Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents: A 12-Session Curriculum [Hardcover]

Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents is a group-based curriculum incorporating mindfulness, self-awareness, and substance-abuse treatment strategies for use with adolescents dealing with substance use. The evidence-based, how-to format provides a curriculum for professionals to implement either partially, by picking and choosing sections that seem relevant, or in full over a number of weeks. Each session comes equipped with clear session agendas, example scripts and talking points, what-if scenarios that address common forms of resistance, and optional handouts for each session. Sections cover the major principles of working with adolescentsrelationship building, working with resistance, and morealong with a full curriculum. The book is a natural fit for psychotherapists, but addiction counselors, school counselors, researchers, mentors, and even teachers will find that Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents changes the way they work with young people.

1. Introduction  2. Curriculum Development and Researched Outcomes  3. Using This Curriculum 12-Session Curriculum  4. Session 1: Introduction to the Program  5. Session 2: Mindfulness of Drugs and their Health Effects  6. Session 3: Reacting Vs. Responding  7. Session 4: Mindfulness of Delusion  8. Session 5: Emotional Awareness  9. Session 6: The Brain and Drugs  10. Session 7: Mindfulness of Craving  11. Session 8: Mindfulness of Triggers  12. Session 9: The Family System and Drugs  13. Session 10: Mindfulness of the Peer System  14. Session 11: Mindfulness of the External Environment  15. Session 12: Closing Ceremony

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