Collection Of Trainings By Anna Pilipenko And Irina Solovieva Was Republished - Reviews

The publishing house "Psychotherapy" has published the long-awaited reprint of the collection of trainings "Addicts, codependents and other difficult clients." The authors are A. V. Pilipenko and I. A. Solovieva, well known to our readers from publications in the journal.

The book contains a theoretical part devoted to the psychological characteristics of addicts (alcoholics, drug addicts, gamblers) and their loved ones; difficulties encountered by helping professionals. And practical: more than 100 psychotherapeutic exercises. Each exercise is accompanied by recommendations for conducting, detailed explanations. The trainings are divided thematically, in accordance with the purpose of the psychological work.

The authors address the publication to practicing psychologists: “In the book we tried to collect trainings that can be used in psychological work with addiction, but they are applicable to other therapeutic groups. Alas, there is currently a shortage of practical literature on the psychology of addiction. Several years ago, we ourselves, while working in a rehabilitation center, faced a shortage of specialized literature. Carefully collecting the exercises, conducting them over and over again, adapting to work with addicts, we suddenly found that we had collected a fairly large collection. And we decided to share our knowledge with colleagues - both experienced professionals who want to expand their “repertoire”, and with novices in this field. We will be glad if the collection will help psychologists and other specialists working in the field of addiction treatment,improve the efficiency of your work …"