Addiction in the Family: What Every Counselor Needs to Know

by Virginia A. Kelly

Overview

This book identifies and addresses potential clinical issues for clients who have family members struggling with addiction, and offers concrete strategies for treatment. Viewing addiction as a family disease, Dr. Kelly explores the complex challenges faced by family members, examines the ways in which substance use disorders affect family dynamics, and discusses behaviors that help to sustain recovery and create and maintain healthy relationships.

A brief history of substance abuse is provided, as are the primary models of addiction and family theory. Chapters on codependency and the emotional, relational, and behavioral consequences of living with a family member with a substance use disorder follow. The universality of substance abuse is then examined along with specific ethnic and cultural differences. Family support group treatment options complete the text. Case conceptualization exercises that contain reflections, implications for the counselor, and discussion questions for application of the material are interspersed throughout the book to link theory to practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781556203343
Publisher:	American Counseling Association
Publication date:	09/15/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Virginia Kelly, PhD, LPC, is an associate professor in the Department of Counselor Education at Fairfield Universityin Fairfield, Connecticut. She teaches a variety of courses, including Substance Abuse in the Family. Ginny also maintains a private practice, where she works with adolescents, adults, and couples.  Ginny received her doctorate in counselor education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, her master’s degree in counselor education from the Pennsylvania State University, and her bachelor of arts degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo. Ginny has published articles in the areas of substance abuse, spirituality, psychological abuse, and program-level assessment. She has also coedited a book, Critical Incidents in Substance Abuse, and most recently coedited Critical Incidents in Integrating Spirituality into Counseling.

Table of Contents

Preface About the Author Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Substance Abuse and SUD: History and Definition Chapter 2: Etiological Models of SUD Chapter 3: Commonly Abused Substances Chapter 4: Family Theory Chapter 5: Developmental Theory Chapter 6: Codependency Chapter 7: Emotional Consequences of Living With a Person With an SUD Chapter 8: Relational Consequences of Living With a Person With an SUD Chapter 9: Behavioral Consequences of Living With a Person With an SUD Chapter 10: Multicultural Considerations Chapter 11: Treating Clients Living With a Person With an SUD Conclusion References Index