Treating Chemically Dependent Families by John T Edwards

Treating Chemically Dependent Families by John T Edwards

Practical and extremely useful, this book offers a systems-based approach that requires no "translation" to help families recover from chemical dependence.

"What we know about chemical dependence and families doesn't help--what does help is what we do with what we know. Our knowledge and opinions are of no value until we translate them into clinical actions the family can hear, see, and feel. Techniques and strategies are the vehicles for this translation; they bring our concepts, theories, and hunches to bear on face-to-face encounters with families, where they can do some good." from the Introduction Here is a book for any helping professional who works with families suffering from the effects of chemical dependence. Dr. Edwards is keenly aware that family is where people live out their most intimate and dynamic human experiences. Professionals won't just read this book but will experience its practical, effective techniques when working with families. At the same time, they'll discover the unique, sometimes powerful, but compassionate art and craft that is chemical dependence family therapy. Practical and extremely useful, this book offers a systems-based approach that requires no "translation" to help families recover from chemical dependence.

John T. Edwards, PhD, is an Approved Supervisor in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), an adjunct faculty member at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, a private trainer, and a consultant. He has conducted and supervised family therapy for more than twenty-five years and has served as director of counseling in a family health center and clinical director of an inpatient family care program. He has written two books on working with families and conducted hundreds of training events in the United States and Canada.

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ISBN 13	9780935908565
ISBN 10	0935908560
Title	Treating Chemically Dependent Families
Author	John T Edwards
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hazelden Information & Educational Services
Year published	1998-09-15
Number of pages	256
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