TIP 39—Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy

Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) #39, Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy, addresses how substance abuse affects the entire family and how substance abuse treatment providers can use principles from family therapy to change the interactions among family members. The TIP provides basic information about family therapy for substance abuse treatment professionals and basic information about substance abuse treatment for family therapists. The TIP presents the models, techniques, and principles of family therapy, with special attention to the stages of motivation as well as to treatment and recovery. Discussion also focuses on clinical decisionmaking and training, supervision, cultural considerations, special populations, funding, and research. The TIP identifies future directions for both research and clinical practice.

To order your FREE copy of TIP 39 today, call SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI). Ask for publication order number BKD504.