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    'Essentials of Chemical Dependency Counseling' by Lawson et al

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    In five pages this paper discusses the 1984 groundbreaking study on chemical dependency issues. There are no other sources listed.

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    explores every possible nuance of successful intervention, as well as furnishes in-depth explication of the multiple elements associated with the overall counseling process, such as understanding the difference between gender  and chemical dependency, different counseling approaches, cultural implications of chemical dependency, as well as an entire chapter dedicated to the ethics of counseling. As an example of specific details and  factual examples of the authors central themes and key points, one might choose to focus upon Chapter 2 and the ethical implications of chemical dependency counseling, which addresses such topics  as ethical considerations, relevant laws, ethical decision making, counselor certification and the counselor-client relationship. A reasonable person would think that upholding the established ethics of professional counseling would be  as commonplace as knowing that the sun will rise every morning and set every night. It does not seem feasible that there are those within the industry who do  not abide by the code of ethics while cloaked in their counselor persona, regularly breaching confidentiality and compromising the patient/counselor relationship. Indeed, the vast majority of those who seek  counseling as a form of therapy do so with the expectation that their counselors will follow concise ethical guidelines; when people open up and bare their innermost souls, the last  thing they want to think about is whether or not their therapist is going to take advantage of the situation. However, Lawson et al (1984) point out that as  with anything else in life, there are those who - although they may represent a fraction of the entire community of chemical dependency counselors - find it quite difficult to  adhere to professional ethics. These therapists negatively broad brush the entire counseling industry with their unscrupulous tactics, frightening people away from a significantly beneficial source of therapy. Lawson et 

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