A Systemic Approach to Substance Abuse & Addiction: The Power of Society

Author(s): Michele Mahr

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2023

Pages: 166

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The author, Michele M. Mahr, has a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology and combines her personal experiences with her role in academia in her life of research, substance abuse, and addiction. Students, health care practitioners, and professors will find this book valuable as a resource in a variety of settings. The author has focused on examining the societal and public stigma often related to substance abuse and addiction.

The contributors of this textbook discuss a wide array of evidence-based practices, treatment modalities, and provide strategies that can be implemented in substance abuse treatment. Furthermore, each chapter includes a narrative, interactive critical thinking questions, case vignettes, and recommendations to assist individuals with substance abuse and addiction.

Based on a multidisciplinary approach, anyone who is in the field of counseling, rehabilitation psychology, addiction counseling, criminal justice, sociology, or other human service profession will find this book beneficial and effective.

 

Michele Mahr
Dr. Michele Mahr, who has a PhD in Rehabilitation Psychology, wrote this book to resonate with her tenacious dedication within the rehabilitation counseling discipline to assist individuals with disabilities. This textbook has the most recent evidence-based literature as well as current trends related to mindfulness and positive psychology. Dr. Mahr brings forth the importance and heightened awareness of how multicultural and societal factors often impact an individual’s wellbeing in today’s ever-changing and evolving society. Lastly, Dr. Mahr is passionate about teaching others how to implement the power of positivity and optimism when assisting individuals during behavioral change. With this intent, her book highlights how mindfulness is a useful and feasible tool that allows individuals to have the mental space and awareness needed to magnify their strengths and seek change despite their adversities and challenges.

The author, Michele M. Mahr, has a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology and combines her personal experiences with her role in academia in her life of research, substance abuse, and addiction. Students, health care practitioners, and professors will find this book valuable as a resource in a variety of settings. The author has focused on examining the societal and public stigma often related to substance abuse and addiction.

The contributors of this textbook discuss a wide array of evidence-based practices, treatment modalities, and provide strategies that can be implemented in substance abuse treatment. Furthermore, each chapter includes a narrative, interactive critical thinking questions, case vignettes, and recommendations to assist individuals with substance abuse and addiction.

Based on a multidisciplinary approach, anyone who is in the field of counseling, rehabilitation psychology, addiction counseling, criminal justice, sociology, or other human service profession will find this book beneficial and effective.

 

Michele Mahr
Dr. Michele Mahr, who has a PhD in Rehabilitation Psychology, wrote this book to resonate with her tenacious dedication within the rehabilitation counseling discipline to assist individuals with disabilities. This textbook has the most recent evidence-based literature as well as current trends related to mindfulness and positive psychology. Dr. Mahr brings forth the importance and heightened awareness of how multicultural and societal factors often impact an individual’s wellbeing in today’s ever-changing and evolving society. Lastly, Dr. Mahr is passionate about teaching others how to implement the power of positivity and optimism when assisting individuals during behavioral change. With this intent, her book highlights how mindfulness is a useful and feasible tool that allows individuals to have the mental space and awareness needed to magnify their strengths and seek change despite their adversities and challenges.