| Critical Thinking for Addiction Professionals Contributor(s): Taleff, Michael J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826118240 ISBN-13: 9780826118240 Publisher: Springer Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: The first guide to critical thinking for counselors in the addiction and mental health counseling fields. Takes a yardstick to the many fallacies that permeate the unscientific fields of addiction and mental health counseling and offers skills in critical analysis that will both improve individual treatment and the field at large. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Counseling - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction |
| Dewey: 616.89 |
| LCCN: 2005029679 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.53 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Learn to Think Critically and Make Better Decisions Addiction professionals make decisions everyday that impact peoples lives. Sometimes these decisions are solid, and sometimes they are the result of flawed thinking, which often results from myths and generalizations that are perpetuated in the field. Thinking flaws are common not just in counselors, but in supervisors, administrators, and presenters, and can lead to potentially negative outcomes both for clients and for programs. In this easy-to-read guide--the first to bring together critical thinking and addiction work--critical thinking expert and addiction professional Dr. Michael J. Taleff offers readers the tools they need to think critically and make better decisions.
Dr. Taleff has provided an insightful analysis of the kinds of thinking errors often made by counselors. The text should be required reading in all areas of health and human services. The concepts and discussion are as valuable to experienced helpers as they are to novices. |