Working with Drug and Alcohol Users, 9781849052948
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Understand substance use: personality, counseling, techniques, and working with teens.

Working with Drug and Alcohol Users

a guide to providing understanding, assessment and support

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    14 September 2012

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Summary

Understanding and Supporting Drug and Alcohol Users: A Practical Guide

Working with Drug and Alcohol Users provides an accessible guide to substance use and working with substance users.

Using transactional analysis theory, the author explains why some people use substances, exploring different personality types, and covers the basic components of drug counseling. The book then outlines different counseling techniques used to treat and manage substance users, using transacti…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781849052948
ISBN-10:1849052948
Author:Tony White
Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:14 September 2012
Weight:334g
Dimensions:228mm x 164mm x 13mm
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Critics Review

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

With this in mind, Tony White’s book is a good, entry-level read for anyone interested in this fascinating, labyrinthine subject. – Children and Young People NowPsychologist Tony White has used his extensive experience of counselling addicts to write this guide to providing understanding, assessment and support for all the various forms of addiction… White provides facts about drugs and the very different categories of users. His case studies illustrate the extensive and diverse nature and consequences of drug use. Observed from the frontline, this promotes understanding as well as providing practical advice. – The West AustralianThe book gives a clear overview of how over the years is looked against addiction… . White also goes into detail on the relationship between addiction and attachment issues… The book is a beautiful work for those who want to know the personal view that TA has on addiction and working with addicts. – Dutch TA Academie

About The Author

Tony White

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.

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