Narrative Means to Sober Ends Joseph F. Donnermeyer some are great at helping

some are great at helping other people

agency theory (also called contract theory)

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and the Myers-Briggs model of personality

dealing with controversy in the WCTU

The book has long been unavailable and a collector's item

Narrative Means to Sober Ends Joseph F. Donnermeyer some are great at helpingWorking with clients who abuse drugs or alcohol poses formidable challenges to the clinician. Addicted persons are often confronting multiple, complex problems, from the denial of the addiction itself, to legacies of early trauma or abuse, to histories of broken relationships with parents, spouses, and children. Making matters more confusing, the treatment field is too often splintered into different approaches, each with its own competing claims.