Families finding it challenging to help their adolescents overcome substance abuse now have hope of beating it with the Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse Using Family Behavior Therapy: A Step-by-Step Approach book. Authored by Brad Donohue and Nathan Azrin, this book offers a step-by-step treatment manual for addressing teenage drug abuse through family behavior therapy. It provides families with tips and tools on how to overcome this overwhelming journey.
In Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse Using Family Behavior Therapy: A Step-by-Step Approach, the authors draw on their years of clinical experience and research to present an effective guideline for treating adolescent drug abuse. Family behavior therapy is tested and trusted to offer a proper solution to adolescent substance abuse.
This book is widely praised by readers, who find it revolutionary and effective. “This is an extremely positive and strength-focused text that provides therapists with a structure and the tools to implement interventions that have a long history of promoting the types of clinical changes desired by family members and community stakeholders.” — From the Foreword by Scott W. Henggeler, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Director, Family Services Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina
“Kudos to Donohue and Azrin for writing a book that includes all the materials needed to implement FBT with adolescents, including prompting checklists, handouts, and worksheets.” Karl Kumpfer, PhD, Professor, Health Promotion & Education, Chair, International Study Abroad Committee, College of Health, University of Utah, and former director, SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
The guidelines that can be found in this book include:
• Strategies to assist in effective goal-setting, treatment plans, and family management
• Motivational enhancement exercises to encourage youth to live a problem-free lifestyle
• Methods to effectively address contextual issues such as noncompliance and culture
• Standardized treatments to assist in eliminating problems that coexist with substance abuse, including unemployment, depression, behavioral misconduct, and family dysfunction.
• An accompanying CD-ROM contains all the book’s record-keeping forms, checklists, assignments, progress notes, agendas, and worksheets in a customizable format.
Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse Using Family Behavior Therapy: A Step-by-Step Approach is available for purchase in digital format on Amazon.
About Authors
Brad Donohue is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is the director of the Family Research Services, which is focused on developing evidence-based treatments that include family support.
Nathan H. Azrin is retired from Nova Southeastern University’s Center for Psychological Studies, where he was a professor for thirty years. He has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association.
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