Brief Interventions for Adolescent Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Course overview

This course is based on the book Brief Interventions for Adolescent Alcohol and Substance Abuse. This course is Part 1 of a 4-part course and covers the Introduction through Chapter 4 (Introduction; Chapter 1: Development Matters: Taking the Long View on Substance Use during Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood; Chapter 2: The Neurocognitive Impact of Alcohol and Marijuana Use on the Developing Adolescent and Young Adult Brain; Chapter 3: Assessing Adolescent Substance Use Problems and Other Areas of Functioning: State of the Art; and Chapter 4: Transactions among Personality and Psychosocial Learning Risk Factors for Adolescent Addictive Behavior: The Acquired Preparedness Model of Risk). This 4-part course reviews brief motivational interventions for addressing adolescent alcohol and other substance use in a range of clinical contexts. Participants will learn about the etiology and developmental context of adolescent addictive behaviors, as well as effective screening, evaluation, and treatment approaches. Practical strategies for intervening with diverse populations will be discussed, including strategies for college students, youth in the justice system, youth in foster care, youth with co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric problems, LGBT+ youth, and Latino and American Indian adolescents. Additionally, recommendations for future research will be discussed.