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Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents: A 12 Session Curriculum

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Get it now for 20% off!!!! Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents is a group-based curriculum incorporating mindfulness, self-awareness, and substance-abuse treatment strategies for use with adolescents dealing with substance use. The module-based, how-to format provides a curriculum—complete with handouts and worksheets—for professionals to implement either in full or in part over a number of weeks. The book is a natural fit for psychotherapists, but addiction counselors, school counselors, researchers, mentors, and even teachers will find that Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents changes the way they work with young people.

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Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents is a group-based curriculum incorporating mindfulness, self-awareness, and substance-abuse treatment strategies for use with adolescents dealing with substance use. The module-based, how-to format provides a curriculum—complete with handouts and worksheets—for professionals to implement either in full or in part over a number of weeks. The book is a natural fit for psychotherapists, but addiction counselors, school counselors, researchers, mentors, and even teachers will find that Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents changes the way they work with young people.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Curriculum Development and Researched Outcomes
  • Using this Curriculum
  • Session 1: Introduction to the Program
  • Session 2: Mindfulness of Drugs and Their Health Effects
  • Session 3: Reacting Vs. Responding
  • Session 4: Mindfulness of Delusion
  • Session 5: Emotional Awareness
  • Session 6: The Brain and Drugs
  • Session 7: Mindfulness of Craving
  • Session 8: Mindfulness of Triggers
  • Session 9: The Family System and Drugs
  • Session 10: Mindfulness of the Peer System
  • Session 11: Mindfulness of the External Environment
  • Session 12: Closing Ceremony

What are leaders in the field saying?

“Himelstein and Saul offer a rich and highly practical guide while providing much more than a how-to book. Clearly based in research, personal mindfulness practice, and years of clinical experience, here is a raw, honest, fearless program that promises to engage adolescents from all backgrounds. Deeply rooted in both mindfulness practice and science, the program skillfully integrates meditation, skits, role-plays, psycho-education, metaphors, acronyms, stories, poems and even formal debates, while offering clinicians a reliable structure and guidance balanced with trust in one’s own clinical expertise and personal mindfulness practice. This is the resource so many of us have been seeking, and this is a program that will undoubtedly change the course of countless young lives. A deep bow to my colleagues.”

—Sarah Bowen, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at Pacific University in Portland, Oregon, and author of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention: A Clinician’s Guide

“Imagine taking the extensive experience of someone who has helped a range of high-risk youth, combining this with the ancient practice of mindfulness training, and then weaving these together beautifully with steps proven by science to help enhance emotional well-being and reduce self-destructive behaviors. This is the magnificent mixture you have in your hands in Himelstein and Saul’s important guide, which offers step-by-step group lessons to support the healthy development of a resilient and insightful mind.”

—Daniel J. Siegel, MD, author of Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain and The Mindful Therapist: A Clinician’s Guide to Mindsight and Neural Integration

“If you are working with adolescents suffering from addiction, this is the book you need. Himelstein and Saul have done a stellar job of gathering and imparting the mindfulness-based treatment methodology. Read this book, be mindful, and serve the truth.”

—Noah Levine, author Dharma Punx and Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction

“A truly authentic, sensitive, savvy, and invaluable curriculum for transforming young lives and the lives of those who are drawn to it.”

—Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of the Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness

“Based on years of experience working with and listening to young people, Himelstein and Saul present a curriculum that is well-designed and user friendly, respectful of young people, and effective in building self-awareness, self-control, and community connection. An important resource for every professional in the substance abuse field. Highly recommended!”

Paul Kivel, educator, activist, and coauthor of Helping Teens Stop Violence, Build Community and Stand for Justice

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