Clinical Guide to Alcohol Treatment: The Community Reinforcement Approach by Robert J Meyers, Jane Ellen Smith

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"...the first detailed text to implement the community reinforcement approach....The philosophy and comprehensiveness of the programme are...particularly commended and this book is clearly written and clearly describes what is an important strategy in treating people with alcohol and addiction problems."--Alcohol & Alcoholism

"The 'Community Reinforcement Approach' (CRA)...is an idea whose time has clearly come....CRA operates from a disarmingly straightforward approach, which is probably more immediately accessible to clients than many forms of psychotherapy....The dialogues are pithy, illustrative, and pleasantly pointed....As I was reading [Clinical Guide to Alcohol Treatment], I could immediately think of a number of ideas that I could incorporate into everyday practice, whether or not I should ever adopt CRA....It's extensive appendices are lucid and cogent documentation of the instruments CRA employs. Even the price is right for the quality of the work. Run right out and buy it. You will be up tonight reading through it." --Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

"...a very readable, practical guide to the day-to-day practical application of CRA. It is written in a basic , instructional style which aids comprehension of the strategies involved in CRA....A very useful, readly accessible addition to the alcohol treatment field....Will help to foster adoption of effective treatment approaches." --Addiction

"The authors present a thorough and detailed exposition of each of their ideas and its application in the clinical setting. They include numerous interchanges between clients and therapists to illustrate the actual use of different ideas. The authors have created a useful document." --Psychiatric Services

"...the first detailed text to implement the community reinforcement approach....The philosophy and comprehensiveness of the programme are...particularly commended and this book is clearly written and clearly describes what is an important strategy in treating people with alcohol and addiction problems."--Alcohol & Alcoholism "The 'Community Reinforcement Approach' (CRA)...is an idea whose time has clearly come....CRA operates from a disarmingly straightforward approach, which is probably more immediately accessible to clients than many forms of psychotherapy....The dialogues are pithy, illustrative, and pleasantly pointed....As I was reading [Clinical Guide to Alcohol Treatment], I could immediately think of a number of ideas that I could incorporate into everyday practice, whether or not I should ever adopt CRA....It's extensive appendices are lucid and cogent documentation of the instruments CRA employs. Even the price is right for the quality of the work. Run right out and buy it. You will be up tonight reading through it." --Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment "...a very readable, practical guide to the day-to-day practical application of CRA. It is written in a basic , instructional style which aids comprehension of the strategies involved in CRA....A very useful, readly accessible addition to the alcohol treatment field....Will help to foster adoption of effective treatment approaches." --Addiction "The authors present a thorough and detailed exposition of each of their ideas and its application in the clinical setting. They include numerous interchanges between clients and therapists to illustrate the actual use of different ideas. The authors have created a useful document." --Psychiatric Services.

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