Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents: Pathways to Self-Discovery and Change
The Provider's Guide

Second Edition

Harvey B. Milkman - Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA
Kenneth W. Wanberg - Center for Addictions Research and Evaluation - CARE, Arvada, Colorado

Other Titles in:
Children and Adolescent Counselling | Criminology & Criminal Justice (General) | Substance Abuse Counselling

August 2012 | 648 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This Provider’s Guide introduces a comprehensive and developmentally appropriate treatment program, Pathways for Self-Discovery and Change (PSDC), which provides the specific tools necessary for improving evaluation and treatment of at-risk youth, a particularly vulnerable patient population in the justice system. Using an adolescent-focused format, this protocol identifies psychological, biological, and social factors that contribute to the onset of adolescent deviance, and establishes guidelines for delivery of a 32-session treatment curriculum designed to rehabilitate both male and female adolescents with co-occurring substance abuse and criminal conduct.

Now in its Second Edition, this guide provides treatment practitioners, program evaluators, and youth services administrators with the most up to date, comprehensive, and accessible information for the treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile justice clients. It is built on theoretical and research advances in the treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile justice clients, as well as feedback over the past seven years from PSDC counselees, treatment providers, and program administrators.

List of Figures

List of Tables

Presentation Guidelines List of Tables

List of Reflection Poems

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Promoting Adolescent Resiliency

Section I: Theoretical and Research Perspectives

1. Adolescent Development and Pathways to Problem Behavior

2. Causes, Correlates, and Consequences of Adolescent Substance Abuse

3. Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Disorder

4. Substance Abuse and the Adolescent Brain

5. Juvenile Crime and Violence

6. Addressing Gang Culture in the Context of Treatment

7. Female-Focused Treatment in the Juvenile Justice System

8. Youth Culture and Diversity

Section II: Foundational Treatment Models: Evidence-Based Approaches

9. Treatment Systems, Modalities, and Models of Care

10. The Cognitive-Behavioral Model and Core Treatment Strategies for Adolescents

11. Community Reintegration: Reinforcing Change Through Continuing Care

Section III: Operational Guidelines

12. Guidelines for the Assessment of Juvenile Justice Clients

13. Methods and Procedures for Program Delivery

Section IV: The Treatment Curriculum: Presentation Guidelines

14. Guidelines for Session Delivery: Pathways to Self-Discovery and Change (PSDC) Program Orientation

Section V: Adjunct Provider's Guide for Treating Female Juvenile Justice Clients

15. Gender-Focused Session Enhancements

Appendices

References

Index

"Milkman and Wanberg's program rests upon the best that science has to offer. Once this workbook stimulates change, it pays attention to the principles of relapse prevention that will help young people stay changed - and this is the litmus test for any treatment program that targets behavioral problems."

Dr. Howard J. Shaffer, Ph.D., C.A.S.

Director & Associate Professor, Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

"Pathways to Self-Discovery and Change is the most comprehensive and thoughtful program we have seen to help at-risk youth gain freedom from crime and drugs and develop attitudes and skills to lead productive prosocial lives."

G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D. and George A. Parks, Ph.D

Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington

"This exceptional and widely needed program shows great promise as a developmentally appropriate treatment model for adolescents who manifest co-occurring disturbances with substance abuse and criminal activity. It is uniquely designed to interest and engage high-risk teenagers in a thoughtful array of cognitive-behavioral restructuring exercises that are geared to promote fulfilling and responsible life choices."

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

Formerly Director of Clinical Services, American Psychiatric Association, and Medical Director , McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School