Counselling for Alcohol Problems
- Richard Velleman - University of Bath and the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Therapy in Practice
The author provides clear guidance for counsellors and demonstrates the need to treat every client as an individual, attempting to understand and therefore enable the client to understand, what they are doing and why. This new edition includes:
- New content on the current political, social and counselling context surrounding alcohol use
- A wider range of case-studies
- New ideas that help students and trainees develop the skills and strategies they need for working with their clients
- Further guidance for generic or non-alcohol counsellors who face alcohol problems with their clients.
This third edition is an invaluable resource for practitioners, both those specialising in work with alcohol misusers and those who encounter problem drinkers in the context of a more general counselling practice.
A useful book for those working with clients who use alcohol, though not specifically for counsellors. The author, does in fact acknowledge the wider use that this book, now in its third edition, has for all professionals working with alcohol users. In addition to the basic premise of the first book, which include that: that counselling involves empowerment of the client; that activities happen with, not to, the client; and that individuals may move in either direction, the author includes relevant recent research information & updated references and referral information.
This is a helpful text for those counselling students who might be considering use of counselling skills in work with alcohol users, though it does not describe any particular theoretical orientation.
This is a clear, concise and comprehensive text book which is an absolute must for those working alongside, supporting individuals and those affected by alcohol.
This third edition incorporates many of the curricular areas that we focus on within our Professional Development Award: Addiction Counselling course. In particular, the content on treatment models including Cycle of Change and groupwork suggest that this will be a popular text with our students.
