David W. Springer & Allen Rubin 
Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults 
Clinician’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice

State-of-the-art, empirical support for the treatmentof
substance abuse

Part of the Clinician’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series,
Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults provides busy
mental health practitioners with detailed, step-by-step guidance
for implementing clinical interventions that are supported by the
latest scientific evidence.

Edited by renowned educators David W. Springer and Allen Rubin,
this thorough yet practical reference draws on a roster of experts
and researchers in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art
knowledge into this well-rounded guide. Each chapter serves as a
practitioner-focused how-to guide and covers interventions that
have the best empirical support for treating substance abuse
problems, including:

* Family behavior therapy for substance abuse and associated
problems

* Motivational interviewing

* Problem solving and social skills training

* Adolescent community reinforcement approach (A-CRA)

* Cognitive behavioral coping skills therapy for adults

* Seeking Safety treatment for clients with PTSD and substance
abuse

Easy-to-use and accessible in tone, Substance Abuse Treatment
for Youth and Adults is an indispensable resource for
practitioners who would like to implement evidence-based,
compassionate, effective interventions in their care of
substance-abusing clients.

Table of Content

Series Introduction ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xv

About the Editors xvii

About the Contributors xix

Part 1 Engaging Clients in Treatment and Change

1 Motivational Interviewing 3
Mc Clain Sampson, Nanette S. Stephens, & Mary M. Velasquez

Part 2 Adolescents

2 Problem Solving and Social Skills Training 57
Eric F. Wagner & Ashley M. Austin

3 Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA) 109
Susan H. Godley, Jane Ellen Smith, Robert J. Meyers, & Mark D. Godley

Part 3 Families

4 Family Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse and Associated Problems 205
Brad Donohue, Daniel N. Allen, & Holly B. La Pota

Part 4 Adults

5 Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy for Adults 259
Danielle E. Parrish

6 Seeking Safety: An Implementation Guide 311
Lisa M. Najavits

Afterword 349
Allen Rubin and David W. Springer

Appendix A: Research Providing the Evidence Base for the Interventions in This Book 353
David W. Springer

Appendix B: The Evidence-Based Practice Process 363
Allen Rubin

Author Index 375

Subject Index 381

About the author

DAVID W. SPRINGER, PHD, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin.

ALLEN RUBIN, PHD, holds the Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professorship in Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin and serves as Chair of the Evidence-Based Practice track for the Council on Social Work Education