Evidence-Based Practice in the Field of Substance Abuse

Katherine van Wormer - University of Northern Iowa, USA
Bruce A. Thyer - Florida State University, USA

Other Titles in:
Counselling Psychology | Social Work - Substance Abuse | Substance Abuse Counselling

December 2009 | 312 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Evidence Based Practice in Substance Abuse Treatment is a reader on evidence based practices in substance abuse treatment.

The book is built around a core of treatment interventions that were published in several well-known journals on substance abuse treatment and research in social work practice. The purpose of the reader is to collect and comment on various forms of treatment that have proven effectiveness and to demonstrate how they have been applied in practice. In addition, the editors will provide a bridge analysis across chapters and sections connecting key themes across chapters, and they will provide a discussion in each chapter that describes why the intervention was chosen, it's significance and why it is believed to be noteworthy. In addition, each chapter will contain critical thinking questions and the book will contain a glossary of key terms.

Preface

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

Bruce A. Thyer, Katherine van Wormer

Ch 1. Evidence-Based Practice in the Area of Substance Abuse

Eileen Gambrill

Ch 2. Evidence-Based Practice and Policy: Choices Ahead

PART II. ASSESSMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Thomas O'Hare, Margaret V. Sherrer

Ch 3. Assessment of Youthful Problem Drinkers: Validating the Drinking Context Scale (DCS-9) With Freshman First Offenders

Thomas O'Hare, Margaret V. Sherrer, Annamaria LaButti, Kelly Emrick

Ch 4. Validating the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test With Persons Who Have a Serious Metal Illness

PART III: GENDER- AND CULTURALLY BASED INTERVENTIONS

Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak

Ch 5. The Effects of PTSD on Treatment Adherence, Drug Relapse, and Criminal Recidivism in a Sample of Incarcerated Men and Women

Pernilla Johansson, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard

Ch 6. A Gender-Specific Pathway to Serious, Violent, and Chronic Offending? Exploring Howell's Risk Factors for Serious Delinquency

Maria I. Tapia, Seth J. Schwartz, Guillermo Prado, Barbara Lopez, Hilda Pantin

Ch 7. Parent-Centered Intervention: A Practical Approach for Preventing Drug Abuse in Hispanic Adolescents

Brad R. Karoll

Ch 8. Women and Alcohol-Use Disorders: A Review of Important Knowledge and Its Implications for Social Work Practitioners

Larry Bennett, Patricia O'Brien

Ch 9. Effects of Coordinated Services for Drug-Abusing Women Who Are Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

PART IV: TREATMENT ISSUES AND INNOVATIONS

Yih-Ing Hser, Douglas Longshore, M. Douglas Anglin

Ch 10. The Life Course Perspective on Drug Use: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Drug Use Trajectories

Stéphanie Wahab

Ch 11. Motivational Interviewing and Social Work Practice

Sherry M. Cummings, R. Lyle Cooper, and Kim McClure Cassie

Ch 12. Motivational Interviewing to Affect Behavioral Change in Older Adults

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Ch 13. Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction

Michael T. Shrem, Perry N. Halkitis

Ch 14. Methamphetamine Abuse in the United States: Contextual, Psychological, and Sociological Considerations

PART V: POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

Deborah K. Padgett, Leyla Gulcur, and Sam Tsemberis

Ch 15. Housing First Services for People Who Are Homeless With Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

Katherine van Wormer

Ch 16. Harm Reduction: A Model for Social Work Practice With Adolescents

David S. DeMatteo, Douglas B. Marlowe, and David S. Festinger

Ch 17. Secondary Prevention Services for Clients Who Are Low Risk in Drug Court: A Conceptual Model

Bruce A. Thyer and Katherine van Wormer

Conclusion. The Way Forward: From Research to Practice

About the Editors

Some useful readings in evidence-based practice.

Ms Shaneika Bailey

Sociology, University of Guyana

September 9, 2013

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This book is recommended for anyone studying or working with substance misuse.It has clear data relating to substance misuse and evidences each one using graphs and explanation. It is recommended to be used in studying counselling also as it touches on the person centrd approach used with individualass who misuse substances.

Miss Sam Ford

Health and Social Care, South Essex College

August 8, 2013

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Great resource for substance use disorders

Professor Alyssa Wilson

School of Social Work, St Louis University

July 12, 2013

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This text is prescribed for the BSocSc Honours in Clinical Social Work (Substance Abuse) Programme as well as recommended reading for an undergraduate course of the Bachelor of Social Work programme where a module focuses on substance abuse. This text addresses the contemporary emphasis on evidence based practice in the field of substance abuse very well.

Mr Ronald Addinall

Social Development, University of Cape Town

March 12, 2012

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Too advanced for our students.

Bonnie Smith

Human Service Dept, Greenville Technical College - Barton

September 30, 2011

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Useful information but not general enough for an undergraduate introductory course on substance abuse.

Dr Samuel Maddox

Psychology, Clayton State University