Working with Clients with Substance Use Disorders, Fourth Edition

Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, PhD, DSW, LCSW, is Professor Emerita at the Silver School of Social Work, New York University. She is Founding Editor of the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions and was inducted as a Social Work Pioneer by the National Association of Social Workers. Dr. Straussner is a board member of the Fulbright Israel Interest Group and a three-time Fulbright Senior Scholar, in Israel, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic. She is the author or editor of over 25 books and numerous book chapters, refereed journal articles, and other publications. Dr. Straussner was the originator and researcher of a 2015 national survey, “Social Workers’ Self-Reported Wellness Study.â€Jeffrey Steen, PhD, LCSW, is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Simmons University. Since the early 2000s, he has provided individual and group-based behavioral health services in a variety of outpatient settings. Dr. Steen has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, instructs master's- and doctoral-level social work courses, and conducts harm reduction-focused research. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. Dr. Steen identifies as a recovering person with living experience, a background that informs his professional practice, teaching, and research.

“Straussner and Steen have captured the voices of today’s leading experts in substance use treatment, creating an authoritative, practice-ready volume for today’s classrooms. Clinically grounded, accessible, and contemporary, the book equips students and practitioners to understand substance use disorders across individuals, families, systems, and communities. I recommend this text for graduate-level courses in substance use treatment, clinical practice, behavioral health, and trauma-informed care, as well as for professional training settings. Updated attention to evidence-informed interventions, harm reduction, peer support, integrative care, specific populations, and emerging policy issues makes the fourth edition indispensable for preparing the next generation of behavioral health professionals.â€--Rebecca J. Gomez, PhD, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and David Johnson Fellow in Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin- A richly designed text and resource tool for graduate counseling students as well as the novice and seasoned professional substance abuse therapist.†(on the second edition)--Family Journal, 1/1/2009Æ’Æ’ “An excellent practical reference….The book includes enough information on different types of substance abuse to communicate how treatment must be adapted for different drugs of abuse. (on the first edition)--Social Work, 9/1/1994