
Counselling for Alcohol Problems
Richard D. B. Velleman(Author)
SAGE Publications Ltd (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 18. January 2011
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-84860-149-9 (ISBN)
Description
Counselling for Alcohol Problems, third edition, is a practical and bestselling guide to working with people who have problems with their use of alcohol. It is the key book recommended by most alcohol counselling courses in the UK, including the Scottish national alcohol counsellors training scheme.
The author provides clear guidance for counsellors and demonstrates the need to treat every client as an individual, attempting to understand and therefore enable the client to understand, what they are doing and why. This new edition includes:
- New content on the current political, social and counselling context surrounding alcohol use
- A wider range of case-studies
- New ideas that help students and trainees develop the skills and strategies they need for working with their clients
- Further guidance for generic or non-alcohol counsellors who face alcohol problems with their clients.
This third edition is an invaluable resource for practitioners, both those specialising in work with alcohol misusers and those who encounter problem drinkers in the context of a more general counselling practice.
The author provides clear guidance for counsellors and demonstrates the need to treat every client as an individual, attempting to understand and therefore enable the client to understand, what they are doing and why. This new edition includes:
- New content on the current political, social and counselling context surrounding alcohol use
- A wider range of case-studies
- New ideas that help students and trainees develop the skills and strategies they need for working with their clients
- Further guidance for generic or non-alcohol counsellors who face alcohol problems with their clients.
This third edition is an invaluable resource for practitioners, both those specialising in work with alcohol misusers and those who encounter problem drinkers in the context of a more general counselling practice.
Reviews / Votes
'A terrific text for courses that train counsellors to deal with alcohol problems, this book is destined to become a classic text in the field. I highly recommend it!'Timothy J. O'Farrell, Chief, Families and Addiction Program
Harvard Medical School
'The book remains reeking of alcohol in every page and useful for one human being to help another human being using ideas, strategies and skills that are not only evidence based but full of wisdom.'
John Marletta, Alcohol Focus Scotland
John Marletta
Alcohol Focus Scotland
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84860-149-9 (9781848601499)
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Richard Velleman is Professor of Mental Health Research at the University of Bath and a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with the Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership, NHS Trust.
Content
PART ONE: APPROACHES
Understanding Alcohol Problems
Therapeutic Approaches
PART TWO: HELPING PEOPLE WITH ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
The Process of Counselling and the Cycle of Change
Specific Issues Concerning Alcohol
Preventing and Dealing with Relapse
Working with Groups
PART THREE: OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS
Dealing with Difficult Situations
'Dual Diagnosis' or 'Co-Morbidity' - Co-Existing Problems: Working with People with More Than One Problem
Myths and Facts about Problem Drinkers
Relatives of Problem Drinkers
Summary
Understanding Alcohol Problems
Therapeutic Approaches
PART TWO: HELPING PEOPLE WITH ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
The Process of Counselling and the Cycle of Change
Specific Issues Concerning Alcohol
Preventing and Dealing with Relapse
Working with Groups
PART THREE: OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS
Dealing with Difficult Situations
'Dual Diagnosis' or 'Co-Morbidity' - Co-Existing Problems: Working with People with More Than One Problem
Myths and Facts about Problem Drinkers
Relatives of Problem Drinkers
Summary