Provides valuable information that explains to professionals how addiction-specific support groups can be free sources of community support and stability for the probationer/parolee during the difficult release transition period.
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Edward M. Read, LCSW, MAC, is a Supervising United States Probation Officer for the US District Court for the District of Columbia. He has worked in the field of corrections for over twenty years, involving both community corrections supervision as well as experience with the federal Bureau of Prisons. He is a graduate of Columbia University School of Social Work and worked briefly for the Department of State's Office of Medical Services, in their employee assistance program. Mr. Read currently manages a unit of federal probation officers, many of whom supervise offenders with serious histories of chemical dependency. He also oversees the office's intensive supervision team, consisting of high profile, high-risk, and potentially violent recidivists. Mr. Read is known for his extensive writing and publication within the field of addictions for a variety of trade publications, including Hazelden and the American Correctional Association (ACA). He has authored or co-authored a total of three books and half a dozen articles. He serves as a consultant to the Federal Judicial Center for their broadcast training in addictions and serves as the district's Firearms Instructor. Mr. Read lives with his wife, also a federal probation officer (District of Maryland), and two children in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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Try as we might, we cannot cure addiction, no matter what the money, politics, or collective resolve. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
group development guidelines, addicted offender, active addiction, criminal justice professionals, addictive disease, supervision techniques, ninety meetings, community corrections, sober time, recovering people, program involvement, clean time, community supervision, stinking thinking Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Twelve Step, Oxford House, Alcoholics Anonymous, Twelve Traditions, Fourth Step, Big Book, New York, Interpretive Referral Notes, Narcotics Anonymous, Secular Sobriety, Fifth Step, Step One, Step Four, Eleventh Step, General Service Office, Rational Recovery, Shaping the Referral, Step Nine, Step Ten, Step Twelve, Al-Anon Family Groups, Annual Report, Blue Book, Correcting Misconceptions, Geographic Cure New!
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Try as we might, we cannot cure addiction, no matter what the money, politics, or collective resolve. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
group development guidelines, addicted offender, active addiction, criminal justice professionals, addictive disease, supervision techniques, ninety meetings, community corrections, sober time, recovering people, program involvement, clean time, community supervision, stinking thinking Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Twelve Step, Oxford House, Alcoholics Anonymous, Twelve Traditions, Fourth Step, Big Book, New York, Interpretive Referral Notes, Narcotics Anonymous, Secular Sobriety, Fifth Step, Step One, Step Four, Eleventh Step, General Service Office, Rational Recovery, Shaping the Referral, Step Nine, Step Ten, Step Twelve, Al-Anon Family Groups, Annual Report, Blue Book, Correcting Misconceptions, Geographic Cure New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions by Alcoholics Anonymous on 5 pages
- Alcoholics Anonymous: The Big Book, 4th Edition by Anonymous on 4 pages
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Trade Edition by Anonymous on page 44, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- First Things First (Berryville Girls Series) by Betty McCutchan on page 41, and Back Matter
- Under the Influence: A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism by James Robert Milam in Back Matter
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