Adolescent Substance Abuse: Evidence-Based Approaches to Prevention and Treatment Edition. 2nd Pr Edition Contributor(s): Leukefeld, Carl (Editor), Gullotta, Thomas P. (Editor), Staton-Tindall, Michelle (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0387097309 ISBN-13: 9780387097305 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $189.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent - Social Science | Social Work - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Counseling |
Dewey: 547.84 |
LCCN: 2008939391 |
Series: Issues in Children's and Families' Lives |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 272 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Substance abuse is, and has always been, an indisputable fact of life. People - especially young people - abuse various legal and illegal substances for any number of reasons: to intensify feelings, to achieve deeper consciousness, to escape reality, to self-medicate. And as substance-abusing teenagers mature, they pose particular challenges to the professionals charged with keeping them clean and sober and helping them maintain recovery into adulthood. Adolescent Substance Abuse: Evidence-Based Approaches to Prevention and Treatment offers clear, interdisciplinary guidance that grounds readers in the many contexts - developmental, genetic, social, and familial among them - crucial to creating effective interventions and prevention methods. Its contributors examine current findings regarding popularly used therapies, including psychopharmacology, residential treatment, school- and community-based programs, group homes, and specific forms of individual, family, and group therapy. Accessible to a wide professional audience, this volume:
This volume is an all-in-one reference for counseling professionals and clinicians working with youth and families as well as program developers in state and local agencies and graduate students in counseling and prevention. |