Treating Alcohol Problems

This handy guide provides a single source of evidence-based
methods for assessing and treating alcohol problems

Part of the Wiley Series on Treating Addictions,
Treating Alcohol Problems offers the latest evidence-based
guidance on effectively diagnosing and treating the full spectrum
of problems related to drinking. Whether you are an addictions
counselor, mental health professional, or physician, you can use
this all-in-one guide as a stepping-stone to seek out and develop
better treatment options for your clients.

Bringing treatment approaches into harmony with scientific
findings, Treating Alcohol Problems summarizes methods
proven to be successful. Written in a clear and accessible style,
the text focuses on presenting the information most directly useful
for helping clients. This handy guide is ideal for training and
continuing education, as a refresher for seasoned professionals,
and as a useful primer for all who come into contact with
individuals suffering from alcohol abuse.

Coverage includes:

• Conceptual foundations-defining alcohol problems

• Identifying alcohol problems

• Assessment and treatment planning

• Treatment tools, programs, and theories

• When and how clients should be discharged to aftercare

• Increasing recovery success

• Culture, coaching, and change-moving beyond alcohol
  problems

• Finding and getting the best out of professional resources

Supporting this expert coverage, the reader-friendly series
format features quizzes, checklists, diagrams, "Research Frontier"
boxes, problem-solving scenarios, "Dos and Don'ts" lists, "Test
Yourself" questions, suggested resources, and more. These tools
help you reinforce your understanding and integrate this knowledge
into your practice. In addition, a thorough bibliography and
appendix provide lists of contacts for self-help groups,
residential and outpatient treatment programs, support groups, Web
sites, and reading material.

Treating Alcohol Problems is an essential resource for
mental health professionals, as well as an indispensable study
guide for students in psychology and social services courses.

Auteur

Frederick Rotgers, PsyD, is Associate Professor in the
Department of Psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
Medicine. He is the Senior Editor of Treating Substance Abuse:
Theory and Technique and Senior Author of Responsible Drinking: A
Moderation Management Approach for Problem Drinkers. He is on the
editorial boards of several journals and is active in promoting
harm reduction treatment approaches.

Beth Arburn Davis, PsyD, completed her doctorate in
clinical psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
Medicine and works as a behavioral health therapist for a large
health care organization. Prior to entering graduate school, she
was a journalist for more than fifteen years.

Résumé
This handy guide provides a single source of evidence-based methods for assessing and treating alcohol problems Part of the Wiley Series on Treating Addictions, Treating Alcohol Problems offers the latest evidence-based guidance on effectively diagnosing and treating the full spectrum of problems related to drinking. Whether you are an addictions counselor, mental health professional, or physician, you can use this all-in-one guide as a stepping-stone to seek out and develop better treatment options for your clients.

Bringing treatment approaches into harmony with scientific findings, Treating Alcohol Problems summarizes methods proven to be successful. Written in a clear and accessible style, the text focuses on presenting the information most directly useful for helping clients. This handy guide is ideal for training and continuing education, as a refresher for seasoned professionals, and as a useful primer for all who come into contact with individuals suffering from alcohol abuse.

Coverage includes:

• Conceptual foundations-defining alcohol problems
• Identifying alcohol problems
• Assessment and treatment planning
• Treatment tools, programs, and theories
• When and how clients should be discharged to aftercare
• Increasing recovery success
• Culture, coaching, and change-moving beyond alcohol problems
• Finding and getting the best out of professional resources
  Supporting this expert coverage, the reader-friendly series format features quizzes, checklists, diagrams, "Research Frontier" boxes, problem-solving scenarios, "Dos and Don'ts" lists, "Test Yourself" questions, suggested resources, and more. These tools help you reinforce your understanding and integrate this knowledge into your practice. In addition, a thorough bibliography and appendix provide lists of contacts for self-help groups, residential and outpatient treatment programs, support groups, Web sites, and reading material.

Treating Alcohol Problems is an essential resource for mental health professionals, as well as an indispensable study guide for students in psychology and social services courses.

Contenu
Series Preface. Preface.

Chapter 1: Conceptual Foundations:Defining Alcohol Problems.

Alcohol Problems: What Are They, Who's Got Them, Who Hasn't, Who Might?

Defining Alcohol Problems.

Drinking Definitions.

Diagnosis Definitions.

ASAM Definition of Alcoholism.

Abusing Abuse.

How the DSM Works.

Alcohol Abuse.

Alcohol Dependence.

Once a Drunk, Always a Drunk? The Course of Alcohol Problems.

Treat Me or Lose Me: Is Treatment Necessary to Resolve Alcohol Problems?

To Quit or Not? How Do Most People Resolve Alcohol Problems?

Different Strokes for Different Folks: Recovery, Relapse, and the Future of Treatment.

Key Terms.

Recommended Reading.

Chapter 2: Identifying Alcohol Problems: I Know It When I See It! Or Do I?

Signs and Symptoms: Fleshing Out the DSM.

The Case of Mary.

The Case of Tom.

Recognizing More than One Problem: Is It Just a Drinking Problem?

How Likely Is the Problem Drinker to Have Other Problems?

Denial May Be Just Another River in Egypt: Where Does Denial Come From?

What Should I Do as a Professional? Roles and Responsibilities.

How Drinking Affects Family, Work, and Other Areas of the Client's Life.

Family and Social Problems.

Work Problems.

Health and Medical Consequences.

So What's In It For Me? Answering Questions from Clients about Treatment.

To Refer or Not to Refer: Advantages and Disadvantages of Referring a Client to Specialized Treatment.

Summing Up.

Key Terms.

Chapter 3: Finding and Getting the Best Out of Professional Resources.

Developing a Professional Referral Network.

The Match Game: How to Select the Right Professional.

The Role of Medical Personnel.

The Client with Mental Health and Alcohol Use Problems.

Finding Out about the Professional's Style and Method of Practice.

Referrals for Adolescents.

Referrals for Older Persons.

Diversity and Referrals.

Spirituality and Religion in the Referral Process.

Clients' Sexual Orientation and the Referral Process.

The Suicidal or Homicidal Client: Protection and Duty to Warn.

Helping the Client to Consider Treatment ... or Motivation, Motivation, Motivation.

Crises.

When a Crisis is in Progress.

The Dangerous Situation.

Involving Friends and Family.

Risk Management Strategies.

Risk Management: Protection for You and Your Client.

Referral Follow-Up.

Key Terms.

Recommended Reading.

Chapter 4: Assessment and Treatment Planning.

Treatment Plan as the Map to Success.

The Beginning of It All: The Intake.

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