Clinical Work With Substance-Abusing Clients

Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, DSW, LCSW, is Professor at the Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social Work at New York University, where she is also Director of the Post-Master's Program in the Treatment of Alcohol- and Drug-Abusing Clients. She was a Fulbright Senior Scholar to Israel in 2003; Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel, in January 2002; and Visiting Professor at the Omsk State Pedagogical University in Siberia, Russia, in the spring of 2000. Dr. Straussner has authored and edited numerous publications dealing with substance abuse and is the founding editor of the new Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. She has served on the National Center on Substance Abuse Treatment panel on workforce issues and is a founding board member of the New York State Institute for Professional Development in Addictions. She serves as a consultant to various hospitals, agencies, and other organizations in New York and lectures on a variety of topics throughout the United States and abroad. She also has a private therapeutic and supervisory practice in New York City.

Part I: An Introduction to Clinical Practice with Substance-Abusing Clients.Straussner, Assessment and Treatment of Clients with Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Problems. Part 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. Part 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.Part 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. Part 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.