A Parents Guide to Alcoholism and Drug
Abuse: Practical Advice for
Recovery and Relapse Prevention by Dennis C.
Daley, PhD. and Judy Miller
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©
1989 Paperback
100 pages
ISBN:
0-926028-01-4
Price: $ 10.00 |
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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.
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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
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- Recovery resources for your
chemically dependant child
- Understanding the relapse
process
- Recovery and relapse prevention
for parents
- Bibliography and Suggested Readings
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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.
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