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"Since our last edition, much has changed in our world. We've lived through and continue to negotiate the consequences of a pandemic, the impact of significant political polarization, racial unrest, gun violence as well as an increase in drug overdoses. These are significant changes in our society which have forced us to examine our approach to clients in need of mental health and addiction services. The use of teletherapy significantly increased during the peak years of the pandemic and continues to be a viable option for clients. The increase in overdoses during the pandemic necessitated the utilization of teletherapy. Access to addiction treatment was limited and face-to-face attendance at support meetings moved to a virtual platform. The need for mental health and addiction services has significantly increased since our last edition and it is our hope this revised text will contribute to the education and training of counselors in order to meet those needs"--
List of contents
Preface
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Substance Use Counseling: An Introduction
Chapter 2 Diversity Issues in Substance Use Treatment
Chapter 3 Types of Drugs and Their Effects
Chapter 4 Assessment, Diagnosis, and Interview Techniques
Chapter 5 Continuum of Nonuse to Addiction: A Biopsychosocial Understanding
Chapter 6 Treatment and Treatment Settings
Chapter 7 Developmental Approaches in Treating Addiction
Chapter 8 Family and Addiction
Chapter 9 Grief and Loss in Addiction
Chapter 10 Group Counseling and Addiction
Chapter 11 Relapse Prevention and Recovery
Chapter 12 Spirituality and Support Groups in Recovery
Chapter 13 Addiction Training, Certification, and Ethics
Chapter 14 The Importance of Counselor Self-Care
References
Selected Resources
Index
About the author
Ford Brooks, EdD, LPC, NCC, CADC, is a professor in the Department of Counselor Education at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania where he is the senior faculty department member and director of the Growing Edges Community Clinic. Brooks provides counseling, supervision, and training services to clients, supervisees, agencies, and schools in the south-central region of Pennsylvania. Brooks received his doctorate and education specialist degrees in counseling from the College of William and Mary, his master of science degree in rehabilitation from Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia (with specialization in alcohol and drug rehabilitation counseling), and a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Richmond in psychology. Brooks has been a counselor for 38 years, working primarily with clients who struggle with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. He has worked in hospital, inpatient and outpatient clinics, private practice, and university student affairs settings. Much of his clinical work and writing has focused on relapse prevention, spirituality issues, and surrender in addiction.
