Introduction to Chemical Dependency Counseling

This book is a basic resource of knowledge about alcoholism and drug addiction. The authors cover the scientific and clinical aspects of chemical dependency in a balanced way with case vignettes to illustrate clinical issues. Chemical dependency counseling must deal with and absorb a complex and intriguing web of fact and theory drawn from sciences, medicine, and other fields. This book offers a whole set of specific techniques that will help clinicians develop into artful practitioners.

About the author

Jerome D. Levin, Ph.D., is director of the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor Training Program at the New School University in Manhattan, where he also serves both on the humanities department faculty, and as co-director of the joint masters program in psychology and substance abuse treatment. Joseph Culkin, Ph.D., is professor of psychology in the Department of Social Sciences of Queensborough Community College/The City University of New York. Richard S. Perrotto, Ph.D., is professor of psychology in the Department of Social Sciences at Queensborough Community College/The City University of New York, where he has taught since 1978.

Summary

Covers the scientific and clinical aspects of chemical dependency with case vignettes to illustrate clinical issues. This book offers a set of specific techniques that help clinicians develop into practitioners.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Culkin, Jerome D Levin, Jerome D. Levin, Jerome David Levin, Richard S Perrotto, Richard S. Perrotto
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780765702890
• ISBN: 978-0-7657-0289-0
• No. of pages: 391
• Dimensions: 187 mm x 261 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 957 g
• Series: Library of Substance Abuse Tre; Library of Substance Abuse Treatment; Library of Substance Abuse Tre; Library of Substance Abuse Treatment
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology