Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy: A Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 39

• NCJ Number: 208078
• Author(s): Edward Kaufman M.D.; Marianne R. M. Yoshioka Ph.D.
• Date Published: 2004
• Length: 256 pages
• Contract Number(s): 270-99-7072
• Sponsoring Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin (SAMHSA)
• Corporate Author: CDM Group, Inc
• Sale Source: SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Technical Assistance)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP), developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Center of Substance Abuse Treatment, addresses how substance abuse affects the entire family and how substance abuse treatment providers can use principles from family therapy to change the interactions among family members.

Abstract

The intent of this TIP is to help substance-abuse-treatment counselors and family therapists acquire a basic understanding of one another's fields and incorporate aspects of each others' work into their own therapeutic procedures. The TIP contains six chapters. The first chapter is an introduction to substance abuse treatment and family therapy, presenting the primary models of family therapy, the concepts of substance abuse treatment, and the effectiveness and cost benefits of family therapy. The second chapter examines the impact of a family member's substance abuse on the family as a whole and other members of the family, followed by a chapter that discusses therapeutic approaches in both substance abuse treatment and family therapy. Substance-abuse-treatment counselors are instructed in the models, approaches, and concepts of family therapy. A section for family therapists presents basic information on substance-abuse-treatment theory, treatment modalities, and the role of 12-step programs in substance abuse treatment. The fourth chapter discusses integrated models for substance abuse treatment and family therapy, and the fifth chapter provides background information on substance abuse treatment for various populations, along with family-therapy applications for each population. The concluding chapter, which pertains to administrators and trainers, presents information related to the importance of improving services to families, as well as some policy implications to consider in integrating family therapy with substance abuse treatment. 9 figures, a 520-item bibliography, and appended supplementary guidelines and resources