Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Cannabis Users : 5 Sessions

Designed to help train substance abuse treatment counselors to conduct a brief 5-session treatment intervention for adolescents with cannabis use disorders presenting for outpatient treatment. The manual combines 2 sessions of motivational enhancement therapy provided individually & 3 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy provided in a group format. The program is referred to as MET/CBT5. Section I reviews the scope, effects, & patterns of the marijuana problem. Section II provides a brief overview of the project for which this manual was developed. Section III covers the scientific basis for this intervention. Section IV provides step-by-step procedures for actually implementing this treatment protocol. Illustrated.Sampl, Susan is the author of 'Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Cannabis Users : 5 Sessions', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422306628 and ISBN 1422306623.