Counseling Addicted Women A Practical Guide [Paperback]

The result of the combined efforts of staff at a substance abuse treatment center, this book provides practical, hands-on guidance for working with addicted women. With staff and client training exercises at the end of each chapter, this comprehensive guide places particular emphasis on the women and their special needs and concerns.

Special issues and populations addressed include: pregnancy and substance abuse; designing treatment programs; homeless women; and substance abuse in the workplace.

The result of the combined efforts of staff at a substance abuse treatment center, this book provides practical, hands-on guidance for working with addicted women. With staff and client training exercises at the end of each chapter, this comprehensive guide places particular emphasis on the women and their special needs and concerns.

Special issues and populations addressed include: pregnancy and substance abuse; designing treatment programs; homeless women; and substance abuse in the workplace.

PART ONE: PUTTING WOMEN'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT
Perspectives on the Socialization of Women
Substance-Abusing Women in Relationships
Types of Drug Abuse and Counseling Strategies
PART TWO: SPECIAL ISSUES IN ENHANCING WOMEN'S TREATMENT
Guidelines for Counselling
Designing Treatment Programs
Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
HIV, AIDS and Women
Dual Diagnoses Issues among Women
PART THREE: TRENDS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Young Women
Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment
Women of Color and Multicultural Counseling
Lesbians and Bisexual Women
Outreach and Treatment Issues
Disabled Women and Substance Abuse
Homeless Women
Elderly Women
Substance-Abusing Women inlc