Theory and Practice of Addiction Counseling - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1506317332 ISBN 13: 9781506317335

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2017

Synopsis

Theory and Practice of Addiction Counseling by Pamela S. Lassiter and John R. Culbreth brings together contemporary theories of addiction and helps readers connect those theories to practice using a common multicultural case study. Theories covered include motivational interviewing, moral theory, developmental theory, cognitive behavioral theories, attachment theory, and sociological theory. Each chapter focuses on a single theory, describing its basic tenets, philosophical underpinnings, key concepts, and strengths and weaknesses. Each chapter also shows how practitioners using the theory would respond to a common case study, giving readers the opportunity to compare how the different theoretical approaches are applied to client situations. A final chapter discusses approaches to relapse prevention.

 

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About the Author

Dr. Pamela S. Lassiter is an associate professor in the Department of Counseling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has over 30 years of work experience as a counselor, clinical supervisor, and administrator in substance abuse treatment and community mental health. Pam continues her clinical work in private practice in Charlotte, North Carolina, and holds credentials as a licensed professional counselor, a licensed marriage & family therapist, and a licensed clinical addiction specialist. She serves as director of the Addictions Program at UNC Charlotte and as the director of the annual Jonnie McLeod Institute on Addiction. Her areas of research include multicultural counseling and supervision, gay and lesbian issues in counseling, addictions counseling, and women's issues. She is past president of the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counseling (IAAOC) and currently the editor of the Journal of Addiction and Offender Counseling.
Dr. Jack Culbreth is a professor in the Counseling Department at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. His research interests are in clinical supervision, addiction counseling, role stress among counselors, and international counselor preparation, resulting in numerous journal articles, book chapters, and two books. Jack's clinical experience includes work in treatment settings as a mental health counselor, chemical dependency treatment counselor, and substance abuse prevention counselor and in the school setting as a student assistance program coordinator and intervention counselor. In addition to his teaching, Jack maintains a small counseling and supervision private practice. Jack is a nationally certified counselor, approved clinical supervisor and master addictions counselor and is recognized by the state of North Carolina as a licensed professional counselor supervisor, licensed chemical addiction specialist, and certified clinical supervisor.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1506317332
• ISBN 13: 9781506317335
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 424
• Editor: Lassiter Pamela S., Culbreth John R.