Multidimensional Family Therapy for Adolescents in Residential Treatment
Residential treatment has typically been the recommended intervention for youth presenting with the most severe co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.…
The Current Issue
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2019 Mar-Apr
4 Features
6 Columns
10 Articles
The Features
Volunteer Recovery Support: Can College Students Support Adolescents in Recovery?
Treatment for adolescent substance use disorders (SUDs) is effective, but positive outcomes can be compromised by premature dropout and relapse. Continuing care…
Working with Adolescents: Supporting Kindness as a Goal in Therapy
As counselors, we are in a unique position to serve as kindness role models for the adolescents and families we work with—there…
PTSD in Children and Adolescents: Research Updates
Much has been discovered about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the past forty years, but there exists some gaps in applying this…
The Columns
Compassionate Assertion
Assertion entails stating what we want, or do not want to attain in a particular encounter or situation and putting our energy…
Improving Adherence to Treatment, Part I
Adherence in behavioral health care refers to the extent clients attend scheduled treatment activities, take medications as prescribed, and engage in agreed-upon…
The Opioid Center of Support: Helping Caregivers Help Their Loved Ones
On February 14, 2016, the moment I received a phone call from an unknown number with a Florida area code, I knew…
The Seven Cs
The annual Children of Addiction Week was celebrated internationally in February. Hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals across the globe acknowledged…
The Myth of Reward: Why Addiction Isn’t About the High
Addiction is a complex disease. Moreover, the extra struggles associated with addiction (i.e., easy relapse, substance-induced cognitive deficits, and comorbid mental health…
Ask the LifeQuake Doctor
Dear Dr Toni, I’ve been in the advertising business for more than twenty years, longer than any sane person ever stays. I’m…
