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Adolescents and substance use the handbook for professionals working with young people

This highly practical manual presents an ideal introduction to adolescent substance use. It offers invaluable guidance for all professionals involved with adolescents including social workers, health and social care professionals, youth workers, family support workers, teachers, counsellors, mental...

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Main Authors: James, Philip (Author), Kearns, Caitríona (Author), Campbell, Ann (Author), Smyth, Bobby P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London New York Radcliffe Publishing © 2014
Subjects:
Teenagers > Substance use
Substance abuse > Treatment > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Youth > Alcohol use
Youth > Drug use
Drug abuse > Treatment
Substance-Related Disorders > therapy > Handbooks
Adolescent
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Table of Contents:
  • Adolescence : a time of great change
  • An overview of substances used by adolescents
  • Why do we worry about teenage substance use?
  • Why do some teenagers abuse substances? Risk and protective factors
  • Preventing adolescent substance use
  • What is 'treatment' and who needs it?
  • Harnessing the significant influence of parents
  • Enhancing motivation for change
  • Counselling adolescent substance users
  • Other treatment approacjhes
  • Developing substance use policies
  • Substance use and mental health
  • Substance use and sexual health
  • Sustance use and cultural issues
  • Inter-agency working
  • Ethical and legal issues

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