Adolescent Substance Abuse Intervention Series Module Three: Supplemental Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy:7 Sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

 Overview of the whole series:

Increasingly in substance abuse service delivery, assessment, intervention and prevention supported by science is being required.  Evidence-based best practices permit increased efficacy, a better utilization of all resources and reduce recidivism.  This six module series is provided to bring such science-based assessment, prevention and intervention information to the substance abuse intervention specialist.  The text for this series is: the Cannabis Youth Treatment Series:  Volume 1-5. (SAMHSA/CSAT: www.samhsa.gov)   Please note that while the title of the treatment manual series pertains to cannabis abuse and dependency problems we assert that the practices described in these manuals constitute valid best practices for early intervention (prevention), outpatient and intensive outpatient intervention with youth who are abusing alcohol, and other drugs.  Youth who meet dependency criteria for alcohol, opiates, other habit-forming drugs and cocaine will require a more intense level of care than the models described in this manual.

Module One provides an overview of prevention, assessment and intervention in adolescent substance abuse prevention, outpatient, and intensive outpatient services.  Module Two presents a five-session model of combined Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  Module Three presents a supplemental seven-session CBT treatment focusing on coping skills.  Module Four presents the Family Support Network approach.  Module Five describes the Community Reinforcement Approach, and Module Six describes Multidimensional Family Therapy.  Each of these approaches represents the culmination of years of challenging theory and practice to articulate and test models for intervening with youth.  

Overview of this module:

Module Three (12 CE Credits) utilizes Volume Two of the Cannabis Youth Treatment series: Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Cannabis Users Supplement: 7 Sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Cannabis Users (SAMHSA/CSAT: www.samhsa.gov).  Marijuana use among teens occurs at a rate twice that of other drugs and exceeds even the rate of alcohol use.  The rate of marijuana use at younger ages also exceeds these same rates for alcohol.  Marijuana potency has increased as much as 30 times since the 1970s.  This potent substance produces withdrawal symptoms, tolerance, and significant long-term negative consequences.  

Purpose: This manual instructs counselors to provide a supplemental 7-session cognitive behavioral therapy intervention meant to enhance the MET/CBT5 discussed in Module Two of this series on adolescent substance abuse Intervention.  The additional sessions are indicated for those adolescents who continue to show signs of greater risk to return to substance misuse after completing MET/CBT5.

Objectives:

1. Participants will be able discuss the goal for the 7-session CBT supplement.

2. Participants will be able to identify the two theoretical assumptions of 7-session CBT supplement.

3. Participants will be able to list the two objectives of 7-session CBT supplement.

4. Participants will be able to discuss using CBT in teaching problem solving.

5. Participants will be able to discuss using CBT in affective management.

6. Participants will be able to discuss using CBT in communication skills.

7. Participants will be able to discuss using CBT in relapse prevention.

8. Participants will be able to describe the7-session CBT supplement protocol.

9. Participants will be able to describe the CBT treatment model of the relapse process.

Training Agenda:

Hour One: Overview to CBT-7 supplement.

Hour Two: Approach, protocol, goals objectives, theoretical assumptions  

Hour Three - Four: Key concepts of CBT 7.

Hour Five - Six: Overview of session components.

Hour Seven: Sessions on problem solving, anger awareness. 

Hour Eight: Session on anger management. 

Hour Nine: Session on effective communication.

Hour Ten: Sessions on coping w/ cravings to use, & depression management.

Hour Eleven: Sessions on managing thoughts.

Hour Twelve: Resources, Glossary of terms.

Methods:  Instruction Manual, Study Guide Manual, Posttest and Evaluation. Q and A by email.