Overcoming Problematic Alcohol and Drug Use: A Guide for Beginning the Change Process

Overcoming Problematic Alcohol and Drug Use is a workbook for use with clients in treatment, informed by the most current research and literature in the substance abuse field. Offering a field-tested alternative to the disease model of addiction, the book introduces a six-session curriculum for treating persons with substance abuse issues and can be used as a self-help resource for persons with substance abuse issues, or as a practice guide for human service professionals. Drawing on years of research on cognitive-behavioral therapy, the stages of change model, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused therapy, the author has put together a comprehensive and effective guide to change. The book provides up-to-date information and interventions for treatment, as well as questions for thought and personal reflection, specific and concrete examples, and session assignments and worksheets to assist in the implementation of change. Readers are encouraged to put the information they learn into active practice, in order to set personalized goals and implement strategies that are proven to work. The combination of research-based approaches makes this workbook unique and easily adaptable for individual use or as a curriculum for treatment. Both those seeking help for alcohol or drug problems and counselors looking for resources to enhance clinical effectiveness with their clients will find this to be an invaluable guide.Linton, Jeremy M. is the author of 'Overcoming Problematic Alcohol and Drug Use: A Guide for Beginning the Change Process', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415960724 and ISBN 041596072X.