Youth and Their Families: A Guide to Treating Adolescent Substance Use Through Family Systems Therapy

Julie Anne Laser-Maira · David Blair · Jamie Blair Echevarria · Darin Wallis · Orion Castro · Jason Conger

Sept 2019 · Oxford University Press

About this eBook

Though a number of books covering adolescent substance abuse are available, there are very few resources that explore the topic in the context of Family Systems Therapy (FST). Youth and Their Families offers an expanded view of the therapeutic process with a specific focus on the relationship between therapists, adolescents, families, communities, and substance use. By applying an FST lens, the clinician learns to view their client as an entire family system being affected by adolescent substance abuse. Furthermore, FST can be used at every stage of the substance abuse intervention continuum (from prevention to intervention) to provide increased functioning and strength in the family system. This book incorporates easily applicable clinical skill acquisition with the use of lively cases to give the reader requisite skills to be an effective family systems therapist.

About the author

Julie Anne Laser-Maira, PhD, LCSW, MSW, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver David Blair, LCSW, MSW, Co-director, Denver Family Therapy Center Jamie Blair Echevarria, LCSW, LMFT, Clinical Director, Adolescent Substance Abuse Program and Youth Drug Alcohol Prevention and Education Program, Denver Family Therapy Center Darrin Wallis, PhD, LCSW, LMFT, MSW, Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, Denver Family Therapy Center Orion Castro, Director of Data, Denver Family Therapy Center Jason Conger, LMFT, LCSW, LAC, CHES, Therapist, Denver Family Therapy Center