Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse Using Family Behavior Therapy: A Step-by-Step Approach

PraiseforTreatingAdolescentSubstanceAbuseUsingFamilyBehaviorTherapy"Thisisanextremelypositiveandstrength-focusedtextthatprovidestherapistswithastructureandthetoolstoimplementinterventionsthathavealonghistoryofpromotingthetypesofclinicalchangesdesiredbyfamilymembersandcommunitystakeholders."—FromtheForewordbyScottW.Henggeler,PhD,Professor,DepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralSciences,andDirector,FamilyServicesResearchCenter,MedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina"KudostoDonohueandAzrinforwritingabookthatincludesallthematerialsneededtoimplementFBTwithadolescents,includingpromptingchecklists,handouts,andworksheets."—KarolKumpfer,PhD,Professor,HealthPromotion&Education,andChair,InternationalStudyAbroadCommittee,CollegeofHealth,UniversityofUtah,andformerdirector,SAMHSA'sCenterforSubstanceAbusePrevention"TreatingAdolescentSubstanceAbuseUsingFamilyBehaviorTherapyisanimportantresourceforthosewhowishtoprovideanempiricallysupported,strengths-based,behavioraltreatmentforadolescentswithsubstance-useproblemsandtheirparents."—SusanHarringtonGodley,RhD,SeniorResearchScientistandEBTCoordinatingCenterDirector,andMarkD.Godley,PhD,Director,Research&Development,ChestnutHealthSystems"Inmypracticewithadolescents,FBThasprovenexceptionallyeffectiveindrawingfamiliesclosertogetherandyieldingimprovedoutcomes.Thisremarkablysupportiveapproachhelpsyoungpeopledevelopcriticalskillsnecessarytoliveafulfillinganddrug-freelifestyle.ThisbookclearlyillustrateshowtoimplementtheinterventionswitheaseandexemplifiesthedeeplygratifyingexperienceofFBT."—StephenA.Culp,MEd,NCC,LPCC,AddictionServicesTherapist,Comprehend,Inc.,Maysville,KYListedinmultiplenationalclearinghouses,includingSAMHSA'sNationalRegistryofEvidence-basedProgramsandPracticesandtheCEBC,FamilyBehaviorTherapy(FBT)isascientificallysupportedtreatmentforadolescentsubstanceabuseanditsmanyassociatedproblems.WrittenbyBradDonohueandNathanAzrin—thepremierresearchersandpractitionersofFBT—TreatingAdolescentSubstanceAbuseUsingFamilyBehaviorTherapyisthefirstbookofitskindtoprovidementalhealthprofessionalswiththepractical,step-by-stepguidanceneededtousethisevidence-basedtreatment.Filledwithcasestudies,checklists,worksheets,andhandouts,thisessentialguidefeatures:Strategiestoassistineffectivegoal-setting,treatmentplans,andfamilymanagementMotivationalenhancementexercisestoencourageyouthintoaproblem-freelifestyleMethodstoeffectivelyaddresscontextualissuessuchasnoncomplianceandcultureStandardizedtreatmentstoassistineliminatingproblemsthatcoexistwithsubstanceabuse,includingunemployment,depression,behavioralmisconduct,andfamilydysfunctionAnaccompanyingCD-ROMcontainsallthebook'srecord-keepingforms,checklists,assignments,progressnotes,agendas,andworksheetsinacustomizableformat.