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November, 2009 | SAGE Publications, Inc

Evidence-Based Practice in the Field of Substance Abuse

A Book of Readings


Katherine S. van Wormer - University of Northern Iowa, USA
Bruce A. Thyer, Ph.D. - Florida State University, USA
312 pages | November, 2009 | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Offering readers the most current knowledge on what works in substance abuse treatment today

This one-of-a-kind anthology presents state-of-the-art material to help researchers better understand which interventions work and why, and it includes editorial commentary and critical thinking questions for each selection. The editors have organized this volume according to the process of evidence-based practice—introduction to evidence-based practice, assessment, gender-based and culturally sensitive interventions, treatment issues and innovations, and policy considerations. Connecting science and clinical research to the practical needs of persons with substance and mental health disorders, this volume is a groundbreaking resource for those who need empirically based material on treatment innovations.

Key Features

  • Data on a wide range of cutting-edge issues such as housing for homeless alcoholics and use of prescription medications to reduce drug cravings
  • Content by forward-looking experts in substance abuse treatment that promotes a public health perspective
  • Five-part organization focused on the major practice domains of parentcentered intervention, gender-based and culturally sensitive programming, and interventions across the life span

Target Audience
This is a must-have resource for substance abuse and mental health practitioners, faculty, policy makers, and students.

Preface
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Ch 1. Evidence-Based Practice in the Area of Substance Abuse
Ch 2. Evidence-Based Practice and Policy: Choices Ahead
PART II. ASSESSMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Ch 3. Assessment of Youthful Problem Drinkers: Validating the Drinking Context Scale (DCS-9) With Freshman First Offenders
Ch 4. Validating the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test With Persons Who Have a Serious Metal Illness
PART III: GENDER- AND CULTURALLY BASED INTERVENTIONS
Ch 5. The Effects of PTSD on Treatment Adherence, Drug Relapse, and Criminal Recidivism in a Sample of Incarcerated Men and Women
Ch 6. A Gender-Specific Pathway to Serious, Violent, and Chronic Offending? Exploring Howell's Risk Factors for Serious Delinquency
Ch 7. Parent-Centered Intervention: A Practical Approach for Preventing Drug Abuse in Hispanic Adolescents
Ch 8. Women and Alcohol-Use Disorders: A Review of Important Knowledge and Its Implications for Social Work Practitioners
Ch 9. Effects of Coordinated Services for Drug-Abusing Women Who Are Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
PART IV: TREATMENT ISSUES AND INNOVATIONS
Ch 10. The Life Course Perspective on Drug Use: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Drug Use Trajectories
Ch 11. Motivational Interviewing and Social Work Practice
Ch 12. Motivational Interviewing to Affect Behavioral Change in Older Adults
Ch 13. Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction
Ch 14. Methamphetamine Abuse in the United States: Contextual, Psychological, and Sociological Considerations
PART V: POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
Ch 15. Housing First Services for People Who Are Homeless With Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Ch 16. Harm Reduction: A Model for Social Work Practice With Adolescents
Ch 17. Secondary Prevention Services for Clients Who Are Low Risk in Drug Court: A Conceptual Model
Conclusion. The Way Forward: From Research to Practice
About the Editors
  • Provides a collection of readable yet empirically-based selections on treatment effectiveness for substance abuse clients from diverse background;
  • Uniquely includes data on a wide range of issues that on the cutting edge—housing for homeless alcoholics, use of prescription medications to reduce drug cravings, natural recovery without treatment, harm reduction practices, and motivational interviewing strategies;
  • Organizes material written by forward-looking experts in substance abuse treatment that prepare us for the paradigm shift that promotes a public health rather than criminal justice approach to addictive behavior.
  • Offers a five-part organization that focuses on the major practice domains of parent-centered intervention, gender-based and culturally-sensitive programming, and interventions across the life span;
  • Includes in one book empirically-based material on treatment innovations, for example, motivational interviewing, drug courts, and housing first experiments.