed the sections on MI and CBT and concurrent disorder treatments.

[Alcqueline · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is nothing to say about this book except I read it for a social work course. It is very informative about the conversation on addictions. I will keep it as a reference book.