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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797054003321

Autore

Brooks Ford

Titolo

A contemporary approach to substance use disorders and addiction counseling / / Ford Brooks and Bill McHenry ; copy editor Kerri L. Tolan ; cover and text design by Bonny E. Gaston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Virginia : , : American Counseling Association, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-09819-X

1-119-09820-3

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 pages)

Disciplina

362.29/186

Soggetti

Drug abuse counseling

Alcoholism counseling

Addicts - Counseling

Substance abuse

Health counseling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A Contemporary Approach to Substance Use Disorders and Addiction Counseling; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Drug and Alcohol Counseling: An Introduction; Our Stories; The Counseling Relationship; Mistaken Images of Drug- and Alcohol-Addicted Clients; Establishing a Genuine Helping Relationship; Significant Aspects of This Book; For Whom This Book Is Written; Overview of the Book; Summary; Exploration Questions From Chapter 1; Suggested Activities; Chapter 2: Diversity Issues in Substance Abuse Treatment

The Role of Multicultural Awareness in Addiction TreatmentToward Multicultural Competence; Culture; Ethnicity; Multicultural and Ethnocultural Counseling; Individualism and Collectivism; Spirit of Multicultural Counseling; African American Clients and Addiction Treatment; African American Clients and Drinking; Clinical Examples; African American Clients: Implications for Counseling; Spanish-Hispanic-Latino; Clinical Example; Latino Clients: Implications for



Counseling; Asian American and Pacifi c Islander Clients; Asian American and Pacifi c Islanders: Implications for Counseling

Native American ClientsNative American Clients: Implications for Counseling; Women and Substance Abuse or Dependency; Shame; Children; Enabling and Family Denial; Single Mothers; Treatment for Women; Counselor Awareness; Clinical Example; Male Clients and Substance Abuse or Dependency; Clinical Example; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients; Implications for Counseling; Human Immunodeficiency Virus Diagnosis; Clinical Example; Older Persons; Persons With Disabilities; International Approaches to Addiction; Summary; Exploration Questions From Chapter 2; Suggested Activities

Chapter 3: Types of Drugs and Their EffectsThe Effect of Drugs on the Brain; Neurotransmitters; Factors Affecting the Response to Drugs; Terminology; Federal Drug Administration Schedule of Drugs; Drug Categories; Sedative-Hypnotics; Alcohol; Other Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs; Barbiturates; Nonbarbiturates; Minor Tranquilizers: Benzodiazepines; Stimulants: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine; Amphetamine; Methamphetamine; Cocaine; Cannabinols; Marijuana and Hashish; Opiates-Narcotics; Heroin and OxyContin; Hallucinogens; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; Phencyclidine; Ketamine; Inhalants

Nitrous OxideClub Drugs; Methylenedioxyamphetamine ("Ecstasy"); Gamma Hydroxybutyrate; Steroids and Anabolic Steroids; Types of Steroids; Nicotine; Cigarettes, Cigars, Pipes, and Smokeless Tobacco; Over the Counter Medications; Psychotropic Medications; Summary; Exploration Questions From Chapter 3; Suggested Activities; Chapter 4: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Interview Techniques; The Counselor as a Facilitative Gatekeeper; Information Gathering; Assessment; Referral (How, When, and Where?); Prevention and Education; Tracking and Follow-Up; Components of a Comprehensive Assessment

Alcohol and Drug Evaluation

Sommario/riassunto

"Ford Brooks and Bill McHenry's second edition of A Contemporary Approach to Substance Use Disorders and Addiction Counseling is superior. It is clearly written, easy to understand, and the topical areas covered provide useful and highly relevant information for both beginning and experienced counselors. This second edition expands their original work and is one of the most creative addictions-specific books for counselors available."-Gerald A. Juhnke, EdD, Professor/American Counseling Association Fellow, The University of Texas at San Antonio    "Brooks and McHenry have done an outstanding