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Adolescent substance abuse and crisis intervention
- Authors:
- ROBERTS Albert R., YEAGER Kenneth R.
- Journal article citation:
- Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 5(1), February 2005, pp.19-33.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
What is an effective approach with substance-dependent adolescents who present in crisis? How can social workers, counsellors, and health professionals engage treatment-resistant youths? What actions can be utilized to develop a plan of care that youths will find challenging and worth participating in? This article seeks to answer the questions posed through application of a Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model. Specific attention is given to a case application of the model in conjunction with strengths-based perspective and solution-focused treatment approaches.
Adolescence growing up in stressful environments, dual diagnosis, and sources of success
- Authors:
- ROBERTS Albert R., CORCORAN Kevin
- Journal article citation:
- Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 5(1), February 2005, pp.1-8.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article considers the social and psychological challenges to young people in contemporary society. The authors examine the variety of social impediments that face young people in most of our social institutions, from schools and the juvenile justice system to the family. They underscore the need for prevention, health promotion, and comprehensive assessment. Further, they assert that "dual diagnosis" needs to be considered not as a "special population" but as the typical or common experience of at-risk youths once they are diagnosed at mental health centers or juvenile justice reception and diagnostic centers. They conclude that evidence-based assessment, intervention, prevention, and health promotion will start to unravel the matter of misdirected diagnosis and treatment.