Multidimensional Family Therapy for Early Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Manual - (ATM108)

    Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) has been recognized as one of the most promising interventions for adolescent drug abuse in a new generation of comprehensive, multicomponent, theoretically derived, and empirically supported treatments.

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    Multidimensional Family Therapy for Early Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Manual
    Author: Howard A. Liddle, Ed.D.

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    Dr. Howard Liddle
    305.243.6434
    hliddle@med.miami.edu

    Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) has been recognized as one of the most promising interventions for adolescent drug abuse in a new generation of comprehensive, multicomponent, theoretically derived, and empirically supported treatments. MDFT has demonstrated efficacy in numerous treatment and prevention studies. The MDFT model described in this manual is a 12- to 16-week intervention, specific for early adolescent drug abusers, that is delivered over 3 to 4 months. This treatment manual details the MDFT approach for treating young adolescents, focusing on the following topics and providing case examples detailing the approach:

    • The MDFT approach to early adolescent drug abuse treatment
    • Operational features of the MDFT approach
    • Goals, rationales, and procedures for MDFT interventions
    • General theoretical assumptions and approach
    • The stages of treatment of MDFT
    • Specific details on working with individual adolescents and their parents, conducting family sessions, and working with external systems such as school and courts
    • Transforming negative interactions into key therapeutic work
    • Procedural steps of MDFT

    239 PAGES   SOFT COVER   2003
    ATM108

     
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