Introduction To Alcoholism Counseling: A Bio-Psycho-Social Approach
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560323582 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 225 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Terrific overview of addiction This is the text that I recommend for my students, from psychiatrists to beginning addiction counselors. It is the most comprehensive yet readable text that I have come across to date. Every time I teach, I reread it and appreciate it more. While I recommend other texts to my students in addition to this, thi
Aside from revising findings and demographics, the main change is a broadening of the clinical sections, including discussion on new treatment techniques like acupuncture and network therapy. Beginning with the chemical and pharmacological aspects of alcoholism, the book goes on to examine the medical and then the social, anthropological and psychological underpinnings. With this in mind, the author has updated and expanded material in this second edition. Alcoholism counsellors must have multiple models - both in research methodology and in psychodynamic formulation - with which to organise and comprehend data. As in the first edition, this remains an informational text, imbuing the reader with an understanding of how various treatment modalities work and what they do best. In addition to its use as a textbook for alcoholism counselling students and as source material for substance abuse counsellors, this volume is also accessible to the general reader, recovering persons, and family and friends of both active and recovering alcoholics.