INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW (SECTION I); AND THE OLDER ADULT TREATMENT POPULATION (SECTION II)

Course overview

I. Introduction and Overview: From Substance Abuse Relapse Prevention for Older Adults¿A Group Treatment Approach provides background and how-to directions for introducing relapse techniques to older clients. II. The Older Adult Treatment Population: From Substance Abuse Relapse Prevention for Older Adults¿A Group Treatment Approach provides an overview of the target population for cognitive-behavioral and self-management intervention (CB/SM) for older adults who have substance use disorders. It gives counselors a sound knowledge base about the older adult treatment population. The section includes a brief review of current and projected substance use prevalence data for this group and a discussion of factors found to affect both substance abuse and its treatment in older adults. Challenging aspects of assessing and diagnosing substance abuse and related disorders in older adults are examined, including treatment barriers and needs and issues likely to affect older women.