Addiction 101: Being A Human Being First - Couverture souple

Riley, Alexander

 
9781449022464: Addiction 101: Being A Human Being First

Synopsis

This book gives you an opportunity to learn and understand human nature regarding both an individual with an addiction challenge and self. The dialogue format gives you insight as to how human beings view a variety of emotional stages in our lives and how these emotions have a direct relationship with how those emotions dictate the individuals response affecting their decisions. It opens up your mind to a clear understanding of how to help addicted challenged individuals move from the label to that of understanding themselves and oneself in the process of real unconditional support both the caregiver and the recipient.

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Biographie de l'auteur

S. ALEXANDER RILEY grew up in Racine/Kenosha Wisconsin area where his family still resides. He started his career in Criminal Justice as a Criminal Defense Investigator for the Milwaukee Public Defenders office after attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He received his Masters in Child and Adolescent Psychology from Western American University with a minor in Alcohol and Drugs and continued his doctorial studies at San Diego University of Integral Studies. He was employed as a Dual Diagnosis Counselor for Mental Health Systems in San Diego and as a Alcohol and Drug Treatment Coordinator for Paradise Valley Hospital -Bay view Behavioral Health in Chula Vista California. He currently lives in San Diego, California where he is working for the San Diego City Schools as a Special Education Technician, and a Professor at Medical Career College of Fremont, California teaching Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Counseling. He is a former Adjunct Professor at National University/West Med College. He is a member of the California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book gives you an opportunity to learn and understand human nature regarding both an individual with an addiction challenge and self. The dialogue format gives you insight as to how human beings view a variety of emotional stages in our lives and how these emotions have a direct relationship with how those emotions dictate the individuals response affecting their decisions. It opens up your mind to a clear understanding of how to help addicted challenged individuals move from the label to that of understanding themselves and oneself in the process of real unconditional support both the caregiver and the recipient.

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