Recovery and Youth: An Integrative Review

Course overview

Course Description: This course is based upon material published in the Alcohol Research current review and is available as an open-access article. Although rates of alcohol and other substance use disorders in adolescents have been estimated for decades, little is known about the prevalence, pathways, and predictors of remission and long-term recovery among adolescents. This article provides an integrative review of the literature on youth recovery. A final selection of 39 relevant articles was grouped into five sections: treatment outcomes, special emphasis populations, recovery-oriented systems of care, families, and non-abstinence-based approaches. The review recommends more adolescent research in three basic areas: more research about medication-assisted treatment and recovery as well as harm reduction approaches for adolescents; expansion of research on recovery practices for youth who do not receive treatment due to personal choice or societal disparities; and more life course research, which may begin with adolescent participants and extend across the life span. Additionally, the authors suggest the recovery capital model for adolescents and the neuroscience of addiction may provide additional precision and direction for the study of youth recovery. This course on youth recovery from SUD and AUD is designed for social workers, professional counselors, psychologists, nurses, and substance abuse counselors, who do clinical work. In addition, this course is appropriate for beginning, intermediate and advanced level practitioners who wish to develop their knowledge of youth recovery from SUD and AUD. The course material includes a literature review of adolescent recovery It may also be useful for licensed clinicians who require continuing clinical education courses for license renewal. The course is based on a journal article that includes research. It contains statistical analysis and data that some clinicians enjoy reading and others do not. A significant benefit of reading research-based articles for continuing education is they provide practitioners with the latest findings in their field. Authors: Finch, Jurinsky, Anderson Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with detailed information regarding youth recovery from SUD and AUD. Specifically, a professional will: Identify how continuing care can used to prevent relapse Demonstrate knowledge of ROSC and aspects deemed effective Distinguish between relapse and relapse prevention methods among subpopulations Citation: Finch, A. J., Jurinsky, J., & Anderson, B. M. (2020). Recovery and youth: An integrative review. Alcohol research: Current reviews, 40(3).