Improving Substance Abuse Treatment: An Introduction to the Evidence-Based Practice Movement

Eliason, Michele

ISBN 10: 1412951305 / ISBN 13: 9781412951302

Published by Sage Pubns, 2007

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1st edition. 189 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Improving Substance Abuse Treatment: An Introduction to the Evidence-Based Practice Movement
• Publisher: Sage Pubns
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412951305
• ISBN 13: 9781412951302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.39 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between research on substance abuse treatment programs and what actually goes on in the field of substance abuse treatment. It is aimed at both the academic and practitioner market (as is Perkinson) and it clearly describes how to determine what evidence based practice is and it addresses some of the challenges that practioners and agency directors might face in implementing EBP. The book is well-written and highly practical. It contains two complete case studies that outline two examples of Evidence based practice which will be particularly useful in the course market.

About the Author

Michele (Mickey) Eliason, PhD, is an adjunct professor at the Institute for Health and Aging at the University of California, San Francisco. She also teaches courses about sexuality and gender at San Francisco State University. Formerly, she was a faculty member in the College of Nursing at the University of Iowa for nearly 20 years. Dr. Eliason has been an applied researcher in the substance abuse treatment field for over 15 years, and is particularly interested in diverse populations including women and sexual/gender minority clients. Her interest in the evidence-based practice movement came out of a four year involvement with the Iowa Practice Improvement Collaborative, funded by CSAT to develop a statewide practice-research collaboration. This highly rewarding experience highlighted the complex barriers to implementing evidence-based practices in the poorly funded and stigmatized settings of community based treatment programs.