ADC Exam Prep

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Suggested Reading List for the Written Examination

Note:  While the majority of the questions on the exam are taken from these texts, this is not intended to be a complete bibliography for the AODA exam. It was compiled to give applicants a reasonable number of texts to use for exam preparation.

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV-TR.
American Psychiatric Association. APA 2000.

The Rehabilitation Model of Substance Abuse Counseling.
J. Benshoff & T. Janikowski. Brooks/Cole, 1999.

Psychotherapy in Chemical Dependence Treatment: A Practical and Integrative Approach.
G. Buelow & S. Buelow. Brooks/Cole, 1997.

Issues and Ethics for the Helping Professions. 6th ed.
G. Corey, M.S. Corey and Patrick Callanan. Brooks/Cole, 2003.

Groups: Process & Practice. 6th ed.
G. Corey and Marianne S. Corey. Brooks/Cole, 2001.

Theory and Practice of Counseling & Psychotherapy. 6th ed.
Gerald Corey. Brooks/Cole, 2000.

Addiction and Change: How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover.
Carlo DiClemente. Guilford Press, 2003.

The Therapeutic Community: Theory, Model, and Method.
George DeLeon. Springer Publishing Company, 2000.

Concepts in Chemical Dependency. 5th ed.
Harold Doweiko. Brooks/Cole, 2001.

Substance Abuse: Information for School Counselors, Social Workers, Therapists and Counselors . 2nd ed.
G. Fisher & T. Harrison. Allyn & Bacon, 1999.

Global Criteria: The Twelve Core Functions of the Substance Abuse Counselor. 2nd ed.
John Herdman. Learning Publications, 2000.

Uppers, Downers, All Arounders . 4th ed.
Darryl Inaba. CNS Publications, 2000.

Loosening the Grip. 7th ed.
Jean Kinney. McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Family Solutions for Substance Abuse: Clinical and Counseling Approaches.
E. McCollum & T. Trepper. Haworth , 2001.

Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change. 2nd ed. 
Miller & Rollnick. Guilford Press, 2002.

Therapeutic Community: A Practice Guide.
Fernando Perfas. iUniverse, 2003.

Clinical Supervision in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling: Principles, Models, Methods.
David Powell. Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Drugs, Society and Human Behavior , 9th ed.
O. Ray & Charles Ksir. WCB/McGraw-Hill, 2002.