Help us celebrate our new book and eleven years of treatment services for problem drug users in the San Francisco Bay area! The 2nd Edition of Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: An Alternative Approach to Addiction will be hot off the press. Authors and Harm Reduction Therapy Center (HRTC) Directors Patt Denning and Jeannie Little invite you to join a community of people dedicated to transforming the alcohol and drug treatment system in America.
Featured speaker: Maia Szalavitz, noted journalist and author of Help At Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids.
Meet the authors and the staff of the HRTC and help us celebrate this accomplishment and inspire us to work towards the next! Details coming soon: www.harmreductiontherapy.org or friend us on Facebook!
The University of Vermont announces the availability of NIDA postdoctoral research fellowship positions in an internationally recognized center of excellence for the study of drug abuse.
- Mentors: Openings are with Stacey Sigmon and Stephen Higgins on studies related to psychomotor stimulants and clinical trials related to behavioral treatments for cocaine dependence and cigarette smoking.
- Appointment: Two to three years.
- Eligibility: Applicants must have completed doctoral training in psychology, behavior analysis, or a related discipline and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Trainees are selected on the basis of scholastic record and commitment to drug-abuse research.
- Salary: Competitive commensurate with experience (PGY 1-7) and supported by an NIDA/NIH Institutional Training Award.
- To apply: Forward curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and three letters of reference to: Diana Cain, University of Vermont, Dept. of Psychiatry, 1 South Prospect St. UHC - MS#482, Burlington, VT 05401, E-mail: Diana.Cain@uvm.edu
The University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) anticipates multiple openings for NIAAA-funded postdoctoral fellows in alcohol etiology and treatment. Fellows develop and pursue research interests under the supervision of faculty preceptors. Seminars on alcohol use disorders, grant writing, and professional issues and career development are included. Start dates in Summer and Fall 2012 are negotiable. Visit the RIA website at www.ria.buffalo.edu.
Inquiries can be made to Gerard J. Connors (connors@ria.buffalo.edu) or R. Lorraine Collins (lcollins@buffalo.edu), Co-Training Directors. Applicants should forward a vita, representative reprints, letters of reference, and a cover letter describing research interests and training goals to: Alcohol Research Postdoctoral Training Committee, Attn: G. J. Connors and R. L. Collins, Research Institute on Addictions, 1021 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203. Applications from minority candidates are particularly welcome. Applicants must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the US or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. AA/EOE.
The fellowship at the University of Washington will provide training for individuals who wish to pursue a career in alcohol research, with an emphasis on the etiology and prevention of problem drinking and alcohol dependence. For more information please see our website: http://depts.washington.edu/cshrb/newweb/postdoc.html.
This acclaimed clinical guide has helped thousands of clinicians put the proven principles of harm reduction into practice with clients who have substance use problems. Written by pioneers in the field, it shows how to do effective therapeutic work with people still using alcohol or other drugs. It provides clear guidelines for conducting comprehensive assessments, making collaborative treatment decisions, and implementing interventions that combine motivational, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic strategies. The focus is reducing drug-related harm while also addressing co-occurring psychological and emotional difficulties. Detailed clinical illustrations are featured throughout.
New to this Edition
- Reflects over a decade of research advances and growth of harm reduction clinical practice/training.
- Section on applications including community-based settings, harm reduction groups, and working with families/friends.
- Chapters on biological and psychodynamic aspects of treatment.
- Expanded discussion of trauma, cultural sensitivity, and ethics.
Visit www.harmreductiontherapy.org for complete description/reviews.
SoAP Fellow and APA Council Representative Jalie Tucker and health psychologist Diane Grimley have contributed a volume on public health intervention approaches to the evidence-based practice series published by APA Division 12, the Society of Clinical Psychology. The book explains public health approaches to promoting behavior change and how to integrate them into clinical practice to extend the reach and population impact of services. Clinical and public health approaches are compared; conceptual models and practice tools for expanding services are described. Chapters discuss screening and market segmentation of untreated at-risk groups; use of print, phone, and computer-based interventions; finding “teachable moments” for intervention delivery; and use of targeted and tailored messages to enhance motivation. Examples draw on the authors’ work in substance misuse and STI/HIV prevention and intervention. The book contributes to a broadened scope of practice that maintains a degree of individualization while using public health dissemination strategies.