Fundamentals of Substance Abuse Practice

Jerry Johnson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cengage Learning, Inc

Published:13th Mar '03

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This approachable, interdisciplinary text reflects the author's twenty-plus years of experience in the substance abuse field. Comprehensive and broad in its scope, the book parallels the practice process with substance abuse clients, offering a four-stage organization (an overview that includes theoretical foundations, pharmacology, and models; client engagement; screening and assessment; and treatment) that walks students through this process. The book's highly applied nature ensures that students will find an abundance of specific information they can put to use in daily practice.

Part I: THEORETICAL FOUNDATION. 1. Social Work and Substance Abuse Practice. 2. Pharmacology. 3. Models of Chemical Dependency. Part II: CLIENT ENGAGEMENT. 4. The Art of Client Engagement. 5. Understanding the Family. 6. Macro Context for Substance Abuse Practice. Part III: SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT. 7. Introduction to Screening and Assessment. 8. Substance Abuse Assessment. Part IV: TREATMENT. 9. The Substance Abuse Treatment System. 10. Substance Abuse Treatment Methods. 11. Populations at Risk. Appendix A: Substance Abuse Assessment/Case History Format. Appendix B: Sample Substance Abuse Assessment/Case History Report. Appendix C: "African-American Women: Oppression, Depression, Rage And Self-Medication," by Lois Smith-Owens.

ISBN: 9780534626679

Dimensions: 235mm x 186mm x 22mm

Weight: 702g

480 pages

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