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Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse

Title: Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
Category: /Law & Government/Government & Politics
Details: Words: 850 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
Using the readings as reference, discuss the developmental issues that would influence how you as a counselor would work with adolescents in the following categories: Early Adolescence 12-14 years old (approx.) Middle Adolescence 14 - 15 Late Adolescence 16 - 19+ How would you design your treatment given where an adolescent is developmentally? Early Adolescence 12-14 years old (approx.) Adolescents biologically experience the onset of puberty and the development of secondary sexual characteristics; cognitive changes that include the capacity …showed first 75 words of 850 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 850 total…addition, to factors normally considered when placing an individual in treatment for a substance use disorder, such as severity of substance use, cultural background, and presence of coexisting disorders, treatment programs must also examine other variables such as age, level of maturity, and family and peer environment when working with adolescents. Once these factors are assessed and the problems are understood, the treatment program can then match the adolescent with the proper type of treatment.

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