Psychological Trauma and Addiction Treatment
A collection of wisdom that is INVALUABLE, for the beginner in the  field through clinicians with advance training and expertise. The wealth of  knowledge and experience on these pages is applicable for those in  addictions, mental health, correctional and other settings. Each chapter  plays a key part in becoming an integrated and whole picture of the trauma  experience and the methods available for its' treatment. --Kathryn Bedard, MA, LCADC, CMS, NCADC, Author, Compassion and  Courage in the Aftermath of Traumatic Loss: Stones in My Heart ForeverNOT JUST A'EXCELLENT BOOK'. IT IS A NECESSARY ONE. . . .Has  something for both the clinician new to the field and the seasoned  therapist. For the entry level clinician, its overview of approaches  provides enough information allowing them to pursue further learning and  training in the approach that best suits them. For the more seasoned  clinician, there are adequate case studies tied to techniques which will  help strengthen their developing eclectic styles. . . .BALANCES A  SENSITIVITY OF THEORY AND PRACTICE. --Jeffrey M. Georgi, M.Div., CCAS, LPC, Clinical Associate,  Department of Behavioral Medicine, Clinical Director, Duke Addictions  Program, Duke University Medical CenterTherapists at times feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the  patients' problems,  ranging from mental disorders to substance abuse and psychological trauma.  Some  counselors might even experience "secondary trauma" as a result. This  book OFFERS HOPE FOR COUNSELORS AND PATIENTS. It addresses an important yet  rarely  discussed subject in the behavioral health field, the relationship between  psychological  trauma and addiction treatment. --David J. Powell, PhD, President, International Center for Health  Concerns, Inc.This book more than any others I've read, addresses in detail the  negative interdependence  so common between addiction and psychological trauma. It not only explores  the  theoretical relationship between the two, which it does thoroughly in the  first  part of the book, but it also speaks well to the simultaneous healing of  the wounds  of trauma and the illness of addiction. --Craig Nakken, LICSW, LMFT, Author of The Addictive Personality:  Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behaviors--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.