Addictions Counseling: Comprehensive Guide & Workbook - Softcover

Pita, Dianne Doyle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1501049941 ISBN 13: 9781501049941

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

The purpose of this revised and updated (2014) edition of my addictions counseling book is to meet the needs of those dedicated individuals already working in the field as well as those interested in becoming addiction professionals who are seeking to master the counselor competencies and obtain credentials required in the addictions field. This edition uses a workbook format and incorporates the many significant changes made to the field, particularly those changes occurring in the past 10 years. This book includes the following: expansion of empirically supported, evidence-based practices (EBPs); discussion of changes in the DSM-V and ICD Codes; a structure based on the 123 counselor competencies developed by SAMHSA and the Twelve Core Functions; highlighting of assessment tools, cultural and gender diversity, and co-occurring disorders; sections on psychoactive drugs other than alcohol and pharmacotherapies; and the opportunity to take online exams and earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) based on this material.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Dianne Doyle Pita is a licensed psychologist, lecturer, and clinical supervisor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, College of Advancing Professional Studies. Her career has been focused on the treatment of persons with co-occurring disorders. She completed her post-doctorate at Boston University's Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center. She is the program director for the Addictions Counseling Education Program (Online). She is a published author. You may contact Dr. Doyle Pita at: dianne.doylepita@umb.edu.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501049941
• ISBN 13: 9781501049941
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 294