Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents

<p><em>Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents</em> is a group-based curriculum incorporating mindfulness self-awareness and substance-abuse treatment strategies for use with adolescents dealing with substance use. The evidence-based how-to format provides a curriculum for professionals to implement either partially by picking and choosing sections that seem relevant or in full over a number of weeks. Each session comes equipped with clear session agendas example scripts and talking points what-if scenarios that address common forms of resistance and optional handouts for each session. Sections cover the major principles of working with adolescents—relationship building working with resistance and more—along with a full curriculum. The book is a natural fit for psychotherapists but addiction counselors school counselors researchers mentors and even teachers will find that <em>Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents </em>changes the way they work with young people.</p>