Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, Second Edition

An Alternative Approach to Addictions

By: Patt Denning, Jeannie Little

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Hardcover | 21 December 2011 | Edition Number 2

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366 Pages

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New edition

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23.5 x 16.2 x 3.1

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This acclaimed clinical guide, now substantially revised and updated, has helped thousands of clinicians put the proven principles of harm reduction into practice with therapy clients who have substance use problems. Written by pioneers in the field, the book shows how to do effective therapeutic work with people still using alcohol or other drugs. It provides clear guidelines for conducting comprehensive assessments, making collaborative treatment decisions, and implementing interventions that combine motivational, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic strategies. The focus is reducing drug-related harm while also addressing co-occurring psychological and emotional difficulties. Detailed clinical illustrations are featured throughout.

New to This Edition
*Reflects over a decade of research advances and the tremendous growth of harm reduction clinical practice and training.
*Section on applications, with chapters on community-based settings, harm reduction groups, and working with families and friends.
*Chapters on biological and psychodynamic aspects of treatment.
*Expanded discussions of trauma, cultural sensitivity, and ethics.
*Supplemental resources and training information at the authors' website: www.harmreductiontherapy.org.

See also the authors' related self-help guide, Over the Influence, Second Edition, an ideal client recommendation.

Industry Reviews

"The second edition develops the treatment model in great detail and provides a wide range of valuable harm reduction resources -- for example, guidelines for combining psychotherapy with medication for patients with serious comorbidity. An excellent practical reference for general mental health practitioners and addiction specialists." - Linda Carter Sobell and Mark B. Sobell, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA "The second edition of Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy is a book whose time has come. Harm reduction is finally recognized as a basic concept that needs to inform the treatment of all clients with substance use problems, particularly those who have co-occurring disorders. Denning and Little clearly position harm reduction as a current, integrated, nondogmatic, client-centered treatment approach." - Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, New York University, USA

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