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Professionalization of Substance Abuse Counseling
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In this article, the authors discuss substance abuse counseling in relation to rehabilitation counseling and suggest that the profession of rehabilitation counseling can have a positive impact on the professionalization of substance abuse counselling, and discuss key issues in substance abuse treatment that are important for rehabilitation counselors to understand.Abstract:
This article discusses substance abuse counseling in relation to rehabilitation counseling. Its purpose is to suggest that the profession of rehabilitation counseling can have a positive impact on the professionalization of substance abuse counseling. Key issues in substance abuse treatment that are important for rehabilitation counselors to understand are discussed. Implications for rehabilitation counseling and rehabilitation counselor education are presented.read more
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Vocational Rehabilitation Needs of Individuals Dually Diagnosed with Substance Abuse and Chronic Mental Illness
A. Lisa Brown,Kathleen M. Saura +1 more
TL;DR: To address the unique needs of this population, rehabilitation practitioners are encouraged to seek specialized training and continuing education through regional training programs and interagency consultation.
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The Social Construction of Co-Dependency in the Treatment of Substance Abuse
TL;DR: Co-dependency is a reliable social construction that substance-abuse counselors use to describe persons of both genders, and it is suggested that the concept is gender-biased, denigrates women, and blames innocent victims of substance abuse.
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Comparisons of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors' Attitudes Toward Substance Abusers
Steven L. West,James H. Miller +1 more
TL;DR: The authors found that counselors with and without training in substance abuse issues reported significantly more positive attitudes than their non-trained counterparts in only two areas, however, the attitudes of all counselors were found to be somewhat negative.
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The development, reliability, and validity of a clinical rating scale for codependency.
TL;DR: An example-anchored rating scale to operationalize codependency as substance abuse counselors construe it in practice is developed and it is suggested that the rating scale yields reliable and valid evaluations of codependencies without appreciable gender bias.
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Alcoholism: A Pervasive Rehabilitation Counseling Issue
TL;DR: Based on a theoretical “hourglass” model of alcoholism, aids for diagnosis and treatment, as well as recommendations for counselor training, are presented.
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Alcoholism: A Pervasive Rehabilitation Counseling Issue
TL;DR: Based on a theoretical “hourglass” model of alcoholism, aids for diagnosis and treatment, as well as recommendations for counselor training, are presented.
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Neuropsychology: Implications for the Treatment of Alcoholism.
TL;DR: The author describes cognitive deficits that are attributable to alcoholism and the prospect for recovery of these impaired skills and the potential treatment role of this psychological subspecialty and its implication for alcoholism counselors.