Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide offers a comprehensive, step-by-step introduction to addiction treatment grounded in twelve-step principles and evidence-based practice. Guiding readers through the full continuum of care—from assessment and treatment planning to intervention, continuing care, and discharge—Robert R. Perkinson equips future and practicing counselors with the clinical tools, judgment, and compassion needed for real-world practice. Fully updated to reflect current neuroscience, diagnostic standards, and public health realities, the Seventh Edition is an essential core text for addiction and substance use counseling programs.