Myers, Peter L.,

Becoming an addictions counselor : a comprehensive text / Peter L. Myers, PhD, Professor and Director of Addiction (Retd.), Counselor Training Program, Essex County College, Norman R. Salt, MA, CPS, Former Director of Training, Division of Addiction Services, New Jersey Department of Health. - Fourth edition. - xiv, 213 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the treatment of substance use disorders --
Ethics, confidentiality, and professional responsibility --
Individual counseling skills --
Initiating recovery --
Sustaining recovery --
Group treatment --
Family --
Case management : from screening to discharge --
Co-occurring disorders --
Special populations.

Becoming an Addictions Counselor, Third Edition provides evidence-based findings, cutting-edge treatment techniques, and a focus on critical thinking to show future counselors how to respond to clients' needs rather than impose "cookie-cutter" routines.

College of Education Graduate Studies Master of Arts in Education major in Guidance and Counseling


Text in English

9781284144154 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781284240054 (pbk)

2017035775


Substance-Related Disorders--therapy
Counseling--methods
Clinical Competence

RC564 / .M94 2019

362.29186 M99 2019

WM 270