Youth and Their Families

Julie Anne Laser-Maira, PhD, LCSW, MSW, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of DenverDavid Blair, LCSW, MSW, Co-director, Denver Family Therapy CenterJamie Blair Echevarria, LCSW, LMFT, Clinical Director, Adolescent Substance Abuse Program and Youth Drug Alcohol Prevention and Education Program, Denver Family Therapy CenterDarrin Wallis, PhD, LCSW, LMFT, MSW, Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, Denver Family Therapy CenterOrion Castro, Director of Data, Denver Family Therapy CenterJason Conger, LMFT, LCSW, LAC, CHES, Therapist, Denver Family Therapy Center

• Preface Chapter 1: Defining Systems TheoryChapter 2: Defining FamilyChapter 3: Defining Family Systems TherapyChapter 4: Defining Substance Abuse in AdolescenceChapter 5: Evidenced-Based Treatment and Family Systems Therapy: Complementary PracticesChapter 6: PreventionChapter 7: Outpatient, Community-Based Treatment InterventionsChapter 8: Inpatient/Residential (Non-Hospital)Chapter 9: Marijuana Legalization and its Effect on Substance Abuse Programs in the U.S.Chapter 10: The Opioid EpidemicChapter 11: Conclusions and Self-Care AppendixIndex