ADDICTION AND CHANGE
How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover
Carlo C. DiClemente
Guilford Publications, 2006
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: The reader will understand the Transtheoretical Model and be able to apply it to clinical and research problems in addictions and recovery.
The stages of change model has become pervasive in addictions, recovery, motivation, and behavior change of many types. Carlo DiClemente, co-developer of the Transtheoretical Model, has written this book to explain the application of the model to the whole continuum of addictive behavior change. Part I reviews traditional theories and literature of addictions. Part II looks at the development of addictions, and Part III at the processes of recovery. Part IV investigates prevention, treatment and tailoring interventions. Many clinical examples are included.
Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. DiClemente has published numerous articles, chapters, and books, including the coauthored SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND THE STAGES OF CHANGE and GROUP TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE. He has done clinical and research work in substance abuse treatment for 20 years. He received the Maryland Psychological Association’s Distinguished Contribution to Scientific Psychology award. He won one of five 2002 Innovators Combating Substance Abuse awards given by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
9 CE credits; 280 pages
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