The eLearning Center for Gatlin Education Services

Program learning objectives are:

Learn to use motivational enhancement therapy (MET) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of adolescent marijuana use;
Provide strategies and guidelines for treatment sessions; and
Increase your skills in the treatment of adolescents.

This course is designed to address the problem of marijuana use by adolescents. The program provides instruction on how to conduct a brief, five-session treatment intervention for teens with cannabis use disorders in an outpatient setting. The course of treatment consists of two individual motivational enhancement therapy (MET) sessions, followed by three group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions.

Part 1: Introduction and Background
  Introduction and Organization
  Scope and Significance of the Marijuana Problem
  Effects of Marijuana Use
  Patterns of Substance Use
Part 2: Background on the CYT Cooperative Agreement
  Goals and Objectives
  Overview of Study
  Client and Provider Information
Part 3: Background of the MET/CBT5 Treatment
  Rationale for Brief Treatment
  Basis for MET
  Rationale for CBT Treatment
  Rationale for Group Therapy
  Staff Requirements
Part 4: MET/CBT5 Treatment
  Overview of MET/CBT5 Protocol
Part 5: Motivational Enhancement Therapy
  Key Concepts
  The Five Strategies of Motivational Enhancement Therapy
  Abstinence and Relapse
  Preparation for Individual Sessions
  Session 1: MET1 - Motivation-Building Session
  Session 2: MET2 - Goal-Setting Session
Part 6: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  Key Concepts and Session Guidelines
  Session 3: CBT3 - Marijuana Refusal Skills
  Session 4: CBT4 - Social Support Network and Pleasant Activities
  Session 5: CBT5 - Planning for Emergencies and Coping With Relapse
Part 7: Common Treatment Issues
  Client Issues for Group and Individual Sessions
  Issues in Group Sessions
  Client Participation Problems in Group CBT
  Monopolizers in Group CBT
  Working With Cognitive or Perceptual Impairments
  Inactive Members in Group CBT
Part 8: References
  References
Part 9: Appendixes
  1. Therapist Session Reports
  2. Supervisor Session Rating Reports
  3. Facsimiles of 11- by 17-inch Posters for Sessions 3, 4, and 5
  4. Personalized Feedback Reports
  5. Clinical Management of Five Outpatient Treatments
CE Test
Course Evaluation