Substance Abuse: Information for School Counselors, Social Workers, Therapists and Counselors (5th Edition)
Author Information
Gary L. Fisher, Thomas C. HarrisonProduct Details
ISBN: 9780132613248Publish Date: 03/10/2012
Publisher: Pearson
Number of pages: 400
Description
An overview of substance abuse for generalist students, prospective mental health professionals, and allied professionals.
Providing a comprehensive overview of the substance abuse field, Substance Abuse: Information for School Counselors, Social Workers, Therapists and Counselors, Fifth Edition combines the accessible writing style and succinct, practical topical coverage that have made it a market-leading resource for generalist students, prospective mental health professionals, and allied professionals.
Continuing to cover basic pharmacology, models of addiction, assessment and diagnosis, cultural issues, intervention, treatment, recovery, support groups, children and families, other addictions, prevention, and confidentiality in its applied and concise style, this latest edition of Substance Abuse contains expanded coverage of screening and brief interventions, recovery oriented systems of care, spirituality and other current topics as well as a new chapter dedicated to motivational interviewing.