Synopses & Reviews
Praise for Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults"David Springer and Allen Rubin have compiled a valuable practice guide for any professional who works with substance-abusing youth or adults. This is a volume that should be on every practitioner's bookshelf!"
—C. Aaron McNeece, Dean and Walter W. Hudson Professor (Emeritus) College of Social Work, Florida State University
"A major stumbling block to adoption of evidence-based practice in the real world of clinical practice has been the absence of clinician-friendly guides. Such guides need to be understandable, free of technical research jargon, infused with clinical expertise, and rich with real-life examples. Rubin and Springer have hit a home-run with this series, which has all of these characteristics and more."
—Edward J. Mullen, Willma & Albert Musher Chair and Professor, Columbia University
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 problems
- Motivational interviewing
- Problem solving and social skills training
- Adolescent community reinforcement approach (A-CRA)
- Cognitive behavioral coping skills therapy for adults
- Seeking 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.
Review
"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)
Review
"David Springer and Allen Rubin have compiled a valuable practice guide for any professional who works with substance-abusing youth or adults. This is a volume that should be on every practitioner's bookshelf!"
–C. Aaron McNeece, Dean and Walter W. Hudson Professor (Emeritus), College of Social Work, Florida State University
"This edited book is an important addition for clinicians wishing to incorporate the latest in evidence-based practices into their work with substance abusing clients. The detailed descriptions, case examples and supportive materials in each chapter provide invaluable guidelines to both beginning and experienced clinicians. It is a book that belongs in the libraries of all substance abuse educators, students and clinicians."
–S. Lala A. Straussner, Professor and Director, Post-Master's Certificate Program in the Clinical Approaches to Addictions Treatment, Silver School of Social Work, New York University
"A major stumbling block to adoption of evidence-based practice in the real world of clinical practice has been the absence of clinician-friendly guides. Such guides need to be understandable, free of technical research jargon, infused with clinical expertise, and rich with real-life examples. Rubin and Springer have hit a home run with this series, which has all of these characteristics and more."
–Edward J. Mullen, Willma & Albert Musher Chair and Professor, Columbia University
Synopsis
The Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series focuses practical and detailed 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 youths and adults.
Synopsis
Addressing substance abuse treatment for youths and adults, this volume helps busy practitioners by providing the "how-to" and "what now" rather than using the typical academic approach. Each contributed chapter follows a consistent structure including an introduction; a detailed and practical step-by-step guide to the intervention; indicators and contra-indicators; cases; and additional resources, making the book an easy-to-use and essential resource for practitioners in social work, counseling, psychology, and students-in-training.
Synopsis
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 abuseEasy-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.
Synopsis
State-of-the-art, empirical support for the treatmentof substance abusePart 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 problems
- Motivational interviewing
- Problem solving and social skills training
- Adolescent community reinforcement approach (A-CRA)
- Cognitive behavioral coping skills therapy for adults
- Seeking 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.
About the Author
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.
Table of Contents
Series Introduction.
Series Introduction ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
About the Editors xvii
About the Contributors xix
PART 1 ENGAGING CLIENTS IN TREATMENT AND CHANGE
1 Motivational Interviewing 3
McClain Sampson, Nanette S. Stephens, & Mary M. Velasquez
PART 2 ADOLESCENTS
2 Problem Solving and Social Skills Training 57
Eric F. Wagner & Ashley M. Austin
3 Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA) 109
Susan H. Godley, Jane Ellen Smith, Robert J. Meyers, & Mark D. Godley
PART 3 FAMILIES
4 Family Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse and Associated Problems 205
Brad Donohue, Daniel N. Allen, & Holly B. LaPota
PART 4 ADULTS
5 Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy for Adults 259
Danielle E. Parrish
6 Seeking Safety: An Implementation Guide 311
Lisa M. Najavits
Afterword 349
Allen Rubin and David W. Springer
Appendix A: Research Providing the Evidence Base for the Interventions in This Book 353
David W. Springer
Appendix B: The Evidence-Based Practice Process 363
Allen Rubin
Author Index 375
Subject Index 381