Individualized Positive Affirmations for Improving Self-Esteem and Overcoming Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
(PRWEB) August 16, 2005
Positive self-esteem is very important if not crucial to our happiness and well being as a human being. Having positive self-esteem can make the difference in that which we take on in life, in that which we go about achieving and creating. Having positive self- esteem also allows us to have healthy and joyous relationships with others, to experience true intimacy. One could also assert that having positive self-esteem gives… Continue reading
Improving Substance Abuse Treatment: An Introduction to the Evidence-Based Practice Movement (SAGE Sourcebooks for the Human Services)
Improving Substance Abuse Treatment: An Introduction to the Evidence-Based Practice Movement (SAGE Sourcebooks for the Human Services)
This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between research on substance abuse treatment programs and what actually goes on in the field of substance abuse treatment. It is aimed at both the academic and practitioner market (as is Perkinson) and it clearly describes how to determine what evidence based practice is and it addresses some… Continue reading
?a Parent?S Guide: How to Reach Your Teen? a New Perspective on Improving Communication for Parents and Teenagers
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) May 15, 2010
How can parents break through the emotional turmoil and changes that accompany the teenage years, and truly “reach” their teenage kids? What can parents do to create more positive and productive relationships with their teenage children, based not just on obedience and authority but on mutual respect, compassion and understanding?
In response to these challenges, Jeff Parke, an experienced social worker and youth advocate, has written a… Continue reading
Improving Treatment Compliance: Counseling & Systems Strategies for Substance Abuse & Dual Disorders
Improving Treatment Compliance: Counseling & Systems Strategies for Substance Abuse & Dual Disorders
In this book the Authors address what may be the most important task in treating substance abuse and dual disorders. Getting patients to attend treatment and mobilizing their resources to work on the problems that are causing them pain and dysfunction. The result is a formidable resource that all professionals and treatment clinics/programs involved in taking care of clients with substance abuse… Continue reading

