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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 through the first five steps of this established methodology in comprehensive detail, showing how to easily apply each one to treatment. Other useful resources in Treating Alcoholism include:* A sample treatment plan* Copies of alcohol screening tests (SMAST and CAGE questionnaires)* Tests for other potentially related problems such as gambling and sexual addiction* A sample behavioral contract for use with adolescents* Listings of additional resources The treatment of alcoholism is fraught with struggles and hazards for both client and caregiver. Written in a lively tone that resonates with the author's compassion for his own clients, Treating Alcoholism gives you reliable, up-to-date, and practice-tested information and materials you need to successfully confront this deadly disease and start your clients on the path to recovery.

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 through the first five steps of this established methodology in comprehensive detail, showing how to easily apply each one to treatment. Other useful resources in Treating Alcoholism include: * A sample treatment plan * Copies of alcohol screening tests (SMAST and CAGE questionnaires) * Tests for other potentially related problems such as gambling and sexual addiction * A sample behavioral contract for use with adolescents * Listings of additional resources The treatment of alcoholism is fraught with struggles and hazards for both client and caregiver. Written in a lively tone that resonates with the author''s compassion for his own clients, Treating Alcoholism gives you reliable, up-to-date, and practice-tested information and materials you need to successfully confront this deadly disease and start your clients on the path to recovery.

The Addiction Treatment Planner, Third Edition provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal review agencies. This Third Edition includes new language for evidence-based care that fits mandates set forth by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), which are being adopted by most state accrediting bodies New chapters cover chronic pain, dangerousness/lethality, opioid dependence, and self-care Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans Organized around 42 main presenting problems, including chemical and nonchemical addictions such as substance abuse, eating disorders, schizoid traits, and others Over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements describe the behavioral manifestations of each relational problem, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and clinically tested treatment options Easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem or DSM-IV-TR diagnosis Includes a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payors and accrediting agencies (including HCFA, JCAHO, and NCQA)

Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide offers a comprehensive, step-by-step introduction to addiction treatment grounded in twelve-step principles and evidence-based practice.

Clarify, simplify, and accelerate the treatment planning process so you can spend more time with clientsThe Addiction Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition: provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal agencies. This valuable resource contains treatment plan components for 48 behaviorally based presenting problems including depression, intimate relationship conflicts, chronic pain, anxiety, substance use, borderline personality, and more. You'll save hours by speeding up the completion of time-consuming paperwork, without sacrificing your freedom to develop customized treatment plans for clients. This updated edition includes new and revised evidence-based objectives and interventions, new online resources, expanded references, an expanded list of client workbooks and self-help titles, and the latest information on assessment instruments. In addition, you'll find new chapters on some of today's most challenging issues- Opiod Use Disorder, Panic/Agoraphobia, Loneliness, and Vocational Stress. New suggested homework exercises will help you encourage your clients to bridge their therapeutic work to home.  Quickly and easily develop treatment plans that satisfy third-party requirements. Access extensive references for treatment techniques, client workbooks and more. Offer effective and evidence-based homework exercises to clients with any of 48 behaviorally based presenting problems. Enjoy time-saving treatment goals, objectives and interventions- pluse space to record your own customized treatment plan.  This book's easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by presenting behavioral problem or DSM-5 diagnosis. Inside, you'll also find a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payors and accrediting agencies including CARF, The Joint Commission (TJC), COA, and the NCQA. The Additction Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition: will liberate you to focus on what's really important in your clinical work.

Clarify, simplify, and accelerate the treatment planning process so you can spend more time with clientsThe Addiction Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition: provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal agencies. This valuable resource contains treatment plan components for 48 behaviorally based presenting problems including depression, intimate relationship conflicts, chronic pain, anxiety, substance use, borderline personality, and more. You''ll save hours by speeding up the completion of time-consuming paperwork, without sacrificing your freedom to develop customized treatment plans for clients. This updated edition includes new and revised evidence-based objectives and interventions, new online resources, expanded references, an expanded list of client workbooks and self-help titles, and the latest information on assessment instruments. In addition, you''ll find new chapters on some of today''s most challenging issues- Opiod Use Disorder, Panic/Agoraphobia, Loneliness, and Vocational Stress. New suggested homework exercises will help you encourage your clients to bridge their therapeutic work to home.  Quickly and easily develop treatment plans that satisfy third-party requirements.  Access extensive references for treatment techniques, client workbooks and more.  Offer effective and evidence-based homework exercises to clients with any of 48 behaviorally based presenting problems.  Enjoy time-saving treatment goals, objectives and interventions- pluse space to record your own customized treatment plan.  This book''s easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by presenting behavioral problem or DSM-5 diagnosis. Inside, you''ll also find a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payors and accrediting agencies including CARF, The Joint Commission (TJC), COA, and the NCQA. The Additction Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition: will liberate you to focus on what''s really important in your clinical work.

