Addiction Treatment Homework Planner - (PracticePlanners) 6th Edition by Brenda S Lenz & Arthur E Jongsma & James R Finley (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A hands-on homework toolkit for mental health practitioners treating clients with substance use disorders

In the newly revised sixth edition of the Addiction Treatment Homework Planner, a team of distinguished clinicians delivers a practical and effective resource for clients who wish to keep their therapy and recovery efforts front-of-mind and incorporate them into their daily lives. The activities and homework contained within will assist clients--and the clinicians treating them--to collect real-time data, enabling practitioners to address relevant issues quickly and collaboratively.

This Homework Planner is designed as a companion manual to the sixth editions of the Addiction Treatment Planner and Addiction Progress Notes Planner. It focuses on client-centered, assessment-driven, evidence-based treatment in the field of substance use disorder psychotherapy. Each included exercise is designed to:

• Emphasize the importance of client motivation and increase the knowledge, awareness, and insight of people moving through the addiction recovery process
• Incorporate a skills component for further instruction in therapy or at home
• Be completed or processed within individual sessions or - where appropriate - within group therapy sessions and at various levels of care

An indispensable, hands-on resource for counselors, therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals engaged in the treatment of patients with substance use disorders, the Addiction Treatment Homework Planner is a time-saving tool with the potential to improve patient outcomes and increase client engagement.

From the Back Cover

THE BESTSELLING TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

A practical toolkit for mental health practitioners treating clients with substance use disorders

Now in its sixth edition, the Addiction Treatment Homework Planner is a practical and effective resource for clients who want to keep their therapy and recovery efforts front-of-mind while not in session, and who wish to incorporate their learning into their daily lives. The activities and homework contained in the book will assist clients--and the clinicians who treat them--in the collection of real-time data and enable practitioners to address relevant issues collaboratively and quickly.

Designed as a companion manual to the sixth editions of the Addiction Treatment Planner and the Addiction Progress Notes Planner, this book focuses on client-centered, evidence-based, and assessment-driven treatment in the field of substance use disorder psychotherapy.

The Addiction Treatment Homework Planner, 6^th edition includes:

• Material emphasizing the importance of client motivation and improving the knowledge, awareness, and insight of people moving through the addiction recovery process
• A skills component for further instruction for clients in therapy or at home
• Assignments designed to be completed or processed within individual sessions or--when appropriate--within group therapy sessions at various levels of care

An essential, time-saving resource for counselors, psychiatrists, therapists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals treating patients with substance use disorders, the Addiction Treatment Homework Planner is a therapy-enhancing tool with the potential to improve client outcomes and increase patient engagement.

Additional resources in the PracticePlanners^(R) series:

Treatment Planners cover all the necessary elements for developing formal treatment plans, including detailed problem definitions, long-term goals, short-term objectives, therapeutic interventions, and DSM^(TM) diagnoses.

Progress Notes Planners contain complete, prewritten progress notes for each presenting problem in the companion Treatment Planners

About the Author

BRENDA S. LENZ, MS, is a licensed professional counselor and certified substance abuse counselor with extensive experience assessing and treating clients with co-occurring issues in a wide variety of settings. She specializes in prevention, assessment, early intervention, and the treatment of substance use disorders in college-aged clients.

ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, JR., PHD, is Series Editor of the bestselling PracticePlanners^(R). He has over five decades experience providing mental health services to inpatient and outpatient clients. He has authored or co-authored over fifty books.

JAMES R. FINLEY, MA, is a mental health and addictions therapist who has conducted individual, couples, family, and group therapy with adults, adolescents, and children in outpatient treatment, foster care, residential, and correctional settings. He is the author of Integrating the 12 Steps into Addiction Therapy and coauthor of The Addiction Counselor's Documentation Sourcebook, Second Edition, and the Veterans and Active Duty Military Psychotherapy Homework Planner.