"A leading professional resource and course text, this book provides practical guidance for treating clients with substance use disorders in a variety of contexts. Expert contributors present major assessment and treatment approaches together with detailed recommendations for intervening with particular substances. Clinical techniques are clearly explained and illustrated with helpful case examples. Important topics include harm reduction; strategies for working with family members; and ways to meet the needs of specific populations, including women, adolescents, older adults, LGBT clients, and those with frequently encountered co-occurring problems"-- Provided by publisher.

[pt. 1:]An introduction to clinical practice with clients with substance use disorders. -- Assessment and treatment of clients with substance use disorders : -- an overview / Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner -- Neurobiology of substance use disorders and implications for treatment / Audrey Begun and Suzanne Brown -- [pt. 2:] Assessment and intervention with individuals dependent on different substances. -- Assessment and treatment of individuals dependent on alcohol and other central nervous system depressants / Philip O'Dwyer -- Assessment and treatment of individuals dependent on opioids / Ellen Grace Friedman -- Assessment and treatment of individuals dependent on stimulants / Armin R. Baier, Edgar E. Coons, and David M. Ockert -- [pt. 3:] Varying perspectives on intervention with clients with substance use disorders. -- Motivating clients with substance use disorders through the helping process / Meredith Hanson and Nabila El-Bassel -- The clinical practice of harm reduction psychotherapy / Belinda Seiger -- Intersection between trauma and substance misuse : -- implications for trauma-informed care / Shelly A. Wiechelt -- Working with mandated clients with substance use disorders : -- a solution-focused approach / Kathryn C. Shafer and Sara A. Smock Jordan -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy for people with addictions / Bruce S. Liese -- Complementary and alternative approaches to treating clients with substance use disorders / Judy Fenster and Leslie J. Temme -- 12-step programs as a treatment modality / Christine Huff Fewell and Betsy Robin Spiegel -- [pt. 4:] Assessment and intervention with families. -- Family treatment of individuals with substance use disorders / Catherine M. Lemieux -- Treating the partners of individuals with substance use disorders / Elizabeth Zelvin -- Dynamics and treatment issues with children of individuals with substance use disorders / Roberta Markowitz -- [pt. 5:] Special issues and special populations. -- Assessment and treatment of clients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders / Shelley Scheffler -- Assessment and treatment of adolescents with substance use disorders / Audrey Freshman -- Assessment and treatment of older adults with substance use disorders / Kathleen J. Farkas -- Assessment and treatment of women with substance use disorders / Patricia A. Pape and Stephanie Elias Sarabia -- Assessment and treatment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients with substance use disorders / Evan Senreich and Elena Vairo -- Assessment and treatment of drug-using individuals with HIV AIDS / Larry M. Cant -- Assessment and treatment of co-occurring substance use disorders and process addictions : -- eating disorders, pathological gambling, and sexual addiction / Nicole Zmuda -- [pt. 6:] Looking toward the future. -- Practice and policy issues : -- the changing landscape / Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner.