Suggests that therapists and counselors use a developmental approach to understanding the origin, course, and recovery phase, of drug or alcohol addiction. Argues, for example, that a disruption in the client's childhood can affect the recovery process, and that both addiction and recovery follow di

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Addiction in Human Development provides practical strategies based on theories of human development for working with clients recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction. An understanding of these theories will help therapists and addictions counselors recognize stages of recovery and better select appropriate interventions for every phase of treatment of addicted clients.

Addiction in Human Development shows how a developmental...