Problem Drinkers: Guided Self Change Treatment (TREATMENT MANUALS FOR PRACTITIONERS) - Tapa dura

This book is based on the authors' more than two decades of research, which has established that problem drinkers people who have identifiable life difficulties because of their drinking, but who, unlike alcoholics, are not severely dependent on alcohol can often work through their own difficulties with alcohol if sufficiently motivated and supervised.
The book outlines an effective program that gives clients a structure for evaluating and understanding their drinking problem, choosing their treatment goals, and deciding exactly how they will change their behavior in order to help themselves. Illustrated with numerous case examples, this unusually ractical text also features handouts that can be photocopied for clients.
This book is suitable for professionals treating people with alcohol problems, as well as researchers and students in mental health. Also serves as a text in advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses in addictions counseling and treatment.

Mark B. Sobell, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist and Associate Director for Treatment Research and Development at the Clinical Research and Treatment Institute of the Addiction Research Foundation in Toronto, Canada. In addition, he is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Behavioural Science at the University of Toronto.Linda C. Sobell, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist, Assistant Director for Research and Clinical Training, and Chief of the Guided Self-Change Unit at the Clinical Research and Treatment Institute of the Addiction Research Foundation in Toronto, Canada. In addition, she is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Behavioural Science at the University of Toronto, and is currently the President-elect of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.