Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Treatment of Alcohol And Drug Disorders [Hardcover]

Eldon Edmundson Jr. (Editor), Dennis McCarty (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789031515 | ISBN-13: 978-0789031518 | Publication Date: May 4, 2006 | Edition: 1

"Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Disorders" provides managers and clinicians with results from Practice Improvement Collaboratives (PIC) that demonstrate how substance abuse treatment can be improved by increasing the exchange of knowledge between community-based service providers and the research community. The book examines improvement collaboratives and mentoring strategies for adopting and using evidence-based practices. Contributors address how to determine the best treatment processes to serve clients, how to deal with the hurdles faced in preparing and training counsellors, and how to affect the needed changes in agency activities. This unique professional resource responds to an Institute of Medicine report that found a substantial disconnect between research and practice in treatment for drug and alcohol dependence. Focusing on how to make the changes necessary to support the adoption and use of evidence-based practices, the book documents the activities of four sites to illustrate how investigators and treatment practitioners worked together to implement evidence-based practices. Contributors examine the development and early implementation of Practice Improvement Collaboratives, the investigator-provider-policymaker model, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, the use of Opinion Leaders in training, and targeted strategies that take into account the differences in clinician demographics and training. "Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Disorders" is an essential tool for alcohol and drug counsellors, directors of alcohol and drug treatment clinics, and instructors in counsellor training and academic programs.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"AN EXCELLENT LOOK BACK—and look forward—at our nation's continuing evolution in the treatment of substance abuse disorders." -- Michael S. Shafer, PhD, Executive Director, Applied Behavioral Health Policy, University of Arizona

"Edmundson's mastery of education and training, and McCarty's established expertise in addiction science and practice are an unbeatable combination!" -- Roy M. Gabriel, PhD, Senior Researcher, RMC Research Corporation

Product Details

• Hardcover: 115 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (May 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789031515
• ISBN-13: 978-0789031518
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,901,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its about time!, May 9, 2007

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This review is from: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Treatment of Alcohol And Drug Disorders (Hardcover)

This is a great book. This is long overdue for the field of substance abuse. Thank you thank you thank you!