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Counseling Addicted Women
A Practical Guide
- Monique Cohen - CASPAR Program for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation
November 1999 | 264 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Do you work with addicted women? How can you help them to get sober and to lead healthier lives? What are the issues women face as they work through problems with substance abuse? How does motherhood influence the recovery process? To what extent do relationships support or undermine a woman's efforts to overcome alcoholism or other addiction?
This book answers these and other questions surrounding the effective treatment of women addicts. It offers hands-on practical guidance to counselors, nurses, social workers, and others who help women along the journey from substance abuse to healthy and fulfilling lives.
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