Substance Abuse
Friday's Progress Notes - April 13, 2011
Mental Health Information - Vol. 15 Issue 4
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CONTENTS
1. Orchestrating change in family therapy
2. Motivational interviewing
3. Screening tool for alcohol, tobacco, drug use
4. Adolescent substance use and abuse
5. Helping clients face addictions
6. Use of CBT in treating substance abuse
7. The wisdom to know the difference
8. Family guide to concurrent disorders
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1. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescent Drug Abuse - Orchestrating Change
This segment describes the BSFT approach to orchestrating change in the family.
http://archives.drugabuse.gov/txmanuals/bsft/BSFT5.html
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2. SAMHSA/CSAT TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT PROTOCOLS
Motivational Interviewing as a Counseling Style
Motivational interviewing is a technique in which you become a helper in the change process and express acceptance of your client.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26025/
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3. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
Screening for Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drug Use
This tool guides clinicians through a short series of screening questions and generates a substance involvement score that suggests the level of intervention needed.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/nidamed/screening/nmassist.pdf
A resource guide to assist clinicians is at http://www.drugabuse.gov/nidamed/resguide/
4. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse: Recognition and Management
Substance abuse in adolescents is undertreated in the United States.
5. COUNSELING TODAY ONLINE
Confronting Addiction
Counselors weigh in on how best to help clients facing addictions.
6. PRIMARY PSYCHIATRY
The Application of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Substance Abuse
The Challenge Achievement Learning Model (CALM) applies CBT to addiction and relapse-prevention programs.
http://mbldownloads.com/0503PP_Ritvo.pdf
7. SOCIAL WORK PODCAST
The Wisdom To Know the Difference: Interview with Eileen Flanagan
Jonathan Singer, PhD, LCSW, interviews Eileen Flanagan about her book on the serenity prayer.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=378
8. CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH
A Family Guide to Concurrent Disorders
Families need help to deal with the impact of concurrent disorders, and they are also a key to finding effective solutions.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=379
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