eprintid: 27973 rev_number: 20 eprint_status: archive userid: 5 dir: disk0/00/02/79/73 datestamp: 2017-10-18 08:28:43 lastmod: 2017-10-18 08:28:44 status_changed: 2017-10-18 08:28:43 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: O'Driscoll, Colin creators_name: Foy, Sean browse_creators: O'Driscoll:Colin:: title: Working with clients with addiction: what psychologists need to know. ispublished: pub subjects: GD2 subjects: HH2 subjects: HZ subjects: JM subjects: JQ6-8 subjects: MQ6-2 subjects: TT2-12 subjects: TT4-4 subjects: VH4-2 full_text_status: none abstract: Addiction is a common problem that practitioner psychologists face with their clients. It is however, the view and experience of the authors that specialised training in addiction treatment for psychologists is sparse, inconsistent and incomprehensive. As a consequence, psychologists may feel unskilled in this regard, referring clients onto specialist community based services where they may or may not be seen, or specialist residential (tier 4) services where they may or may not be accepted, or be able to afford (in time or cost). This article aims to give some context to the nature of these issues and the challenges facing practitioners, offer an overview of evidence in the treatment of addiction, and finally conclude with some guidance to psychologists in the treatment of these issues in the psychotherapeutic context. date: 2017-10 date_type: published browse_by: O'Driscoll Colin publication: The Irish Psychologist volume: 43 numeric_volume: 12 number: 12 publisher: Psychological Society of Ireland pagerange: 16-20 request_form: display_in_all_cases doc_order_by: 1 jv_volume: 43 jv_pub: The Irish Psychologist vol_subject_list: GD2 , HH2 , HZ , JM , JQ6-8 , MQ6-2 , TT2-12 , TT4-4 , VH4-2 vol_subject_list_words: G Health and disease > Drugs and alcohol related disorder > Drugs and alcohol related mental disorder -- HA Screening, identification, and diagnostic method > Psychological assessment -- HJ Treatment method > Psychosocial treatment method -- J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Patient care management -- J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Care by type of problem > Mental health care -- MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Organisational development > Workforce / staff skills and training -- T Demographic characteristics > Doctor -- T Demographic characteristics > Counsellor / Therapist vol_subject_list_geo_words: VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland vol_subject_list_words_last: Drugs and alcohol related disorder - Drugs and alcohol related mental disorder -- Psychological assessment -- Psychosocial treatment method -- Patient care management -- Care by type of problem - Mental health care -- Organisational development - Workforce / staff skills and training -- Doctor -- Counsellor / Therapist vol_subject_list_geo_words_last: Europe - Ireland ace_words: O'Driscoll Colin , Foy Sean sticky: 0 home_hide: yes citation: O'Driscoll, Colin and Foy, Sean (2017) Working with clients with addiction: what psychologists need to know. The Irish Psychologist , 43 , (12) , pp. 16-20.