Clinical Work With Substance-Abusing Clients

Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, DSW, CSW, CEAP, is Associate Professor at New York University School of Social Work. In addition to teaching, researching, and writing on substance abuse and on employee assistance programs, she serves as a consultant on these areas to private industry and hospitals in the New York area and abroad. Dr. Straussner is a certified psychoanalytic psychotherapist and has a private clinical practice in New York City.

I.An Introduction to Clinical Practice with Substance- Abusing Clients. Straussner, Assessment and Treatment of Clients with Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Problems. II. Issues In Assessment and Intervention with Substance Abusers In Various Settings. Silverman, Issues in Assessment and Intervention in Medical Facilities. Orlin, Davis, Assessment and Intervention in Psychiatric Settings. Barabander, Alcohol and Drugs in the Workplace. Gordon, The Treatment of Addictive Disorders in a Private Clinical Setting. III. Intervention With Substance Abusers In Specialized Facilities. Casolaro, Smith, The Process of Intervention. O'Dwyer, Alcoholism Treatment Facilities. Friedman, Methadone Maintenance in the Treatment of Addiction. Spiegel, 12-Step Programs as a Treatment Modality. IV. Assessment and Intervention With Families of Substance Abusers. McIntyre, Family Treatment of Substance Abuse. Zelvin, Treating the Partners of Substance Abusers. Markowitz, Dynamics and Treatment Issues with Children of Drug and Alcohol Abusers. V. Special Issues and Special Populations. Feigelman, Treating the Adolescent Substance Abuser. Pape, Issues in Assessment and Intervention with Alcohol- and Drug-Abusing Women. Goldstein, The Borderline Substance Abuser. Ockert, Bailer, Assessment and Treatment of Cocaine and and Other Stimulant Dependence. Strom, AIDS and Intravenous Drug Users. Gray, Relapse Prevention.