Substance abuse treatment for youth and adults: clinician's guide to evidence-based practice

The Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series focuses practical anddetailed strategies for addressing today's most prevalent mental health concerns using key interventions whose effectiveness is supported by the best-evidence. This book in the series addresses substance abuse treatment for youth andadults. More than one-half of mental health clients have problems either related to their own or a family member's alcohol or drug abuse. The chapters in this book are how-to focused and geared to practitioners who want to incorporate evidence-based interventions but don't have the time to read full-length books, research articles, or attend lengthy workshops or trainings. Each chapter is written by practitioners who are experts in a particular evidence-based practice and who provide information and case examples to help readers get started in that particular evidence-based practice. The clinical interventions covered are Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach, problem solving and socialskills training, family behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral coping skills for adults, and Seeking Safety.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-24453-1
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 432
• Fecha Publicación: 26/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés