Clinical Work with Substance-Abusing Clients

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 Disorders1. Assessment and Treatment of Clients with Substance Use Disorders: An Overview, Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner2. Neurobiology of Substance Use Disorders and Implications for Treatment, Audrey Begun and Suzanne BrownII. Assessment and Intervention with Individuals Dependent on Different Substances3. Assessment and Treatment of Individuals Dependent on Alcohol and Other Central Nervous System Depressants, Philip O'Dwyer4. Assessment and Treatment of Individuals Dependent on Opioids, Ellen Grace Friedman5. Assessment and Treatment of Individuals Dependent on Stimulants, Armin R. Baier, Edgar E. Coons, and David M. OckertIII. Varying Perspectives on Intervention with Clients with Substance Use Disorders6. Motivating Clients with Substance Use Disorders through the Helping Process, Meredith Hanson and Nabila El-Bassel7. The Clinical Practice of Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, Belinda Seiger8. Intersection between Trauma and Substance Misuse: Implications for Trauma-Informed Care, Shelly A. Wiechelt9. Working with Mandated Clients with Substance Use Disorders: A Solution-Focused Approach, Kathryn C. Shafer and Sara A. Smock Jordan10. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for People with Addictions, Bruce S. Liese11. Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Treating Clients with Substance Use Disorders, Judy Fenster and Leslie J. Temme12. 12-Step Programs as a Treatment Modality, Christine Huff Fewell and Betsy Robin SpiegelIV. Assessment and Intervention with Families13. Family Treatment of Individuals with Substance Use Disorders, Catherine M. Lemieux14. Treating the Partners of Individuals with Substance Use Disorders, Elizabeth Zelvin15. Dynamics and Treatment Issues with Children of Individuals with Substance Use Disorders, Roberta MarkowitzV. Special Issues and Special Populations16. Assessment and Treatment of Clients with Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders, Shelley Scheffler17. Assessment and Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders, Audrey Freshman18. Assessment and Treatment of Older Adults with Substance Use Disorders, Kathleen J. Farkas19. Assessment and Treatment of Women with Substance Use Disorders, Patricia A. Pape and Stephanie Elias Sarabia20. Assessment and Treatment of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients with Substance Use Disorders, Evan Senreich and Elena Vairo21. Assessment and Treatment of Drug-Using Individuals with HIV/AIDS, Larry M. Gant22. Assessment and Treatment of Co-Existing Substance Use Disorder and Process Addictions: Eating Disorders, Pathological Gambling, and Sexual Addiction, Nicole ZmudaVI. Looking toward the Future23. Practice and Policy Issues: The Changing Landscape, Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner

Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, DSW, LCSW, is Professor and Chair of the Practice Area at the Silver School of Social Work, New York University, where she is Director of the Post-Master's Certificate Program in Clinical Approaches to Addictions. In 2013, Dr. Straussner was awarded the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Social Studies at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, the highest level of Fulbright awards given to a U.S. academic. Previously, she was a Lady Davis Fellow at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and was inducted as a Distinguished Scholar into the Social Work Academy of The National Academies of Practice. Dr. Straussner is the author or editor of numerous articles and books, including Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment, and is the founding editor of the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. She serves as a consultant to hospitals, agencies, and other organizations in New York; lectures on a variety of topics throughout the United States and abroad; and has a private therapeutic and supervisory practice in New York City.