"Group Treatment for Substance Abusel"; Mary Velasquez et.al.; 2001 Writer Valerie Belew is an Internationally Certified Substance Abuse Professional through the IC&RC. She received her B.S. Degree from Georgia Southern University in 1976, and her Masters Degree from NOBTS in 1996. She has se...
3. a.That which is real or practical in quality or character; practical value:a plan without substance. b.Significance or importance:Did he accomplish anything of substance? 4.Density; body:Air has little substance. 5.Material possessions; goods; wealth:a person of substance. ...
or prime matter. In the various neopositivist schools of thought, the notion of substance is seen as an element of commonsense knowledge that passed over into scientific usage, representing a dualistic concept of the world and a naturalistic treatment of perception that are methodologically unjustified...
A model is proposed in which longitudinal changes in adolescents’ dispositions increase age-related risk for the onset of substance use. Pooled surve
Given the increased use of marital- and family-based treatments as part of treatment for alcoholism and other drug disorders, providers are increasingly faced with the challenge of addressing intimate partner violence among their patients and their intim
The historical perspective of addiction is often not considered when providing treatment. For this discussion: - Briefly provide a historical overview of the way addiction has been approached in the past. - How do you think a therapist might best use this historical perspective to serve the needs...
Steeper delay discounting functions are associated with poorer outcomes in adolescents in substance abuse treatment (Stanger et al., 2012). Thus, the task is sensitive to individual differences relevant to substance use and abuse. While it has been suggested that a steeper delay function is linked...
(DCAA - i.e., localities with high rates of poverty and crime) who also have considerably less access to effective treatment of substance use disorders (SUD). This project is optimizingCommunity Wise, an innovative multi-level behavioral-health intervention created in partnership with service ...
” A manager further stated that to counteract this, peer workers must function as a supplement to nonpeer workers. “Peer workers should not take over the nursing task but close the gaps in our treatment offerings.”This manager further stressed that such a position could lead to less ...
Tobacco-use questions included the following: age of onset, number of times quit, frequency of use, views as to how much clients should be allowed to smoke during treatment and ideas as to what type of programs and incentives should be offered. The follow-up questions were similar but also...