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ADDICTION TREATMENT covers the biological, psychological, and social aspects of alcoholism, eating disorders, compulsive gambling, and other addictions. The authors bridge the gap between the popular twelve-step and harm-reduction approaches, thus illuminating how you, as a future practitioner, can guide your clients down a trusted path that is tailored towards the client's particular needs. Through a number of first-person narratives about the experience of addiction, you will discover a realism and depth not commonly found in textbooks. Interesting and relevant topics -- such as the case against so-called underage drinking laws and an inside story of working in a casino -- draw you into the material and illustrate the importance of reducing harm within the biopsychological framework that ties the text together.

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Author:   Katherine van Wormer (University of Northern Iowa) ,  Diane Davis (Eastern Washington University)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Brooks/Cole
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 25.40cm , Length: 2.70cm
Weight:   1.202kg
ISBN:  

9781305943308

ISBN 10:   1305943309
Pages:   696
Publication Date:   01 January 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780357936344
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I: INTRODUCTION. 1. The Nature of Addiction. 2. Historical Perspectives. Part II: THE BIOLOGY OF ADDICTION. 3. Substance Misuse, Dependence, and the Body. 4. Substance Misuse with a Co-Occurring Mental Disorder or Disability. 5. Gambling, Eating Disorders, Shopping, and Other Behavioral Addictions. Part III: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION. 6. Addiction Across the Life Span. 7. Screening and Assessment. 8. Strengths- and Evidence-Based Helping Strategies. 9. Mutual Help Groups and Spiritual/Religious Resources. Part IV: THE SOCIAL ASPECTS OF ADDICTION. 10. Family Risks and Resiliencies. 11. Ethnicity, Culture, and the Socioeconomic Determinants of Addiction. 12. Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences. 13. Public Policy. Appendix.

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Dr. Katherine Van Wormer, MSSW, Ph.D. is Professor Emerita of Social Work. She has taught in departments of sociology, social work and criminal justice and has over 20 years of experience in teaching and public service. Dr. Van Wormer was actively involved in the historic civil rights movements in North Carolina and Northern Ireland. She practiced substance misuse counseling for four and a half years, including two in Norway. Dr. Van Wormer has been publishing texts, book chapters and articles for over twenty years. In addition to ADDICTION TREATMENT: A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE, she has recently co-authored WOMEN AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, and earlier, THE MAID NARRATIVES and numerous other books, including one on the nature of oppression and one as a co-editor on restorative justice. She has received several honors, including the McKay Faculty Research Award from the University of Northern Iowa and a distinguished service award from the human rights commission in Iowa. Diane Rae Davis, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus in the School of Social Work and Human Services at Eastern Washington University. She has taught a variety of substance misuse and practice courses in the MSW program and has researched and written extensively on addiction and the recovery process. In addition to ADDICTION TREATMENT: A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE, she has published TAKING BACK YOUR LIFE: WOMEN AND PROBLEM GAMBLING.

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