A Practical Guide to Facilitating Substance Use Disorder Recovery (Paperback)

Geri Miller

ISBN 10: 1516542932 / ISBN 13: 9781516542932

Verlag: Cognella, Inc, San Diego, 2024

Paperback. A Practical Guide to Facilitating Substance Use Disorder Recovery is unique in its perspective on substance use disorder (SUD) recovery. This how-to manual assists readers in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of SUDs. It is a comprehensive, condensed book of practical, novel approaches for the SUD helping professional in various fields. The book is anchored in both clinical observations and research and provides historical and current information about the philosophy, approaches, and culture within the SUD field.The book describes the active SUD brain; contributing SUD factors from the biopsychosocial model perspective; intervention components facilitating the development of the recovering SUD brain; SUD recovery colloquial expressions; integrated knowledge/experience of paraprofessionals and professionals; emotional sobriety concepts; use of recovery community groups (counseling and self-help groups) to develop a balanced lifestyle; the impact of technology on self-help groups; use of creative techniques (story/metaphor; humor; experiential activity/play; and music); and the four-legged stool of self-care that includes the necessity of a spiritual dimension in recovery in order to have a balanced recovery lifestyle. Throughout the text, stress management tips, SUD recovery stories, case studies, exercises, and appendices are provided. A practical roadmap for SUD professionals, merging clinical insights with research-driven interventions to diagnose, assess, and treat substance use disorders. It explores the active brain, biopsychosocial factors, creative recovery techniques, and essential self-care for balanced healing. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781516542932

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A Practical Guide to Facilitating Substance Use Disorder Recovery is unique in its perspective on substance use disorder (SUD) recovery. This how-to manual assists readers in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of SUDs. It is a comprehensive, condensed book of practical, novel approaches for the SUD helping professional in various fields. The book is anchored in both clinical observations and research and provides historical and current information about the philosophy, approaches, and culture within the SUD field.

The book describes the active SUD brain; contributing SUD factors from the biopsychosocial model perspective; intervention components facilitating the development of the recovering SUD brain; SUD recovery colloquial expressions; integrated knowledge/experience of paraprofessionals and professionals; emotional sobriety concepts; use of recovery community groups (counseling and self-help groups) to develop a balanced lifestyle; the impact of technology on self-help groups; use of creative techniques (story/metaphor; humor; experiential activity/play; and music); and the four-legged stool of self-care that includes the necessity of a spiritual dimension in recovery in order to have a balanced recovery lifestyle. Throughout the text, stress management tips, SUD recovery stories, case studies, exercises, and appendices are provided.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Geri Miller, Ph.D., ABPP, LP (NC), LCAS (NC), CCS (NC), MAC (NCCAP) is a human relations trainer/consultant. She taught in higher education from 1990 until she retired as Professor in 2022. She has worked in the SUD field since 1979 as a counselor, trainer, and educator. Dr. Miller has published and presented research on SUD counseling. She is the author of Group Exercises for Addiction Counseling and Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling. She is a member of the SUD divisions of the American Psychological Association and the American Counseling Association. Dr. Miller has served on the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board.

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Titel: A Practical Guide to Facilitating Substance ...
Verlag: Cognella, Inc, San Diego
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: new