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"Whether you will be working in schools, human service agencies, private practice, health-care organizations, businesses, or other environments, you will find strategies and techniques in this book that you can use to help your clients initiate and maintain health-oriented behavior." "The authors use case materials and clinical input on assessment, treatment, maintenance, and prevention in applying their health-counseling model to a number of specific issues, including weight control, smoking cessation, substance abuse, exercise, sleep, sexual health, chronic pain, and coping with illness."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved