Fundamentals of Substance Abuse Practice

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-03-13
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary

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

Table of Contents

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

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