Counselling for Alcohol Problems (Counselling in Practice series) Book

Counselling for Alcohol Problems, Second Edition is a highly practical guide to the steps which counsellors can take on a day-to-day basis to help those who have problems with their use of alcohol. It is the key book recommended by the National Alcohol Training Strategy for training counsellors to work with people with alcohol problems. An acclaimed text, Counselling for Alcohol Problems provides clear guidance for counsellors and demonstrates the need to treat every client as an individual, attempting to understand and hence enable the client to understand, what they are doing and why. This Second Edition has been thoroughly revised, and now contains an additional chapter on working with people who also have mental health difficulties, as well as up-to-date information about new drug treatments and withdrawal relief methods, drinking guidelines, and evidence-based approaches, especially the results of Project MATCH. Other important topics also examined include relapse prevention, and working with family members of those with alcohol-related problems. Backed up with detailed case studies and useful resource material, the Second Edition of this best-selling text will continue to be invaluable for all practitioners, both those specializing in work with alcohol misusers and those who encounter problem drinkers in the context of a more general counselling practice.Read More