Counseling addicted women : a practical guide / Monique Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Monique.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Substance use--Prevention.

Women.

Alcoholism counseling.

Drug abuse counseling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The result of the combined efforts of staff at a substance abuse treatment centre, this book provides practical, hands-on guidance for working with addicted women. With staff and client training exercises at the end of each chapter, this guide places particular emphasis on the women and their special needs and concerns.

Contents:

pt. 1. Putting women's substance abuse in social and cultural context

Perspectives on the socialization of women

Substance abusing women in relationships

Types of drug abuse and counseling strategies

pt. 2. Special issues in enhancing women's treatment

Guidelines for counseling

Designing treatment programs

Pregnancy and paarenting issues

HIV, AIDS, and women

Dual diagnose issues among women

Pt. 3. 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

Wellness for women in recovery.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781452204925

1452204926

9781452221564

1452221561

OCLC:

824698578