Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling - Softcover

Miller, Geraldine A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205263186 ISBN 13: 9780205263189

Publisher: Pearson, 1998

Synopsis

This book is an excellent, overall summary of addictions counseling. The primary strength of the text is its practical, “hands-on” approach which allows readers to learn techniques they can readily apply in addictions counseling. It helps the student studying to be a mental health professional to bridge the gap between the academic world and the world of counseling. Providing the current and pertinent information on addiction counseling, the text includes separate chapters on self-help groups, assessment instruments, brief therapy, and dual disorders. The text also serves as an excellent resource manual for addictions counseling.

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From the Back Cover

A comprehensive, up–to–date, and user–friendly resource

Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling, Second Edition offers an illuminating view of the clinical, theoretical, and research work that comprises the addiction counseling field. Presenting a pragmatic counseling framework rather than trying to reconcile differing theories, this helpful text gives readers the knowledge and guidance needed to choose appropriate techniques and best practices for treating addicted individuals.

Throughout the text, case studies and interactive exercises assist readers in applying knowledge gained, whether in a self–teaching or a classroom setting. Addiction counseling expert and teacher Geri Miller presents a wide variety of topics designed to increase skills and understanding—from cutting–edge research to the latest in the self–help/grassroots therapy movement.

Fully revised and expanded, this Second Edition covers:

• Theories of counseling related to addiction treatment
  
• Assessment and diagnosis of addiction using interviews, behavioral observations, andphysiological and psychometric instruments
  
• Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of dual disorders
  
• The treatment process for addictions, including crisis intervention and individual, group, and family therapy
  
• Relapse prevention
  
• Treatment–related issues such as rape and sexual abuse, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and eating disorders
  
• Self–help groups
  
• Current and evolving therapy approaches and techniques, including positive psychology, resilience, the stages–of– change model, motivational interviewing, and brief therapy
  
• Special treatment issues such as those related to gender, ethnicity, disability, adolescence, the elderly, and the homeless
  
• Personal and professional development of the counselor, including ethical issues, court testimony, working in difficult situations, self–care, and other issues in working with addicts
  
• Preparing for certification and licensure as an addiction professional
  

The most comprehensive, up–to–date, and user–friendly resource available, Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling, Second Edition offers a powerful learning tool for both students and professionals.

About the Author

GERI MILLER, PhD, is a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, ABPP; a Licensed Psychologist; a Certified Clinical Addictions Specialist; a Licensed Professional Counselor; and Professor in the Department of Human Development and Counseling at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. She is the author of Incorporating Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theory and Technique (Wiley).

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205263186
• ISBN 13: 9780205263189
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 243