Calvary University

 Faculty of Counselling

Substance Abuse Counseling
    — Theory and Practice

3rd Edition

Robert L. Smith, Patricia W. Stevens-Smith
0-13-113323-3
Paperback
400 pages
2005

Brief Description

Appropriate for the first course in substance abuse counseling that covers etiology, major drugs and their addictive properties, and the stages of substance abuse counseling from assessment and diagnosis through relapse prevention.

Known for clarity, accessibility, and practicality, this widely-used text thoroughly examines substance abuse in the population, addressing both ways to measure the problem and how to treat individuals and families who seek assistance. It educates prospective clinicians and counselors by guiding them, step-by-step, through the process of working with substance-abuse clients. Chapter content builds in sequence; however, each chapter can be taken as a stand-alone source of valuable information. Individual chapters on special populations add substantial depth to the text's treatment of its subject.

Features

A full chapter on family therapy—Addressing numerous techniques for helping families face the effects of substance abuse. Encourages students to consider the substance abuser "in context"—provides insight into the challenges substance abuse brings to family dynamics.

Detailed counseling guidelines and suggestions—Throughout the material. Create a repertoire of ideas students can use with their first clients—take readers from first contact, through the entire helping relationship, to ideas for aftercare.

New To This Edition

Additional case studies—Now integrated throughout the text where applicable topics are discussed.

Offers students realistic pictures of the substance abuse client/counselor relationship—encourage them to reflect on how they would handle specific situations and challenges.

Revised chapters on special populations and diverse populations—With updated statistics on minorities, women, the elderly, special needs clients, and children/youth. Familiarize prospective counselors with population idiosyncrasies—ready them for the challenges of working with diverse clients, especially clients who are different from them.

Expanded review of research in the field—Woven into all chapters where relevant. Ensures students the benefit of the most current thinking in the field—introduces the latest findings from a wealth of substance abuse studies.

Contents

1. Introduction.
2. The Major Substances of Abuse and the Body.
3. Etiological Theories of Substance Abuse.
4. Assessment and Diagnosis.
5. Treatment Settings and Treatment Planning.
6. Individual and Group Treatment.
7. Family Therapy and Substance Abuse.
8. Working with Selected Populations: Treatment Issues and Characteristics.
9. Issues in Prevention and Intervention: Working with Diverse Cultures.
10. Maintaining Behavior Change: Relapse Prevention.
11. Prevention.
12. Research and Contemporary Issues.

Index.

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