Clinical Work with Substance-Abusing Clients, Third Edition Book

Edited by Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner
Published: December 13, 2013
562 Pages 

ORDER CODE: 9781462512690 



A leading professional resource and course text, this book provides practical guidance for treating clients with substance use disorders in a variety of contexts. Expert contributors present major assessment and treatment approaches together with detailed recommendations for intervening with particular substances. Clinical techniques are clearly explained and illustrated with helpful case examples. Important topics include harm reduction; strategies for working with family members; and ways to meet the needs of specific populations, including women, adolescents, older adults, LGBT clients, and those with frequently encountered co-occurring problems.

New to This Edition
-Revised to reflect current research and clinical advances; updated for DSM-5.
-Chapters on trauma-informed care, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and complementary/alternative approaches.
-Chapters on neurobiology and behavioral addictions.
-Significantly revised chapters on family treatment and dual disorders.


I. An Introduction to Clinical Practice with Clients with Substance Use Disorders
1. Assessment and Treatment of Clients with Substance Use Disorders: An Overview, Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner

2. Neurobiology of Substance Use Disorders and Implications for Treatment, Audrey Begun and Suzanne Brown

II. Assessment and Intervention with Individuals Dependent on Different Substances

3. Assessment and Treatment of Individuals Dependent on Alcohol and Other Central Nervous System Depressants, Philip O'Dwyer

4. Assessment and Treatment of Individuals Dependent on Opioids, Ellen Grace Friedman

5. Assessment and Treatment of Individuals Dependent on Stimulants, Armin R. Baier, Edgar E. Coons, and David M. Ockert

III. Varying Perspectives on Intervention with Clients with Substance Use Disorders

6. Motivating Clients with Substance Use Disorders through the Helping Process, Meredith Hanson and Nabila El-Bassel

7. The Clinical Practice of Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, Belinda Seiger

8. Intersection between Trauma and Substance Misuse: Implications for Trauma-Informed Care, Shelly A. Wiechelt

9. Working with Mandated Clients with Substance Use Disorders: A Solution-Focused Approach, Kathryn C. Shafer and Sara A. Smock Jordan

10. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for People with Addictions, Bruce S. Liese

11. Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Treating Clients with Substance Use Disorders, Judy Fenster and Leslie J. Temme

12. 12-Step Programs as a Treatment Modality, Christine Huff Fewell and Betsy Robin Spiegel

IV. Assessment and Intervention with Families

13. Family Treatment of Individuals with Substance Use Disorders, Catherine M. Lemieux

14. Treating the Partners of Individuals with Substance Use Disorders, Elizabeth Zelvin

15. Dynamics and Treatment Issues with Children of Individuals with Substance Use Disorders, Roberta Markowitz

V. Special Issues and Special Populations

16. Assessment and Treatment of Clients with Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders, Shelley Scheffler

17. Assessment and Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders, Audrey Freshman

18. Assessment and Treatment of Older Adults with Substance Use Disorders, Kathleen J. Farkas

19. Assessment and Treatment of Women with Substance Use Disorders, Patricia A. Pape and Stephanie Elias Sarabia

20. Assessment and Treatment of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients with Substance Use Disorders, Evan Senreich and Elena Vairo

21. Assessment and Treatment of Drug-Using Individuals with HIV/AIDS, Larry M. Gant

22. Assessment and Treatment of Co-Existing Substance Use Disorder and Process Addictions: Eating Disorders, Pathological Gambling, and Sexual Addiction, Nicole Zmuda

VI. Looking toward the Future

23. Practice and Policy Issues: The Changing Landscape, Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner