CLINICAL WORK WITH SUBSTANCE-ABUSING CLIENTS, 2ND ED.
Shulamith L.A. Straussner (Ed.)
Guilford Publications, 2006
LEARNING OBJECTIVES - This course was designed to allow the reader to:
• Learn practical guidance for working with substance abusers and their families in a variety of clinical contexts
• Examine widely used assessment and treatment approaches with detailed recommendations for intervening with specific substances
• Overcome common stumbling blocks when working with substance abuse clients
• Learn the most common traits for women who are alcohol abusers
• Learn what model provided the premise behind the establishment of methadone maintenance and syringe exchange programs
• Learn the Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) approach
• Learn the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
• Know the success rate of patients with permanent abstinence following their first serious attempt at recovery
• Learn the stages of stimulant abstinence
• Learn about adolescent substance abuse
• Learn how to treat patients with borderline personality disorder
• Learn the statistics regarding the prevalence of HIV/AIDs
Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, DSW, CSW, CEAP, BCD, CAS, is Professor at the Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social Work at New York University, where she also directs the Post-Master's Program in the Treatment of Alcohol- and Drug-Abusing Clients.
13 CE credits; 477 pages
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