Empathy for the Devil: How to Help People Overcome Drugs and Alcohol Problems
by Phil Harris
|
List Price: ££24.95
Our Price: ££24.95
Your Save: £ ( % )
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Manufacturer: Russell House Publishing Ltd
|
Average Customer Rating: 
|
|
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.29130941
EAN: 9781903855546
ISBN: 1903855543
Label: Russell House Publishing Ltd
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 217
Publication Date: 2007-02-23
Publisher: Russell House Publishing Ltd
Studio: Russell House Publishing Ltd
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Perfect Hit
Comment: One only has to spend any time in the vaults of any university library to be aware of wealth of books available to those of us who work in the drug and alcohol field. Though it does not take too long to know that beneath optimistic back cover descriptions and front covers seemingly designed by the daughters of Achelous, there lies much theorising, with little attention given to the actual practicalities of rolling out effective interventions for the client group specific to us.
In Empathy for the Devil Phil Harris does exactly what he says on the cover "How to help people overcome drugs and alcohol problems".
In my role as a senior practitioner for a criminal justice drugs service, and as a student in the field of substance use and misuse, I regularly dip my toes in to the ponds of knowledge in an attempt to find that "perfect hit". A book which nails the process from first smile to last handshake, with clients who are experiencing problematic substance misuse.
I have at last found that "perfect hit".
Phil does an exceptional job at setting the stage for change in the context of evidence based theories, which when married up with the right worker with the right heart and mind for this work, will be able to effect change in a population otherwise excluded from any hope or resigned to the vaults of pharmacological interventions until they take their last breath.
Phil's book should now become the new standard for workers seeking guidance on working in this field, and I have no doubt that once the accolade of praise dulls to a dull roar that many will agree.
For anyone working in this field, like his previous book Drug Induced, Empathy for the devil is a must own, it pulls together and lays out practical interventions proven to be effective in bringing about change and saves you the tiresome task of wading through vast volumes of dusty books on this subject matter only to end up disappointed at the crumbs sprinkled deep within preposterous pages of references which seek to bolster up obvious postulation.
Vast, accurate, relevant, precise and effective, this is not hyperbole intended to gain a sale, these are realistic superlatives and well earned.
Phil has done a superb job at covering and defining the process of engagement with substance users, from those initial and sometimes awkward early minutes to the closing session and beyond. All this is bedded well within a framework of theory, with ample references without cramming the page with open and closed brackets.
This is a book I have been waiting for my whole career and I am grateful to Phil for the passion and experience that permeates within these pages, and for his mind, which he offers to us all in this book.
|
|
|
- Ask about this healthcare product "Empathy for the Devil: How to Help People Overcome Drugs and Alcohol Problems" in the forum
- Give review on this healthcare product "Empathy for the Devil: How to Help People Overcome Drugs and Alcohol Problems" in the forum
- Search related information in the forum
|
|
|
|
|
| eVitamins | eVitamins carries top name vitamins and supplements
ALL AT 20 - 70% OFF!
Click here for more information. | |
| Learning Strategies | Tune into those secret messages that your brain automatically sends you to explore the realm of genius thinking. Click here to learn how. | |
| eVitamins | WEIGHT LOSS products - at least 20% OFF
Zantrex-3, Xenadrine, TrimSpa X32 and more!
Click Here | |
| Learning Strategies | Maximize your potential with effective programs for health, personal and professional improvement.Click here to learn how. | |
|
What is OHCNetwork Market Place?
OHCNetwork is a full-featured health portal, and this book store is a part of it.
Since the book store selectively offers health books and other related products,
our guess is that you are also interested in various health services.
This market place lists links to those services. Half of services offer you free information
for you to find out more about those services. Of course, it is completely free
to request information. If you find something interesting, just click on it! |
|
|
