Counseling the Adolescent Substance Abuser: School- Based Intervention and Prevention

• NCJ Number: 150908
• Author(s): M M Gonet
• Date Published: 1994
• Length: 259 pages
• Sale Source: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Type: Report (Technical Assistance)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Sage Sourcebooks for the Human Services Series

Annotation

Directed to school guidance counselors, social workers, student assistance counselors, and others, this volume is intended to provide the information necessary to offer effective counseling services and drug prevention programs to all adolescents.

Abstract

The text provides an overview of drug abuse and explains the need for comprehensive school programming that includes primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. The volume describes how school professionals can and should successfully intervene, and explains how to address the treatment needs of chemically dependent adolescents and their families within the school setting. The discussion covers topics such as predicting adolescent drug use, working with adolescents who have dual diagnoses of drug abuse and mental illness, drug abuse prevention, staff development, and legal issues. Individual chapters also explain counseling techniques, including individual counseling, small group counseling, and family counseling. Case examples, index, and 230 references