Integrating 12-Steps and Psychotherapy

Dr. Kevin A. Osten earned a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. He has worked in psychiatric hospitals for most of the past 20 years, most recently as the Clinical Coordinator of Adult Outpatient Services at Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, where he remains on staff today as an Allied Health Professional. His work in the past decade has been focused on providing clinical care to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community coping with severe mental illness and/or addictions. He became the Director of the LGBTQ Mental Health and Inclusion Center at the Adler School of Professional Psychology in 2011, where he is also core faculty in the Psy.D. program. He remains active in his private practice utilizing an integrative approach in psychotherapy. Dr. Robert Switzer earned a BA from The State University of New York at Buffalo and a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Since 1990, his professional work has focused on psychotherapy and diagnostics, with a focus on substance abuse and substance dependence. He has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings, primarily with adults. He has also been an adjunct faculty member at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology since 2000 and a core faculty member since 2008. He continues to be active in his private practice, where he provides individual psychotherapy using an eclectic approach including aspects of psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, rogerian and 12-Step based techniques. His interests include substance abuse and addictive disorders, 12-Step work, depression, psychodynamic psychotherapy, severe personality disorders, diagnostics, personality assessment, and a recent interest in integrative psychotherapy. Dr. Switzer is also an avid cycler and can often be found bicycling around the Chicagoland area, even during weather when he really should be indoors.

Chapter 1: An Integrated View: How 12-Steps and Psychology Agree and Disagree on the Understanding of Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence
Chapter 2: Examining the Components of a 12-Step Program; Their Benefits and Criticisms
Chapter 3: A Clinical Perspective on Why 12-Steps is a Useful Tool for Reversing the Damage Wrought by Substance Dependence
Chapter 4: A Primer on Therapeutic Practice with Substance Use Clients
Chapter 5: Assessment Considerations and Techniques
Chapter 6: Therapy Considerations and Techniques
Chapter 7: Hitting Bottom
Chapter 8: Substance Dependence – A Relapsing Disease
Chapter 9: Step One, The Journey Begins
Chapter 10: Step Two, the Journey Continues
Chapter 11: Step Three, the Journey Becomes Purposeful
Chapter 12: Afterword for Experienced Clinicians Beginning Work with Substance Use Clients
Appendix
Author Bios