Making Mandated Addiction Treatment Work

By Barbara C. Wallace

Book Overview

A dramatic rise in the number of 'multi-problem' clients have forced community-based addiction treatment centers to answer some tough questions: How do you effectively treat record numbers of diverse and difficult clients? How do you tailor evidence-based interventions to a client's individual background involving possible incarceration, ongoing supervision, a history of trauma and a high risk of relapse? Moreover, how do practitioners work effectively within a society that stigmatizes drug users? Because the largest and fastest growing segment of the community-based addiction treatment population includes those who are mandated, this book addresses the task of 'making mandated addiction treatment work.' It is a practical guide for how to adapt and integrate evidence-based addiction treatments to create a unified treatment model, and a valuable tool for those in public health, criminal justice, and social welfare services.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076570398X
• ISBN13: 9780765703989
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 9.0"