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Lighthouse Institute Publications

Multidimensional Family Therapy for Early Adolescent Substance Abuse
Treatment Manual

[free download]

Howard A. Liddle, Ed.D.

Author Contact Information:
Dr. Howard Liddle
305-243-6434
hliddle@med.miami.edu

Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) has been recognized as one of the most promising interventions for adolescent drug abuse in a new generation of comprehensive, multicomponent, theoretically derived, and empirically supported treatments. MDFT has demonstrated efficacy in numerous treatment and prevention studies. The MDFT model described in this manual is a 12- to 16-week intervention, specific for early adolescent drug abusers, that is delivered over 3 to 4 months. This treatment manual details the MDFT approach for treating young adolescents, focusing on the following topics and providing case examples detailing the approach:

  • The MDFT approach to early adolescent drug abuse treatment
  • Operational features of the MDFT approach
  • Goals, rationales, and procedures for MDFT interventions
  • General theoretical assumptions and approach
  • The stages of treatment of MDFT
  • Specific details on working with individual adolescents and their parents, conducting family sessions, and working with external systems such as school and courts
  • Transforming negative interactions into key therapeutic work
  • Procedural steps of MDFT

$30.00   ORDER #ATM108   239 PAGES   SOFT COVER   2003

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