A Parents Guide to Alcoholism and Drug Abuse:
Practical Advice for Recovery and Relapse Prevention
by Dennis C. Daley, PhD. and Judy Miller

 

© 1989       Paperback      100 pages

ISBN: 0-926028-01-4 

Price:  $ 10.00

 

About the Book

In this breakthrough book for the parents of alcoholic and chemically dependent young people, Dennis Daley and Judy Miller tell exactly what is needed for parents to become a part of the solution.  The focus is on practical advice for helping kids to get clean and sober and to stay that way.  The book is also a must for alcoholism and chemical dependency counselors, social workers, guidance counselors, family therapists, teachers, youth workers, clergy, and other professionals whose work brings them into contact with parents of young people with alcohol and drug problems.

 

 

Contents

 
  • Understanding Chemical dependency
  • Addiction from the inside out
  • Helping your child when he/she doesn't want it
  • Assessing the effects of addiction on your family
  • Identifying how you have been affected
  • Recovery for your chemically dependent son or daughter
 
  • Recovery resources for your chemically dependant child
  • Understanding the relapse process
  • Recovery and relapse prevention for parents
  • Bibliography and Suggested Readings

About the Authors

Dennis C. Daley, Phd. is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Chief Drug and Alcohol Services, and Director of the Center for Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Services at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has been involved in the addictions and mental health fields for over two decades. Dr. Daley is also involved in several research projects sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and National Institute of Alcohol Abuse. He is a consultant to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Employee Assistance Program, the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department and two federally funded research projects at Harvard Medical School and Spalding University. He has also consulted with numerous treatment programs in the U.S. and Europe and presented workshops in over 30 states, Canada and Europe.

Judy Miller has extensive experience working with families of substance abusers. She has held clinical and supervisory positions in a variety of social service agencies.