Countertransference in Chemical Dependency Counseling

Understand countertransference phenomena to become a more effective therapist!

This is the first book to examine the various roles of countertransference in chemical dependency counseling. It breaks new ground in its examination of the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and interpersonal responses of chemical dependency counselors to their substance abusing/chemically dependent clients.

Countertransference in Chemical Dependency Counseling will help you become more effective in your treatment relationships by developing better skills to understand, resolve, and manage countertransference. A user-friendly table at the beginning of the book facilitates a better understanding of your feelings about your clients and shows how various client behaviors typically affect the therapist's mindset.

In Countertransference in Chemical Dependency Counseling you will find:

• definitions and historical perspectives of countertransference
  
• a look at the sources of countertransference distortion
  
• techniques for resolving and managing the phenomenon
  
• an exploration of the constructive and therapeutic dimensions of countertransference
  
• techniques for constructively utilizing countertransference phenomena
  
• an examination of contemporary and forward-looking issues--ethics, gender and multicultural realities, managed care, and more

Countertransference is an ever-present reality in chemical dependency counseling. All CD/SA counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other health service providers working with substance abusers and chemically dependent persons need to own this book!

Continuing in her effort to provide guidance in an area that is infrequently addressed, Kao (Cataloging and Classification for Library Technicians, Professional Media, LJ 11/15/95) has written a general reference for those library technicians and assistants working in the technical services area; it also can be used as a textbook for the Introduction Services course in the two-year Library Technology Program or the one-year Certificate Program. Chapter topics covered include the library organization, library technicians in technical services, computers in technical services, bibliographic utilities and networks, acquisitions, cataloging and classification, government publications, serials, preservation, and trends and issues. The book is well written and easy to digest, with definitions of terminology that are concise and to the point. Each chapter begins with relevant terminology and ends with review questions. A list of suggested readings is included. Since it has been 16 years since a book on this topic was last published (Marty Bloomburg's Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians, Libraries Unlimited, 1985), this text is a welcome addition and is highly recommended. Susan E. Ketcham, Long Island Univ.
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