Working with the Problem Drinker: A Solution-Focused Approach
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (505 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393701344 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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"of great" according to Amazon Customer. Part of my training to be a Christian substance-abuse counselor, of great help. Five Stars I have used Solution Focus as a drug counselor and it works.. Five Stars great book, easy to read!
Her most recent books are Children’s Solution Work (with Therese Steiner) and Interviewing for Solutions (with Peter de Jonge).Scott D. . Insoo Kim Berg, MSW, codeveloped Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and is Director of the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Miller, Ph.D., practices solution
The authors' refreshing blend of respect for their clients and optimism about their ability to stop abusive drinking offers hope to clients who can't fit into traditional long-term programs or who have given up on themselves. Insoo Kim Berg and Scott D. If one solution doesn't work, the techniquenot the clientis blamed and client and therapist go on to "do something different." The authors' model is much more than a list of interventions; it is a multi-faceted approach to treatment, which can adapt to anything that works, whether brief therapy, AA, or more formal inpatient programs.. The model, grounded in the philosophy of solution-focused brief therapy, introduces a paradigmatic change in the approach to substance abuse treatment. Solution-focused therapy, based on respect for and collaboration with the client, concentrates on success and solutions. To this end they don't reject traditional treatment programs; rather, they view them as one part of a flexible and multidimensional approach to alcohol abuse treatment. This book shows how clients can be helped to construct a future where drinking or substance abuse is no longer a problem. Miller believe that a focus on solutions, rather than pathology, is the most constructive strategy for working with problem drinkers; their foremost concern is with what works. The authors successfully utilize solution-focused therapy in their work with problem drinkers, but it is their philosophy of working with client
Because of the optimism inherent in the approach, clients come away from treatment with a renewed sense of hope and a new feeling of power over their behavior. From the Back Cover At a time when the accepted standard treatment for alcoholism is long-term and expensive, solution-focused therapy, as developed at the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, offers a brief and cost-effective alternative. Rather than treating a problem drinker, Berg and Miller work with clients to treat problem drinking. The model, grounded in the philosophy of solution-focused brief therapy, introduces a paradigmatic change in the approach to substance abuse treatment. This book shows how clients can be helped to construct a future where drinking or subst