1st Edition

The Definitive Guide to Addiction Interventions A Collective Strategy

By Louise Stanger, Lee Weber Copyright 2019
246 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Written for a broad audience of medical and behavioral healthcare professionals, The Definitive Guide to Addiction Interventions: A Collective Strategy introduces clinicians to best practices in addiction interventions and bridges the gap between the theory and practice of successful intervention. Synthesizing decades of fieldwork, Louise Stanger explores the framework for successful... Read more

PREFACE

PROLOGUE

PART 1: Models of Intervention

CHAPTER 1. An Understanding of Addiction

CHAPTER 2. Current Models of Intervention

CHAPTER 3. The Basic Anatomy of an Intervention

PART 2: Clinical Skills

CHAPTER 4. How Collective Intervention Works

CHAPTER 5. Therapeutic Strategies Used in Interventions

CHAPTER 6. How to Adjust Interventions by Population

CHAPTER 7. Difficult Interventions: Point-Counter-Point

CHAPTER 8. Family Mapping and Portraiture

PART 3: Troubleshooting

CHAPTER 9. What's Going Wrong?

CHAPTER 10. The Business of Interventions

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Biography

Dr. Louise Stanger Ed.D, LCSW, CIP, CDWF, is a lecturer, clinician, trainer, and renowned interventionist. Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, the Journal of Alcohol Studies, Recovery View, Sober Way, and various other magazines and scholarly publications. In addition, the San Diego Business Journal listed her as one of the top ten "Women who Mean Business," and she was ranked as one of the top ten interventionists in the country.

Lee Weber is the founder and editor of Addiction Blog, with over a decade’s experience in communications, online content creation, community development, and writing. Her mission is to connect families and individuals struggling with addiction to necessary and appropriate treatment options.

More information can also be found at allaboutinterventions.com and addictionblog.org.