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Addiction Counseling Videos
DVDs for Teaching, Training, Self Study and Continuing Education
 
Addiction counseling and treatment of chemical dependency is expanding rapidly in outpatient psychotherapy settings. Develop your skills with this population using these videos, as more people struggling with addiction seek your help.

Encounter Groups for Addictions

Rod Mullen


Encounter groups are at the heart of therapeutic communities. In this DVD series, Rod Mullen creates a strong argument for how and why we need to keep the encounter group thriving. Illustrated with powerful and compelling vignettes from actual encounter groups, these videos explore how encounter groups have evolved, what we can do to improve groups and overcome pitfalls, and what the keys are to leading successful groups.
CE Credits for Encounter Groups for Addictions

Motivational Interviewing (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

William R. Miller, PhD


See William R. Miller utilize Motivational Interviewing in an actual counseling session with a client struggling with addiction. Dr. Miller demonstrates how Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve their ambivalence about changing addictive behaviors. The therapist creates an atmosphere that is conducive to change by expressing empathy and encouragement, rolling with resistance, and helping the client explore the gaps between their current behaviors and the life they would like to lead.
CE Credits for Motivational Interviewing (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy for Addictions (REBT in Action Series)

Albert Ellis, PhD


Learn to use Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy with clients struggling with addiction by watching Albert Ellis demonstrate his signature style in an actual therapy session with a difficult client. Using rationality, strong language, and forceful directives, he is remarkably effective in just one session.
CE Credits for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy for Addictions (REBT in Action Series)

TCs in Prisons: A Research Perspective

Harry Wexler, PhD


This video is a must for all those working in and developing Therapeutic Communities in prisons. Dr. Wexler walks through the past and current research developments on the efficacy of Therapeutic Communities in prisons.

The Therapeutic Community

George De Leon, PhD


Since the 1950s therapeutic communities have effectively treated people with the most severe cases of substance abuse. This comprehensive series blends historical and contemporary footage from active therapeutic communities with George De Leon’s expert lectures on the framework, methods and components of an ideal TC.
CE Credits for The Therapeutic Community

Treating Alcoholism in Psychotherapy (Volumes I and II)

Stephanie Brown, PhD


Finally, a DVD-set that shows clinicians of all orientations how to provide effective treatment for alcoholics, without having to choose between a 12-step versus psychotherapeutic approach! The first volume follows a course of treatment through the four stages of the Developmental Model: Drinking, Transition, Early Recovery, and Ongoing Recovery. In a dramatic reenactment of key moments of a therapy over the course of five years, we see Dr. Brown address the multitude of challenges inherent in the treatment of alcoholics. In volume II, Dr. Brown explains the developmental model to a group of students and professionals.
CE Credits for Treating Alcoholism in Psychotherapy

Stages of Change for Addictions (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

John C. Norcross, PhD


See John C. Norcross utilize the Stages of Change model in an actual counseling session with a client struggling with addiction. Years of research by Dr. Norcross have helped to identify the stages people go through in addressing and confronting addictions. In a psychotherapy based on this model, strategies and relationship stances are matched to the individual client's stage.
CE Credits for Stages of Change for Addictions (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

Cognitive Therapy for Addictions (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

Bruce S. Liese, PhD


See Bruce S. Liese utilize his Cognitive Therapy approach in an actual counseling session with a client struggling with addiction. Dr. Liese collaborates with the client to identify and change the thought patterns and maladaptive beliefs that relate to addictive behaviors and lead to substance abuse.
CE Credits for Cognitive Therapy for Addictions (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

Harm Reduction Therapy for Addictions (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

G. Alan Marlatt, PhD


See G. Alan Marlatt utilize his Harm Reduction Therapy approach in an actual counseling session with a client struggling with addiction. Harm Reduction Therapy is an innovative approach that focuses on reducing the harmful consequences of drug use. The therapist accepts the client on his or her own terms and tries to reduce barriers to treatment.
CE Credits for Harm Reduction Therapy for Addictions (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

Integrating Therapy with 12-Step Programs (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

Joan Ellen Zweben, PhD


See Joan Ellen Zweben demonstrate how to integrate therapy with 12-step programs in an actual counseling session with a client struggling with addiction. Dr. Zweben demonstrates that psychotherapy and 12-step groups have complimentary roles in a client's process of recovery as she focuses on the role of such groups as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous within the therapy session.
CE Credits for Integrating Therapy with 12-Step Programs (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

Couples Therapy for Addictions: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

Barbara S. McCrady, PhD


See Barbara S. McCrady work with a couple struggling with addiction in an actual couples therapy session. Dr. McCrady reminds us that alcohol and drug problems always exist in a context that includes families and relationships. She uses a cognitive-behavioral approach that helps the client change his or her addictive behaviors, helps the partner learn to respond differently, and helps the couple change the relationship itself.
CE Credits for Couples Therapy for Addictions: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

Reality Therapy for Addictions (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)

Robert Wubbolding, EdD


See Robert Wubbolding utilize his Reality Therapy approach in an actual counseling session with a client struggling with addiction. Dr. Wubbolding adapts his renowned Reality Therapy approach to work with clients struggling with addictions. His practical and systematic approach helps clients evaluate the effectiveness of current behaviors and focus on practical plans of action for change.
CE Credits for Reality Therapy for Addictions (Brief Therapy for Addictions Video Series)