Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults ─ Clinician's Guide to Evidence-based Practice

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.

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

Series Introduction.
Preface.
About The Editors.
About The Contributors.
Part 1: Engaging Clients In Treatment And Change.
Chapter 1: Motivational Interviewing (McClain Sampson, Nanette S. Stephens, Mary M. Velasquez).
Part 2: Adolescents.
Chapter 2: Problem Solving and Social Skills Training (Eric F. Wagner & Ashley M. Austin).
Chapter 3: Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA) (Susan H. Godley, Jane Ellen Smith, Robert J. Meyers, & Mark D. Godley).
Part 3: Families.
Chapter 4: Family Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse and Associated Problems (Brad Donohue, Danielle N. Allen & Holly B. LaPota).
Part 4: Adults.
Chapter 5: Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy for Adults (Danielle E. Parrish).
Chapter 6: An Implementation Guide to Seeking Safety (Lisa M. Najavits).
Afterword (Allen Rubin and David W. Springer).
Appendix A: Research Providing the Evidence-Base for the Interventions in this Volume (David W. Springer).
Appendix B: The Evidence-Based Practice Process (Allen Rubin).
Author Index.
Subject Index.