Clarify, simplify, and accelerate the treatment planning process so you can spend more time with clientsThe Addiction Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition: provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal agencies. This valuable resource contains treatment plan components for 48 behaviorally based presenting problems including depression, intimate relationship conflicts, chronic pain, anxiety, substance use, borderline personality, and more. You''ll save hours by speeding up the completion of time-consuming paperwork, without sacrificing your freedom to develop customized treatment plans for clients. This updated edition includes new and revised evidence-based objectives and interventions, new online resources, expanded references, an expanded list of client workbooks and self-help titles, and the latest information on assessment instruments. In addition, you''ll find new chapters on some of today''s most challenging issues- Opiod Use Disorder, Panic/Agoraphobia, Loneliness, and Vocational Stress. New suggested homework exercises will help you encourage your clients to bridge their therapeutic work to home.  Quickly and easily develop treatment plans that satisfy third-party requirements.  Access extensive references for treatment techniques, client workbooks and more.  Offer effective and evidence-based homework exercises to clients with any of 48 behaviorally based presenting problems.  Enjoy time-saving treatment goals, objectives and interventions- pluse space to record your own customized treatment plan.  This book''s easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by presenting behavioral problem or DSM-5 diagnosis. Inside, you''ll also find a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payors and accrediting agencies including CARF, The Joint Commission (TJC), COA, and the NCQA. The Additction Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition: will liberate you to focus on what''s really important in your clinical work.

The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook is an evidence-based program that uses treatments including motivational enhancement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, skills training, medication, and 12-step facilitation. This workbook walks clients through self-reflective activities and exercises meant to help them recognize the underlying motivations and causes of their gambling addiction and to learn the tools necessary for recovery. The Third Edition of this workbook includes coverage of all 12 steps of recovery. Chapters focused on honesty and relapse prevention as well as a personal recovery plan contribute to client success.

About the Author

Robert R. Perkinson is the clinical director of Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, South Dakota. He is a licensed psychologist; licensed marriage & family therapist; internationally certified alcohol and drug counselor; and a nationally certified gambling counselor and supervisor. In addition to the best-selling The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook, Third Edition, Dr. Perkinson is the author of The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Client Workbook, Third Edition and Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide, Fifth Edition.

The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Client Workbook is an evidence-based program that uses treatments including motivational enhancement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, skills training, medication, and 12-step facilitation. It provides a venue for clients to write down their thoughts and experiences as they progress through treatment. The Third Edition of the workbook takes the patient through all 12 steps of recovery and continues to include chapters on honesty and preventing relapse. 

About the Author

Robert R. Perkinson is the clinical director of Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, South Dakota. He is a licensed psychologist; licensed marriage & family therapist; internationally certified alcohol and drug counselor; and a nationally certified gambling counselor and supervisor. In addition to the best-selling The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Client Workbook, Third Edition, Dr. Perkinson is the author of Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide, Fifth Edition and The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook, Third Edition.

The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Client Workbook is an evidence-based program that uses treatments including motivational enhancement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, skills training, medication, and 12-step facilitation. It provides a venue for clients to write down their thoughts and experiences as they progress through treatment. The Third Edition of the workbook takes the patient through all 12 steps of recovery and continues to include chapters on honesty and preventing relapse. 

About the Author

Robert R. Perkinson is the clinical director of Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, South Dakota. He is a licensed psychologist; licensed marriage & family therapist; internationally certified alcohol and drug counselor; and a nationally certified gambling counselor and supervisor. In addition to the best-selling The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Client Workbook, Third Edition, Dr. Perkinson is the author of Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide, Fifth Edition and The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook, Third Edition.

Helping individuals recover from addiction is one of the most rewarding professions in the world. Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide is the most comprehensive text written for those counselors and professionals who work with or plan to work with clients struggling with chemical dependency in a variety of settings. Following the model of twelve-step programs, providing a ground-up introduction to guide the counselor through treatment from A to Z, and can be used as a core text for courses in addiction or substance abuse counseling. Author Robert R. Perkinson presents state-of-the-art tools necessary to deliver outstanding treatment and meet the highest standards demanded by accrediting bodies.  This 6th edition continues to outline the best evidence-based treatment in the world, with a concentration on the following: cognitive behavioral therapy; motivational enhancement; medication assisted treatment, skills training; and 12-step facilitation.

The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Patient Workbook is intended for patients on their journey to recovery in 12-step treatment programs. Designed to provide a venue for individuals to write down their thoughts and experiences as they progress through the 12 steps of treatment. As a complement Chemical Dependency Counseling, this interactive book is used and purchased by treatment centers and individual substance abuse counselors. The workbook takes the patient (client) through the first five steps of recovery and offers space for the client to work on their own personal recovery plan. It also has a chapter on preventing relapse and honesty.