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Counseling Addicted Women
A Practical Guide
- Monique Cohen - CASPAR Program for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation
January 2000 | 264 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The result of the combined efforts of staff at a substance abuse treatment centre, this book provides practical, hands-on guidance for working with addicted women. With staff and client training exercises at the end of each chapter, this comprehensive guide places particular emphasis on the women and their special needs and concerns.
Special issues and populations addressed include: pregnancy and substance abuse; designing treatment programmes; homeless women; and substance abuse in the workplace.
PART ONE: PUTTING WOMEN'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT
Perspectives on the Socialization of Women
Substance-Abusing Women in Relationships
Types of Drug Abuse and Counseling Strategies
PART TWO: SPECIAL ISSUES IN ENHANCING WOMEN'S TREATMENT
Guidelines for Counselling
Designing Treatment Programs
Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
HIV, AIDS and Women
Dual Diagnoses Issues among Women
PART THREE: TRENDS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Young Women
Women of Color and Multicultural Counseling
Lesbians and Bisexual Women
Disabled Women and Substance Abuse
Homeless Women
Elderly Women
Substance-Abusing Women in the Workplace
PART FOUR: CONCLUSION
Wellness for Women in Recovery
best book on this topic I could find. Wish it were updated!
Community and Human Services, SUNY Empire State College-Hauppauge
March 16, 2010
