Critical Thinking for Addiction Professionals

✍ Scribed by Michael J. Taleff

• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 172
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Dr. Taleff has provided an insightful analysis of the kinds of thinking errors often made by counselors. The text should be required reading in all areas of health and human services. The concepts and discussion are as valuable to experienced helpers as they are to novices." -Gregory Blevins, Ph.D., Professor, Governors State University Readers learn: " To evaluate their critical thinking abilities " The characteristics of a critical thinking professional " What drives bad thinking in addiction work " How to recognize and avoid thinking fallacies " The ethics and consequences of using critical thinking Thinking flaws, which often result from myths and generalizations in the field of therapy, are common not just in counselors, but in supervisors and administrators. This user-friendly guide, presented by critical thinking expert and addiction professional Dr. Michael J. Taleff, is the first to bring together critical thinking and addiction work. Taleff offers readers the tools they need to think critically and make better decisions.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
TOC Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 13
PART I Introduction and Basics......Page 15
CH ONE Introducing Critical Thinking Into Addiction Work......Page 17
CH TWO Characteristics of the Critical Thinking Professional......Page 34
CH THREE Poor Thinking in Addiction Work: From the Individual to the Field......Page 43
CH FOUR Evaluating Your Critical Thinking Abilities......Page 53
CH FIVE Learning the Basics of Critical Thinking......Page 58
CH SIX What Drives Bad Thinking?......Page 74
CH SEVEN A Crash Course in Fallacies......Page 83
CH EIGHT Fallacies That Appeal to Authority and Irrelevant Fallacies......Page 88
CH NINE Causal Fallacies and Weak Inductions......Page 101
CH TEN Fallacies That Presume a Conclusion Before It Is Proven and Classification Fallacies......Page 117
CH ELEVEN Fallacies Caused by Perception Problems and Fallacies of Manner and Style......Page 123
CH TWELVE The Ethics and Professional Consequences of Using Critical Thinking......Page 141
Glossary......Page 149
References......Page 155
IDX Index......Page 163