Addiction Treatment Homework Planner

by James R. Finley, Brenda S. Lenz, Arthur E. Jongsma Jr. (Series Editor)

Help clients suffering from chemical and nonchemical addictions develop the skills they need to work through problems

The Addiction Treatment Homework Planner, Third Edition provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between-session assignments designed to fit virtually every therapeutic mode. This easy-to-use sourcebook

Genres: Psychology

436 pages, Paperback

First published April 18, 2003

About the author

I'm a retired Marine (1976-1996) and retired psychotherapist and author. In the Marine Corps I served as an infantryman, marksmanship instructor, drill instructor, career planner, computer operator, data systems officer, and communications officer. As a clinician I worked primarily with people with addictions, mood disorders, PTSD, and anger management issues. As a therapist I worked more years in the state prison system than anywhere else, including stints in the state forensic psychiatric hospital and teaching at the Corrections Academy, as well as working with gang members, couples, and families. I wrote or co-authored books for clinicians with the goal of providing practical resources, mainly therapeutic homework assignments for clients, that they could adapt to their specific needs.
Books in print: two coauthored with Brenda S. Lenz, with whom I also designed and ran an intensive outpatient addiction treatment program, The Addiction Counselor's Documentation Sourcebook, 2nd Ed., and The Addiction Treatment Homework Planner, 4th Ed.; one written solo, Integrating the 12 Steps Into Addiction Therapy; and one as co-author with Bret A. Moore, a psychologist who was working with military personnel at the time, the Veterans and Active Duty Military Homework Planner.
I am also in recovery and have been clean and sober since 1990.
Home life: I live in New Mexico with my wife Jan. I have one brother living nearby, and adult children, grandchildren, and one great-grandson living in California. I still work for one cat, a benevolent tortoiseshell tyrant, named Bolt for her habit of zooming through any door leading to someplace she isn't supposed to go if it's open for a millisecond (I actually think she teleports but haven't caught it on video.)
I have strong interests in military affairs, psychology, domestic and world politics, history, and various hobbies including woodworking and cooking which I practice with more enthusiasm than skill. I like science fiction and fantasy. One of these days I want to tackle writing some military/political science fiction. I've completed NaNoWriMo once but not finished the resulting manuscript yet.

Reviews

[James]

This was a lot of fun to write, and Brenda Lenz is a great co-author to work with - we're working on the 4th edition now.