Making Mandated Addiction Treatment Work

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In Making Mandated Addiction Treatment Work, Wallace (health education, Teachers' College, Columbia Univ.) provides a review of the multi-modalities utilized to treat individuals in the criminal justice system diagnosed with substance abuse disorders. Repackaging and applying a combination of the unified frameworks for addiction developed by R. H. Moos (2003) and Redish et. al (2008), Wallace spotlights the impact of institutionalized racism and poverty on the treatment of incarcerated persons with substance abuse disorders. The text provides information relevant to the prevalence of comorbid mental illness in the correctional system and identifies the success of drug court and other drug programs provided to inmates. The topics covered are extensive. . . the text offers an approach to the topic for undergraduate criminal justice students.

Summing Up: Recommended. * Choice Reviews * Barbara Wallace has put together a critical analysis of mandated substance abuse treatment. Her efforts support the contribution that mandated substance abuse treatment has made to the treatment options that should be considered for those struggling with substance use disorders. At a time when public concerns about prescription drug abuse, methamphetamine abuse, cocaine abuse, heroin abuse, and, of course, marijuana abuse are major, a book that provides a critical review and a clear "how to" for behavioral health clinicians is both timely and necessary. In addition to clinicians, judges, criminal justice experts, child welfare professionals, and policy makers will find Barbara Wallace's book educational and informative. Barbara Wallace should be commended for devoting her time to addressing this important aspect of substance use disorder treatment. -- H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, Director of Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department Evidence-based research, criminal justice statistics, integrated theory, dynamic case vignettes, public health perspectives, a menu of treatment, practice guidelines: they are all here. The result is a powerful framework that addiction practitioners can follow in tailoring treatment to client characteristics including mental disorders and level of motivation. Enriched with detailed case examples of carefully timed and individually tailored interventions with clients with dual diagnoses, Making Mandated Addiction Treatment Work is the book I have been looking for. -- Katherine van Wormer, professor of social work, University of Iowa The title captures the essence of this book. It addresses ways in which mandated treatment can work and advances evidence to support this claim. Above all, this is a hopeful work which should be well received and utilized by policy makers and practitioners alike. The criminal justice system, the child/welfare/protective service system, those who fund addiction programs in the public and private sector will benefit from the practical wisdom of this book, in planning and implementing programs to meet the needs of an underserved and neglected population. The spirit, wisdom and dedication of the author shine through this remarkable book. Truly, it is a unique and valuable contribution to the addiction field, a book which is must-read for people in the addiction field not only in the United States, but also in the wider international community. * Addiction * This is a great resource for early professional providers to individuals within this population as the statistics and facts integrated throughout illustrate disparities, considerations, and compassion. Wallace de-stigmatizes the individuals within this population by taking and affirming the view that these are individuals with different need. Thus, different paths of treatment, recovery, and therapy need to be considered, much like what we do with other types of issues. -- Serena Wadhwa, Psy.D, LCPC, associate professor, Addictions Studies and Behavioral Health, and program director, Addictions Counseling Concentration, Governors State University