Welcome to Methadonia: A Social Worker's Candid Account of Life in a Methadone Clinic
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (712 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1929109024 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 210 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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She lives with her husband in Massachusetts. Her articles have appeared in THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine, and she serves on the editorial advisory board of that publication. . Rachel Greene Baldino was born in northern California and grew up in Iowa and upstate New York. She received her bachelor's degree from SUNY at Albany and her master's degree in social work from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work
The author honestly and openly describes her feelings about the work and the people, and describes in graphic terms what she observed during her year in a methadone clinic. Besides chronicling her year as a counselor in a methadone setting, Baldino makes recommendations for changes to the treatment system--recommendations she sees as a "starting point" for discussion among those who are in and associated with the field. As such, it does not describe all methadone treatment or all methadone clinics--only one person's observations in one setting. A glossary is provided to help readers quickly identify and define key terms associated with heroin addiction and methadone treatment.. With her Master of Social Work diploma still fresh in her hands, Rachel Greene Baldino embarked on a year-long journey as a new professional in a methadone clinic. But was she prepared for what lay ahead? Her personal account of the year that followed will give you an eye-opening glimpse into the sights, sounds, smells, and emotions she experienced. She was ecstatic that she would be starting her career in a full-fledged counselor's position. It does provide insight into one new professional
-- K. a primer for social workers and a tightly written page-turner that sweeps the reader along on Ms. -- Gene Mirabelli, METROLAND newspaper, Albany, NYThis book should be on every budding counselor and therapist's reading list! I only wish that I could have read this little gem when I began my career. Baldino's odyssey. Moses McCluskey, CADC, Heroin Times. -- Pamela Sacks, WORCESTER TELEGRAM AND GAZETTEan acutely personal account revelation about addicts and an insight into the feelings of the people who deal with them
"Thoughtful, compassionate, empathic, insightful view of Methadone Maintainence Therapy" according to Steven Sponaugle. Welcome to Methadonia is a thoughtful, compassionate, empathic, insightful view of Methadone Maintainence Therapy at a methadone clinic, which appears better managed and staffed than many.It is difficult to understand why this book has received so many derogatory reviews, which appear to be written by people who have only read a fraction of the book. This book describes a range of methadone patients, who were treated, at the methadone clinic. Baldino describes some high functioning methadone patients who were actually able to not only cease using any other drugs, but eventually became free of methadone. "Where's the compassion and empathy?" according to Devin. I'm in her same shoes, fresh out of college and knew nothing about addiction and ended up at a methadone clinic as a counselor. In brief, I will say she does paint a very negative picture on all the clients. At my clinic I am extremely compassionate, empathetic, and was thrilled to have a counseling job which was insulting for her to say "I wouldn't have applied if I had known it was a methadone clinic"My clients are my joy and even the non complaint ones who are still using are still important to me. They taught me about the drug world and accepted me as a counselor who was a non addict. I've seen lot. What Lack of Training Means in Methadone One of the greatest problems in methadone treatment today is that many professionals that work in the field do not have the adequate training to work in methadone treatment. Patients look to their counselor for direction and it only confirms to the patient that they unworthy when their counselor shows fear towards them.Most social workers who come from graduate school are taught that methadone is not real treatment. For example Drug Abuse: An Introduction by Howard Abadinsky (Hardcover - February 1993) attacks the integrity of Drs. Dole and Nyswander. "Eventually, the bad news came out. Methadone was n