1st Edition
Special Problems in Counseling the Chemically Dependent Adolescent
By Eileen S Sweet
Copyright 1992
158 Pages
by
Routledge
158 Pages
by
Routledge
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Here is a valuable book to help professionals provide the most successful treatment for chemically dependent teenagers by examining the special conditions associated with adolescent chemical dependency. Counselors with experience in treating alcoholism and substance abuse need to have an awareness of the distinctive problems of adolescent chemical dependence that are related to their developmental... Read more
Contents
Foreword
- Preface
- What Do Adolescents Want? What Do Adolescents Need? Treating the Chronic Relapser
- Problems of Child Abuse with Adolescents in Chemically Dependent Families
- Adolescence, Chemical Dependency and Pathological Gambling
- Eating Disorders and Chemical Dependency Among Students
- The Adolescent Mentally Ill Chemical Abuser: Special Considerations in Dual Diagnosis
- Cult and Cult-Like Pathways Out of Adolescent Addiction
Biography
Eileen Smith Sweet, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and a certifiedaddictions specialist. She directs the Addictions Studies Programat Montclair State College in Upper Montclair, New Jersey,where she is Assistant Professor in the Counseling Department. Dr.Sweet has published widely in the area of chemical dependency,adolescence, multicultural counseling and the family. She is on theEditorial Board of the Journal of Adolescent Chemical Dependencyand has a private family therapy practice in Bogota, New Jersey,where she specializes in the treatment of addictions.
