Clinical Guide to Alcohol Treatment The Community Reinforcement Approach

This hands-on manual is the first complete guide to implementing the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), a highly effective cognitive-behavioral treatment for alcohol problems. CRA uses social, recreational, familial, and vocational strategies that result in sober behavior becoming more rewarding than drinking behavior. The authors offer step-by-step instructions for each component of the program, and use client-therapist dialogues to illustrate effective techniques for assessment and treatment. Topics include: :: behavioral skills training :: social and recreational counselling :: marital therapy :: motivational preparation :: stress management techniques This book will be of value to all clinicians who treat alcohol abusing clients including psychologists, psychiatrists, substance abuse counsellors, and social workers.Meyers, Robert J. is the author of 'Clinical Guide to Alcohol Treatment The Community Reinforcement Approach' with ISBN 9780898628579 and ISBN 0898628571.