Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescent Drug Abuse

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You will receive 5.0 credits (CE) upon completion of this course.

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Course Description

Program learning objectives are: Enhance your knowledge of family systems theory and its application to the counseling process; Increase your understanding of how to identify patterns of family interaction that are associated with adolescent behavior problems and substance abuse; and Extend your knowledge of how to plan interventions that target and provide practical ways to change maladaptive patterns of family interaction. This program introduces counselors to concepts that are needed to understand the family as a vital context within which adolescent drug abuse occurs. It also describes strategies for creating a therapeutic relationship with families, assessing and diagnosing maladaptive patterns of family interaction, and changing patterns of family interaction from maladaptive to adaptive. Topics include basic theoretical concepts of brief strategic family therapy, diagnosing family system problems, orchestrating change, and how to engage resistant families.

Course Outline

Part 1: Brief Strategic Family Therapy: An Overview Introduction Why Brief Strategic Family Therapy? What Are the Goals of Brief Strategic Family Therapy? What Are the Most Common Problems Facing the Family? What Is Not the Focus of Brief Strategic Family Therapy? This Manual Part 2: Basic Concepts of Brief Strategic Family Therapy Introduction Context Systems Structure: Patterns of Family Interaction Strategy Content Versus Proce A Critical Distinction Part 3: Diagnosing Family System Problems Introduction Organization Resonance Developmental Stages Life Context Identified Patient Conflict Resolution Part 4: Orchestrating Change Introduction Establishing a Therapeutic Relationship Producing Change Part 5: Engaging the Family Into Treatment Introduction The Problem The Task of Coming to Treatment Interactions That Keep the Family From Coming Into Into Treatment Complementarity Restructuring the Resistance Part 6: Clinical Research Supporting BSFT Introduction Outpatient BSFT Versus Outpatient Group Counseling One Person Brief Strategic Family Therapy Brief Strategic Family Therapy Engagement Part 7: Appendices Appendix A: Training Counselors in Brief Strategic Family Therapy Appendix B: Case Examples Part 8: References References Post Test Evaluation

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Language	English
Course Length	5.00 hours
Duration of Access	12 months
Continuing Education Credits	5.0
Instructor	Online Self Study. The treatment manual was written by Jose Szapocznik, PhD, Olga Hervis, MSW, and Seth Schwartz, PhD, of the Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at the University of Miami.
Vendor	AtHealth (Read more about AtHealth accreditation.)
Course Certification	CE certificate/letter of completion
Prerequisites/Audience	Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, CEAPs, alcohol and drug abuse counselors, pastoral counselors

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