Relapse Prevention Counseling - by Dennis C Daley & Antoine Douaihy (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Written specifically for clinicians, this comprehensive book makes it easy for you to implement strategies proven to reduce relapse and help your client recover from substance use disorder (SUDs). Each chapter will lead you step-by-step through valuable resources for treatment such as:

-Tools for individual group and family sessions

-Treatment models and therapies

-Counseling strategies for co-occurring disorders

-12 group exercises for SUDs

-Tips for teaching clients to identify craving triggers to prevent relapse

-Best practices for medication-assisted treatment

-Emotion management techniques

-Using motivation to make lifestyle changes

-8 group exercises for co-occurring disorders

Review Quotes

"Drs. Daley and Douaihy are to be congratulated for creating a succinct and practical guidebook for therapises to help their clients maintain sobriety. avoiding jargon, their book presents clear solutions on dealing with people, places and things. Therapists will find this resource extremely helpful!"

Carl Rollynn Sullivan, MD Professor and Vice-Chairman, Director of Addictions Programs & Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry - West Virginia University School of Medicine

"Relapse Prevention Counseling is an excellent overview of practical fundamentals relapse prevention strategies. The authors integrate a review of the empirical and clinical literature with their years of experience to illustrate relevant tools and techniques in a digestible manner for everyday clinical use. This book is a must-have for practitioners who provide services to clients with substance use disorders."

Billie Jo Smith, MS, LPC Clinical Supervisor - Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic & Center for Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Services

"This wonderful book gives clinicians practical, real-world strategies to help patients with substance use disorders in their recovery. From big-picture recommendations for treatment program directors to concrete suggestions about how to run specific types of groups for patients and their families, this book by two well-known experts in the field, will be invaluable to many clinicians in their efforts to help patients." --Roger D. Weiss, MD, Professor of Psychiatry - Harvard Medical School & Chief, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse - McLean Hospital

About the Author

Dennis C. Daley, PhD, is a professor of psychiatry in the department at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Daley has written over 300 publications including books and workbooks on recovery from addiction, mental illness, or co-occurring disorders, relapse prevention, emotions or moods and family recovery.

Antoine Douaihy, MD, is associate professor of psychiatry, medical director of Addiction Medicine Services and medical director of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic's inpatient dual diagnosis programs. He has authored or co-authored numerous books and chapters, papers and recovery guides for individual and families.