Adolescent

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SCATTC

Adolescent Monograph Series
During 2007 and 2008, SCATTC will publish a series of monographs that can assist clinicians who work with adolescents with substance use and co-occurring disorders.  Two of the monographs in the series are now available; click the title below.

#1 Adolescent Substance Use: Developmental Considerations

#2 Treating Adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders

NEW!!!!  Certified Adolescent Treatment Professional - Role Delineation Study Report
This report identifies the scope of service for persons providing substance abuse treatment services for adolescents. The Florida Certification Board follows national standards when conducting an RDS to ensure that all resulting credentialing instruments are directly linked to the knowledge required to perform competently on the job. This report documents the process and results of the Adolescent Treatment Professional Role Delineation Study.

Compendium of Adolescent Screening and Assessment Instruments
This compendium was developed to raise awareness of available screening and assessment instruments that can be used when working with adolescents to identify substance abuse, mental health and related problem areas.  The publication: summarizes screening instruments that have been used in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings; identifies comprehensive assessments that include specific diagnostic criteria that have been cross walked to DSM-IV, ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes; and includes other comprehensive assessments that contain biopsychosocial information that is not specifically diagnostic criteria-based. Click on the title of the publication to download the PDF file.

2008 Compendium of Evidence-Based Practices
This compendium of evidence-based substance abuse treatment practices is newly updated (February 2008) and organizes the most up-to-date information on particular practices. The new version contains two sections: one for programs/practices for adults and one for programs/practices for adolescents. The information is organized using the Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Treatment Process Model developed by Dr. Dwayne Simpson (2002). This model is a systematic framework for representing how treatment works. This Compendium is updated periodically as new information becomes available to the field.
2008 Compendium of Evidence-Based Practices

Parental Involvement in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

The Southern Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (SCATTC) was contracted by the Florida Department of Children and Families to conduct a series of needs assessments for the purpose of determining the barriers to parental involvement and to develop strategies to improve by involvement of parents with children receiving substance abuse treatment services. This report summarizes the findings of these focus groups.

SCATTC Beacon Spotlight CDs entitled "Adolescent Treatment - Parts I and II" are available from the SCATTC.  The SCATTC produces quarterly Spotlight compilations available only on CD-Rom. These compilations contain public domain materials such as treatment manuals, training products, special resource documents, etc.

Directory of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Providers in Florida (2006) represents the first stage of data collection among providers of services that are funded through the Florida Department of Children and Families. This directory emphasizes evidence based treatment, aftercare, parental involvement in treatment, and screening and assessment; all areas of recent increased interest in the field of addictions. Soon, the Florida Office of Drug Control will be producing the Appendix of this report which will contain all of the provider agencies responses to the directory items listed on a series of tables to allow at-a-glance comparison by category.

Centers for Research on Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment

The Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse at the University of Miami is a NIDA- and SAMHSA-funded clinical research center focusing on adolescent drug abuse treatment. The Center's overarching goal is to conduct treatment research on adolescent drug abuse. 

The Center for Family Studies (CFS) is a Division of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami, School of Medicine. CFS is dedicated to improving the quality of life for families.  It is considered one of the nation's flagship programs for the prevention and treatment of minority adolescent behavior problems.  Much of their research has focused on conduct disorder, delinquency, substance use and other disruptive behaviors.

The Community-Based Intervention Research Group (C-BIRG) at Florida International University is comprehensive, multidisciplinary research group devoted to the design, implementation, and evaluation of community-based interventions for teenagers with substance use problems.

Treatment Research Institute is a not-for-profit research and development organization dedicated to reducing the devastating effects of alcohol and other drug abuse on individuals, families and communities by employing scientific methods and disseminating evidence-based information. A section on Adolescents is available. 

Lighthouse Institute, a division of Chestnut Health Systems, Inc., the mission of the Lighthouse Institute is to help practitioners improve the quality of their services through research, training, and publishing.

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University is organized into three divisions: (1) Health and Treatment Research and Analysis Division (2) Policy Research and Analysis and (3) Program Demonstration. 

Reclaiming Futures is a new approach to helping teenagers caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol and crime. This Initiative is funded through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  to promote new opportunities and standards of care in juvenile justice.

Project Cork's mission is to assemble and disseminate current, authoritative information on substance abuse for clinicians, health care providers, human service personnel, and policy makers. Project Cork produces a bibliographic database, offers current awareness services, produces resource materials, responds to queries, and collaborates in professional education efforts. The CORK database of more than 69,000 holdings is searchable online.

RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.

Manuals for Adolescent Treatment Interventions

Adolescent Treatment Manual Resources available from Chestnut Health Systems.

Cannabis Youth Treatment Series, Vols. 1 - 5
The five-volume Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) Series for substance abuse treatment professionals provides a unique perspective on treating adolescents for marijuana use. These volumes present effective, manual-based treatment for use with teens and their families. website: http://www.kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/cyt/index.htm

The Caribbean Basin and Hispanic Addiction Technology Transfer Center (CBHATTC) published the Family Therapy for Substance Abuse in Hispanic Adolescents Dialogue on Science and Addiction in 2006.  The manual discusses how family therapy has been shown to be a very powerful tool for treating adolescent substance abuse. The impressive scientific literature that supports its use includes highly rigorous and well-controlled studies of different forms of family therapy. Family Therapy can be powerful because it can work at many levels. One purpose of this manual is to introduce counselors to basic systemic thinking about addiction and the family context of addiction. Where applicable, the manual presents unique aspects of Hispanic families. This manual also seeks to articulate major strengths of family models, the importance of cultural competence in working with Hispanics, and unique aspects of working with adolescents.

 

Click here to download the PDF of this manual.

 

Toolkits

Understanding Links Between Adolescent Trauma and Substance Abuse: A Toolkit for Providers

This toolkit contains materials for health care providers, parents, and teenagers. It is designed to raise awareness about the needs of youth with traumatic stress and substance abuse problems and to promote evidence-based practices in clinical settings. This product is also meant to serve as a training guide for providers working with this population.

To download this Toolkit, click here.

Training Events

Click here for the schedule of training on adolescent training events.

Distance Learning

SCATTC will offer two distance education courses related to adolescents and substance abuse by January 2008.  Check back for details at a later date.

Links

Click here for links to websites containing adolescent treatment resources.