Counseling Chemically Dependent People with HIV Illness describes frontline clinical treatment of HIV-infected chemically dependent persons. It provides a realistic view of what the daily work with this population is like. Specific, in-depth case examples and material give readers a solid understanding of how to work more effectively with chemically dependent clients infected with HIV.
Key Features
- Practical Focus: Concentrates on practical rather than theoretical aspects of treatment.
- Case Examples: Includes in-depth case examples to enhance understanding.
- Methodologies Discussed: Covers group work, drug and AIDS education, treatment teams, and the harm reduction model.
- Diverse Modalities: Describes treatment in outpatient, residential, or hospital settings.
- Adolescent Focus: Addresses work with adolescents and their specific needs.
Additional Information
This groundbreaking book helps practitioners better understand problems in treatment and shows different ways treatment can be given. Chapters address work with specific patient populations with the dual diagnosis of HIV and chemical dependency and describe medical symptoms and problems of HIV-positive persons, providing non-medical counselors and therapists a preliminary understanding of their patients' physiological conditions. Other chapters focus on short-term group work in hospitals, HIV-infected persons on methadone maintenance, effective AIDS prevention with active drug users, and countertransference in professionals working with chemically dependent HIV clients.
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Recommendations
- For: Substance abuse counselors, certified alcoholism counselors, and psychiatrists.
