Provides a complete road map for assessing, diagnosing, and treating the multifaceted and tenacious illness of alcoholism * Detailed clinical information on the disease accompanies ready-to-use tools for practice * With a special emphasis on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, the author walks you through the first five steps of this established methodology in comprehensive detail, showing how to easily apply each one to treatment * Gives you reliable, up-to-date, and practice-tested information and materials you need to successfully confront this deadly disease and start your clients on the path to recovery * Includes: a sample treatment plan, copies of alcohol screening tests (SMAST and CAGE questionnaires), tests for other potentially related problems such as gambling and sexual addiction, a sample behavioral contract for use with adolescents, and listings of additional resources * College-Adults * 336 pg. Softcover