ABSTRACT

How far should counselling be tailored to an individual’s needs? What intervention is most effective for which kind of problem drinker? How can the counsellor successfully guide the client through the process of deciding to change? Originally published in 1991, Counselling Problem Drinkers provides an illuminating and invaluable guide for the counsellor trying to help clients control their drinking. Written in a clear, straightforward way, it offers practical but imaginative advice, and places alcohol counselling firmly in context.

part One|94 pages

The process of change

chapter Chapter One|18 pages

Facilitating change in problem drinkers

chapter Chapter Two|18 pages

Helping the pre-contemplator

chapter Chapter Three|19 pages

Helping the unsure

chapter Chapter Four|15 pages

Helping those who want to change

chapter Chapter Five|22 pages

Helping those who relapse

part Two|65 pages

Issues in service delivery

chapter Chapter Six|18 pages

Alcohol counselling in context

chapter Chapter Seven|17 pages

Motivational counselling in groups

chapter Chapter Eight|13 pages

The influence of life events

chapter Chapter Nine|15 pages

Community services

A motivational approach