Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults

State-of-the-art, empirical support for the treatmentof substance abuse Part of the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series, Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults provides busy mental health practitioners with detailed, step-by-step guidance for implementing clinical interventions that are supported by the latest scientific evidence. Edited by renowned educators David W. Springer and Allen Rubin, this thorough yet practical reference draws on a roster of experts and researchers in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art knowledge into this well-rounded guide. Each chapter serves as a practitioner-focused how-to guide and covers interventions that have the best empirical support for treating substance abuse problems, including: Family behavior therapy for substance abuse and associated problemsMotivational interviewingProblem solving and social skills trainingAdolescent community reinforcement approach (A-CRA)Cognitive behavioral coping skills therapy for adultsSeeking Safety treatment for clients with PTSD and substance abuse Easy-to-use and accessible in tone, Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults is an indispensable resource for practitioners who would like to implement evidence-based, compassionate, effective interventions in their care of substance-abusing clients.

"The authors present a practitioner-based how-to guide for implementing interventions in substance abuse treatment for youth and adults that reserves the evidence base for appendixes and utilizes the chapters themselves for step-by-step instruction." (Book News, September 2009)

DAVID W. SPRINGER, PHD, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. ALLEN RUBIN, PHD, holds the Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professorship in Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin and serves as Chair of the Evidence-Based Practice track for the Council on Social Work Education