Drug & Alcohol Counseling Field Guide: A Practical Reference for Counselors, Trainees & Recovery Professionals (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798187210800)

Drug & Alcohol Counseling Field Guide: A Practical Reference for Counselors, Trainees, and Recovery Professionals
When you're sitting across from someone in crisis, there's no time to flip through a textbook. You need the language, the framework, and the next step - right now.

• This field guide was written for exactly that moment. Whether you're a trainee logging your first supervised hours or a seasoned counselor who wants a fast, reliable companion between sessions, this guide puts the tools of addiction counseling at your fingertips:
• Motivational Interviewing frameworks, documentation language that holds up clinically, crisis intervention steps, relapse prevention strategies, ethics and boundaries, cultural competency, trauma-informed approaches, and much more - all organized so you can find what you need in seconds, not minutes. Inside, you'll find:
• The OARS framework and change-talk recognition for Motivational Interviewing
• SOAP and BIRP documentation formats, with language that satisfies clinical standards
• The ABC model for crisis intervention and suicide risk assessment
• Relapse prevention planning and treatment plan writing
• Guidance on medication-assisted treatment, without stigma
• Support for special populations, family systems, and the 12-Step model

A counselor self-assessment section - because your wellbeing matters too - A glossary of key terms and a curated list of professional resources.
Written by a counselor with real experience in the field, this guide doesn't try to replace your training - it supports it. It's the resource you keep on your desk, in your bag, or open on your phone when you need language you can trust, fast. Recovery is possible. Your work matters more than you know. Let this guide be the resource you always wished you had from day one.

Author: Shanta Jerry
ISBN-13: 9798187210800
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 07/14/2026
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d