Clinical Work With Substance-Abusing Clients (Guilford Substance Abuse Series) - Hardcover

"Dr. Straussner has compiled a rich, comprehensive, up-to-date second edition. This volume builds on the strengths of the original, with new chapters on clinical techniques, such as motivational interviewing; and specific populations, such as gay and lesbian clients and the elderly. It provides tools that beginning clinicians can pick up and run with in any treatment setting, while advanced therapists will value the depth, clarity, and range of coverage. This is truly a book to be read cover to cover and consulted repeatedly in working with particular kinds of addiction or special issues. It's perfect for the classroom or for the practicing clinician seeking an encyclopedic reference. From first-rate authors and a first-rate editor, an outstanding text. - Stephanie Brown, The Addictions Institute, Menlo Park, California Instructors teaching clinical substance abuse courses will find this book a valuable text. The entire book is very readable, a feature that will appeal to students. - Maryann Amodeo, Boston University School of Social Work This second edition is an extremely useful, much-needed text for graduate students and direct practitioners searching for effective ways to help substance-abusing clients. Dr. Straussner is a leading scholar and clinician in the field of substance abuse treatment. She and her colleagues bridge the gap between theory and practice and clearly articulate what has been shown scientifically to work with this particular population. Comprehensive in both breadth and depth, this book will prove to be an invaluable resource for clinical social workers and practicing psychologists. - Joseph P. Ryan, Children and Family Research Center, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"

Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, DSW, LCSW, is Professor at the Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social Work at New York University, where she is also Director of the Post-Master's Program in the Treatment of Alcohol- and Drug-Abusing Clients. She was a Fulbright Senior Scholar to Israel in 2003; Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel, in January 2002; and Visiting Professor at the Omsk State Pedagogical University in Siberia, Russia, in the spring of 2000. Dr. Straussner has authored and edited numerous publications dealing with substance abuse and is the founding editor of the new Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. She has served on the National Center on Substance Abuse Treatment panel on workforce issues and is a founding board member of the New York State Institute for Professional Development in Addictions. She serves as a consultant to various hospitals, agencies, and other organizations in New York and lectures on a variety of topics throughout the United States and abroad. She also has a private therapeutic and supervisory practice in New York City.