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Treating Alcoholism

Robert R. Perkinson

2004336 pagesabout 5–8 hours
2004
first published
  • 2004John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. · ENGISBN 9780471681724
  • 2004Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John · ENGISBN 9781280346217
  • 2004Wiley · 336 pages · ENGISBN 9780471658061

Help your clients find the path to overcoming their addiction Alcoholics are one of the most difficult client groups to treat effectively. To preserve their way of life, they may lie about their problem or deny that one exists; that is the nature of this profoundly powerful disease. Yet if you can guide each of your clients through their own resistance towards the truth, not only will you be rewarded with starting them on the road to recovery, you will no doubt have saved their life as well. Achieving such a victory goes to the heart of being an addiction counselor; it is the experience of healing on a direct and tangible level. Treating Alcoholism provides a complete road map for assessing, diagnosing, and treating this multifaceted and tenacious illness. Detailed clinical information on the disease accompanies ready-to-use tools for practice. With a special emphasis on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, the author walks you throu...

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