A practical collection of tools and strategies for prospective addictions counselors that includes a solid foundation of research, theory, and history.

Practical and comprehensive, Foundations of Addiction Counseling explores an array of techniques and skills that a new practitioner will need in the real world while providing a thorough review of the research, theory, and history of addiction counseling. With chapters written by expert scholars, this text covers many topics in-depth often ignored by other comparable books, such as professional issues in addictions counseling, the assessment of client strengths, gender issues in substance abuse, working in rehabilitation centers, and working with clients with disabilities.

This edition of this unique text offers prospective counselors the tools and strategies they will need for working with general and special populations, including assessment tools, strategies for outpatient and inpatient treatment, information about maintenance and relapse prevention, and counseling strategies for couples, families, children, adolescents, college students, and recovering addicts. The revised edition includes expanded discussions on a number of topics, new case studies, and completely updated resources and web references.

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CHAPTER 1 History and Etiological Models of Addiction
CHAPTER 2 Substance Addiction
CHAPTER 3 Process Addictions
CHAPTER 4 Important Professional Issues in Addictions Counseling
CHAPTER 5 Introduction to Assessment
CHAPTER 6 Assessment and Diagnosis of Addictions
CHAPTER 7 Motivational Interviewing
CHAPTER 8 Psychotherapeutic Approaches
CHAPTER 9 Co-occurring Disorders and Addictions Treatment
CHAPTER 10 Group Therapy for Treatment of Addictions
CHAPTER 11 Addiction Pharmacotherapy
CHAPTER 12 12-Step Facilitation of Treatment
CHAPTER 13 Maintenance and Relapse Prevention
CHAPTER 14 Alcohol Addiction and Families
CHAPTER 15 Persons with Disabilities and Addictions
CHAPTER 16 Substance Abuse Prevention Programs for Children, Adolescents, and College Students
CHAPTER 17 Cross-Cultural Counseling: Engaging Ethnic Diversity
CHAPTER 18 Gender and Addictions
CHAPTER 19 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affirmative Addictions Treatment