From reviews of the text: "I have found this textbook to be the best to provide a Master's level of understanding for future clinicians in the addictions field.
Foundations of Addiction Counseling explores the techniques and skills a new practitioner will need in the real world, with chapters by expert scholars, while providing a thorough review of the...
"Whether you are entering the field of addictions counseling or are a counselor who wants to be prepared for the screening, assessment, and treatment of addiction in your practice, this text provides a foundational basis.
This book explores an array of techniques and skills that a new practitioner will need in the real world while providing a thorough review of the research, theory, and history of addiction counseling.
"Whether you are entering the field of addictions counseling or are a counselor who wants to be prepared for the screening, assessment, and treatment of addiction in your practice, this text provides a foundational basis.
With chapters written by expert scholars, this text covers many topics in-depth often ignored by other comparable books, such as professional issues in addictions counseling, the assessment of client strengths, gender issues in substance ...
Extended discussions of sexual, gambling, work and buying addictions offer an in-depth look at non-ingestive addictions. Additional case studies located throughout the text further illustrate points and enliven class discussions.ยป --