Substance use, misuse and relapse in the addictions treatment workforce : issues and solutions /

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Imprint:New York : Nova Science, 2013.
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
Series:Substance abuse assessment, interventions and treatment
Substance abuse assessment, interventions and treatment series.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11203867
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Other authors / contributors:Eisenstadt, Jonas.
ISBN:9781628086478
1628086475
1628086467
9781628086461
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Summary:Like all professions, the addictions treatment field is faced with the challenges of employee substance use and abuse and their impact on retention of quality staff. Because the addictions field employs a disproportionate number of individuals - by recent estimates close to half of the treatment workforce - in recovery, the field faces particular retention challenges. This book provides meaningful and practical guidance to the problem of substance misuse among addictions professionals. The treatment field presents a professional environment where triggers for relapse are present. The ability t.
Other form:Print version: Substance use, misuse and relapse in the addictions treatment workforce. [S.l.] : Nova Science, 2013 1628086467
Table of Contents:
  • SUBSTANCE USE, MISUSE AND RELAPSE IN THE ADDICTIONS TREATMENT WORKFORCE: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: SUPPORTING OUR GREATEST RESOURCE: ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE, MISUSE AND RELAPSE IN THE ADDICTION TREATMENT WORKFORCE; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GENERAL GUIDELINE; III. ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES; IV. OTHER TOOLS; V. CASE STUDIES: TOOLS IN ACTION; APPENDIX A. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT FEDERAL LAWS; APPENDIX B. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS; Chapter 2: SELF CARE: A GUIDE FOR ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS; PURPOSE OF THE SELF-CARE GUIDE.
  • SECTION I. CHALLENGES IN THE WORKPLACESECTION II. AGENCY ROLE IN SUPPORTING WELL-BEING; SECTION III. SELF-CARE APPROACHES; SECTION 4. LOSS AND GRIEF; APPENDICES; REFERENCES; INDEX.