Practicing harm reduction psychotherapy : an alternative approach to addictions

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Denning, Patt , 1950- (Author), Little, Jeannie , 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Guilford Press , c2012
Edition:2nd ed
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why practice harm reduction psychotherapy?
  • 2. What is harm reduction psychotherapy and whom is it for?
  • 3. Assessment as treatment
  • 4. Developing a treatment plan
  • 5. The fundamentals of harm reduction psychotherapy: culture, trauma, and attachment
  • 6. The psychodynamic matrix of harm reduction psychotherapy
  • 7. Motivational and cognitive-behavioral contributions to harm reduction psychotherapy
  • 8. The role of biology in harm reduction psychotherapy
  • 9. Harm reduction psychotherapy in community-based settings
  • 10. Harm reduction psychotherapy in groups
  • 11. The power of connection: working with families and friends of drug users
  • 12. What does it take to practice harm reduction psychotherapy?