Tony White is a registered psychologist in private practice in Perth, Australia. He is also a teacher and supervisor of Transactional Analysis psychotherapists. He is author of Working with Suicidal Individuals: A Guide to Providing Understanding, Assessment and Support, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

With this in mind, Tony White's book is a good, entry-level read for anyone interested in this fascinating, labyrinthine subject.

• Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1. Foundations of Drug and Alcohol Counseling. 1. Drugs in Society and Addiction. 2. Fundamental Components of Drug Counseling. 3. Transactional Analysis and the Theory of Addiction. 4. Why People Use Drugs and their Treatment. Part 2. Specific Techniques in Counseling the Drug and Alcohol User. 5. The Harm Reduction Contract and Harm Reduction Counseling. 6. Assessment of the Drug and Alcohol User. 7. Drug Use Ambivalence. 8. Relapse Process Work. 9. Motivational Interviewing. 10. The Teenage Drug User. 11. Epilogue. References. Further Reading. Index.