Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults: Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice - Hardcover

by David W. Springer (Editor), Allen Rubin (Editor)

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

Back Jacket

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 treatment of 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.

Author Biography

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