Treatment Planning Category

Treatment of Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders

8 CE Hours
1,274 members have taken this course

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About the Course

Best Practices Guideline provided by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment(CSAT). Presents information on how to conduct treatment specifically tailored to adolescents and on common and effective treatment components.

This course is based on the reading online article, Treatment of Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders created by Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in 2006.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 2006

Course Material Author

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Maximillian Schwanekamp

Target Audience

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other human services and behavioral health professionals who seek knowledge about treatment for adolescents with substance use disorders. It is appropriate for participants with intermediate to advanced levels of knowledge about the topic.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 increase understanding of differences between adolescent and adult substance abuse, and how this translates into differences in general treatment approach
  2. 2 outline the key points involved in treating adolescents, regardless of theoretical orientation, including being effectively knowledgeable about general program characteristics recommended for any program working with adolescents.
  3. 3 outline both shared and unique components of adolescent treatment programs based upon 12 Step, Therapeutic Community, and Family Therapy models.
  4. 4 master the concepts involved in the most important legal and ethical issues regarding substance abuse treatment of adolescents, especially those pertaining to consent to treatment and disclosure of confidential information.
  5. 5 increase knowledge of the unique treatment issues presented by youths with coexisting disorders, various sexual orientations, involvement in the criminal justice system, and displaced housing situations.

Disclosure to Learners

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The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Maximillian Schwanekamp – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$72

Course Details

8 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 100591

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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