Every day, huge numbers of people use drugs or alcohol for recreation, medication, celebration, stress management, social lubrication, or escape. The abuse of psychoactive chemicals touches individual lives in countless ways, and clients frequently hint in therapy sessions at problems related to substance misuse. In this book, Cynthia Glidden-Tracey lays out an integrated, holistic, and effective approach to clients' inevitably intertwined problems, which encourages all practitioners to develop skills for detecting, assessing, and addressing substance use whenever concerns about it emerge in the course of therapy.
Key Features
- Integrated Approach: Encourages practitioners to assess and address substance use in therapy.
- Co-occurrence of Issues: Discusses the frequent co-occurrence of substance misuse with other mental health problems.
- Therapy Models Review: Reviews various therapy models and current professional questions.
- Latest Scientific Knowledge: Empowers practitioners with the latest information on the causes and effective treatment of addictions.
- Clinical Examples: Grounded in rich clinical examples to illustrate points.
Additional Information
Clients often hint at problems related to substance misuse in therapy sessions. Historically, substance abuse treatment has been regarded as a separate specialty, often requiring different training paths from those leading to licensing or certification as psychotherapists. Few non-specialists feel completely competent and willing to engage with these issues, despite their frequency among client populations.
