Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, PhD, DSW, LCSW, is Professor Emerita at the Silver School of Social Work, New York University. She is Founding Editor of the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions and was inducted as a Social Work Pioneer by the National Association of Social Workers. Dr. Straussner is a board member of the Fulbright Israel Interest Group and a three-time Fulbright Senior Scholar, in Israel, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic. She is the author or editor of over 25 books and numerous book chapters, refereed journal articles, and other publications. Dr. Straussner was the originator and researcher of a 2015 national survey, aEURoeSocial WorkersaEUR (TM) Self-Reported Wellness Study.aEUR Jeffrey Steen, PhD, LCSW, is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Simmons University. Since the early 2000s, he has provided individual and group-based behavioral health services in a variety of outpatient settings. Dr. Steen has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, instructs master's- and doctoral-level social work courses, and conducts harm reduction-focused research. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. Dr. Steen identifies as a recovering person with living experience, a background that informs his professional practice, teaching, and research.
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.