Treatment of Substance Abuse: Psychosocial Occupational Therapy Approaches / Edition 1

by Diane Gibson

Overview

This timely volume fills a long-standing gap in the professional literature by providing an overview of contemporary assessment and rehabilitation of alcohol and chemical dependent substance abusers. Although many occupational therapists and other activity therapy staff work in substance abuse programs, few articles in occupational therapy literature address this relevant topic. Treatment of Substance Abuse: Psychosocial Occupational Therapy Approaches provides a unique overview of contemporary assessment and rehabilitiation of alcohol and chemical dependent substance abusers. The highlights of this insightful book include behavioral and educational frames of reference as well as specific treatment modalities such as stress management, activities of daily living, and leisure counseling.

Contributors examine current polemics regarding programs that use methadone versus abstinence and theoretical concepts including the psychodynamic model with emphasis on the defensive structure underlying the abuser’s personality, as well as leveled conceptual framework for considering treatment. A number of practical techniques are discussed within the overall context of each article; hence the reader will find usable guidelines for establishing boundaries of treatment as well as discreet ideas about methods and practice. Roles and functions of varying disciplines are reviewed in an effort to discriminate role clarity and provide implications for practice in relation to different models. This issue is valuable to the OT who seeks an understanding of the varying viewpoints and current practice in the substance abuse field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780866568388
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/11/1989
Series:	Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Series
Pages:	90
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contents Foreword

• The Implementation of an Occupational Therapy Program in an Alcohol and Drug Dependency Treatment Center
• Occupational Therapy Intervention in the Treatment of Alcoholics
• An Organizational Framework for Occupational Therapy in the Treatment of Alcoholism
• Abstinence-Oriented Inpatient Treatment of the Substance Abuser
• Ethnographic Interview: An Occupational Therapy Needs Assessment Tool for American Indian and Alaska Native Alcoholics

Editorial Reviews

Also published as: Occupational therapy in mental health, v.8, no.2, 1988. Addresses specific treatment modalities such as stress management, activities of daily living, and leisure counseling. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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