Critical Thinking for Addiction Professionals (Electronic book text)

Learn to think critically and make better decisions. Addiction professionals make decisions everyday that impact peoples lives. Sometimes these decisions are solid, and sometimes they are the result of flawed thinking, which often results from myths and generalizations that are perpetuated in the field. Thinking flaws are common not just in counselors, but in supervisors, administrators and presenters, and can lead to potentially negative outcomes both for clients and for programs. In this easy-to-read guide - the first to bring together critical thinking and addiction work - critical thinking expert and addiction professional Dr. Michael Taleff offers readers the tools they need to think critically and make better decisions. Readers learn: to evaluate their critical thinking abilities; the characteristics of a critical thinking professional What drives bad thinking in addiction work; how to recognize and avoid thinking fallacies; and the ethics and consequences of using critical thinking.