Description:
This leading professional resource and course text is now in a substantially revised fourth edition, with 75% new material reflecting 15 years of advances in practice and policy. Expert contributors provide an overview of assessment and intervention with clients with substance use disorders (SUD) and describe evidence-based treatment modalities. Specific populations are addressed, including adolescents, older adults, women, sexual and gender minority clients, people with co-occurring mental health challenges and/or behavioral addictions, and system-impacted clients. The book explains current models of SUD service delivery and identifies emerging issues facing the field. Throughout the chapters, case examples illustrate the techniques discussed.
New to This Edition
- Chapters on additional clinical approaches: pharmacological interventions, contingency management, and group-based treatment.
- Chapters on additional populations: unhoused individuals and people involved with the legal system.
- Chapter on integrative health care.
- Prior edition chapters are rewritten or extensively revised.
Review Quotes:
"Straussner and Steen have captured the voices of today's leading experts in substance use treatment, creating an authoritative, practice-ready volume for today's classrooms. Clinically grounded, accessible, and contemporary, the book equips students and practitioners to understand substance use disorders across individuals, families, systems, and communities. I recommend this text for graduate-level courses in substance use treatment, clinical practice, behavioral health, and trauma-informed care, as well as for professional training settings. Updated attention to evidence-informed interventions, harm reduction, peer support, integrative care, specific populations, and emerging policy issues makes the fourth edition indispensable for preparing the next generation of behavioral health professionals."--Rebecca J. Gomez, PhD, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and David Johnson Fellow in Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin
"Straussner has done it again! For the fourth edition, she is joined by new coeditor Steen to compile an up-to-date, comprehensive work. This book is a 'must-have' resource for any beginning or experienced clinician seeking guidance on assessment and intervention with clients experiencing substance use disorders."--Lisa Berger, PhD, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee