Written by professional counsellors, this concise and easy-to-read booklet for clients and families includes information on:
- what addiction is
- what causes addiction
- addiction treatment and other support options
- recovery and relapse prevention
- help for partners and families
- explaining addiction to children.
The guide also recommends books and websites where people can learn more, and includes contact information for organizations and services that can offer support.
Professionals may wish to offer this guide to their clients and families and use it to introduce and discuss issues. People with substance use problems and their families may wish to order this guide for themselves. The guide is also useful for health and social service workers, students, journalists and anyone else wanting to gain a basic understanding of addiction, its effects and treatment.
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À propos de l'auteur
Marilyn Herie
Marilyn Herie, PhD, RSW is an Academic Chair at the School of Community and Health Studies at Centennial College. She is a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and has over 15 years of clinical practice and supervision in addictions/concurrent disorders treatment with individuals and groups. Dr. Herie blogs about clinical teaching and learning at www.educateria.com.
Tim Godden
Tim Godden, MSW, RSW, has been a therapist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) since 1999. He conducts individual and group treatment and psychoeducational interventions in four outpatient programs: Guided Self-Change, Structured Relapse Prevention, Evening Health, and Back on Track (a remedial program for impaired drivers). He also teaches motivational interviewing workshops for staff at CAMH. Before coming to CAMH, he worked as a community mental health counsellor.
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