Family Therapy in SUD: Approaches, Integration and Special Populations

Course overview

This course examines approaches, integration and special populations in using family therapy to treat SUD. It includes: overview of family-based treatment methods, family approaches to support ongoing recovery, appropriateness of integrated family counseling in SUD's, whom to involve in integrated family counseling for SUD's, screening and assessment in integrated family counseling, goals of integrated family counseling for SUD's, why focus on diverse family cultures, culturally responsive family counseling, and SUD treatment for specific family cultures.