Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescent Drug Abuse

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$60.00 for 5 credits

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Description

This program describes brief family therapy and provides strategies for creating a therapeutic relationship with families, assessing and diagnosing destructive patterns of family interaction, and changing patterns of family interaction from maladaptive to adaptive. Topics include theoretical concepts of brief strategic family therapy, diagnosing family system problems, orchestrating change, and how to engage resistant families.

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.

Format: Asynchronous, reading-based distance learning. Non-interactive.

Content Category: Clinical

This CE course is designated as intermediate.

There are no known conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose.

Syllabus

  • Print Version / Test Preview
  • Part 1: Brief Strategic Family Therapy: An Overview
  • Part 2: Basic Concepts of Brief Strategic Family Therapy
  • Part 3: Diagnosing Family System Problems
  • Part 4: Orchestrating Change
  • Part 5: Engaging the Family Into Treatment
  • Part 6: Clinical Research Supporting BSFT
  • Part 7: Appendices
  • Part 8: References
  • CE Test
  • Evaluation

Author Bio

This treatment manual was written by Jose Szapocznik, PhD, Olga Hervis, MSW, and Seth Schwartz, PhD, of the Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at the University of Miami, under contract to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The treatment described in this manual was developed over the course of several decades by a team of researchers and clinicians. Among those who were integral to the development of this manual are: Mercedes Scopetta, who founded the University of Miami Center for Family Studies; Daniel Santisteban, who continues to pioneer culturally sensitive family therapy interventions for Hispanic families; Michael Robbins, who directs the Center's research on in-session processes and their relationship to treatment outcomes; Angel Perez-Vidal, who was the lead therapist in many BSFT studies; and Victoria Mitrani, who has worked intensively on a BSFT-relevant measure of family functioning.

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It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for psychologists, pastoral psychotherapists, clinical social workers, clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and alcohol and drug abuse counselors in New Hampshire.  State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.

It is At Health's understanding that  these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social workers, professional counselors, marital and family therapists, and clinical pastoral therapists in Tennessee.  State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.

Other jurisdictions may accept trainings offered by At Health, LLC for your continuing education requirements. Restrictions may apply. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.”

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Learning Objectives

Upon completing this program, participants should be able to

  • Discuss family systems theory and its application to the counseling process;
  • Identify patterns of family interaction that are associated with adolescent behavior problems and substance abuse
  • Explain restructuring strategies that engage the family in treatment
  • Plan interventions that provide ways to change maladaptive patterns of family interaction

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