Substance Abuse: Information for School Counselors, Social Workers, Therapists, and CounselorsA balanced text written for counseling students surveying topics in substance abuse and its treatment including examples from the authors' own clinical experiences. Fisher and Harrison (U. of Nevada, Reno) take a generalist approach to addiction models, assessment and diagnosis, intervention, and treatment. They review current thought on support groups, codependency, relapse prevention, and special cases in ethnically diverse groups as well as related HIV/AIDS issues. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
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The Role of the Mental Health Professional | 1 |
Intervention | 11 |
Classification of Drugs | 14 |
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