Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide » (3rd Edition)

Robert R. Perkinson is the clinical director of Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, SD. He is a licensed psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist, internationally certified alcohol and drug counselor, South Dakota certified chemical dependency counselor, Level III, nationally certified gambling counselor and supervisor. His specialty areas focus on treating alcoholics, addicts, and pathological gamblers. He is the author of Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide, Second Edition, 2003, SAGE Publications, which is the leading treatment manual in the world of chemical dependency counselors.

With Dr. Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr. he is the coauthor of The Addiction Treatment Planner, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, the best selling treatment planner and computer soft ware program for mental health and addiction professionals. He has published The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Patient Workbook, 2003 and The Gambling Addiction Patient Workbook, 2003 by SAGE Publications. These workbooks have all of the exercises patients need to enter a stable recovery. He has a new book by John Wiley & Son's titled, Treating Alcoholism: How to Help Your Clients Enter Recovery (2004) that trains professionals how to treat patients with alcohol problems. He is the author of the book, God Talks to You by First Books, and the meditation tape, A Communication From God by cdbaby, which helps addicts make their first conscious contact with God. As a composer, he has completed his second CD, Peace Will Come, music that helps addicts learn the essentials of a spiritual journey.

With Dr. Jean Lacour, he wrote The Faith-Based Addiction Curriculum (2004) to teachprofessionals of faith how to treat addiction. Dr. Perkinson is an international motivational speaker and regular contributor to numerous professional journals. He is the webmaster of several WebPages including www.robertperkinson.com, www.alcoholismtreatment.org, www.keystonetreatment.com, and www.godtalkstoyou.com, where he gets over 2.6 million hits a year and answers questions on addiction at no charge.

His biographies can be found in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Engineering and Who's Who in the World.

This comprehensive treatment manual-written specifically for chemical dependency counselors-guides practitioners through all aspects of traditional treatment. Topics covered include developing the therapeutic alliance, screening; detoxification, biopsychosocial assessment, dual-diagnosis, patient orientation, treatment planning, individual therapy, group therapy, case management, crisis intervention, client education, record-keeping, discharge planning, and referral.

The First Hours
The Biopsychosocial Interview
The Treatment Plan
Individual Treatment
Group Therapy
The Contracts
The Steps
The Lectures
Special Problems
Adolescent Treatment
The Family Program
The Clinical Staff
Discharge Summary and Aftercare
The Drugs
The Good Counselor