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PROGRAH DESC~IP?IOI'~: ADOLESCElqT OUTPATIEIqT SUBSTARCE ABUSE TREA~..~T PROGRAH The increased awareness of chemical abuse and dependency among adolescents has brought about the need for specialized services. Juvenile Court Counselors report that approximately B01 of the adoieseents making up their caseloads are experiencing problems related to chemical abuse and dependency. The local school system has developed an ipterventiou program to identify students who are experiencing problems. At chis time there are few resources available lu Cabarrus County to provide treatment to the adolescents and the faz:ilies who are being identified by the courts and schools. This proposed treatment program will provide treatment for these identified adolescents and their families as well as serve as an aftercare program for those returning home from inpatient facilities. This program is based upon the belief that adolescent chemical dependence, as with all chemical dependency, is a chronic, progressive, fatal, but treatable illness which affects all areas of the adolescent's life and interferes with the normal growth process. This destructive process must be intervened .upon if the adolescent is to grow to productive adulthood. As the entire family is affected by the illness participation by family members is crucial. Participation in the recover)' programs of self-help groups is strongly &ncouraged as experience has sh&~ recovery to be a ~ife-long process. Th~ treatment process-begins:with:an assessment of :he adolescent;--Information-:- - will also be collected from the cburt aud/or school system. 'Fa~llies ~1! be involved in the-assessmeut'process.-'-After-theassessmen~--the.case viii be-TM- -staffed by-an in-house treatment team ~ith consultation from outside sources as needed. Determination of-services needed wi~l-be-dec--ided by the treatment team.-: All services provided-by-the ~C-s~aff viii be-clinically supervised.by a Ph.D. . :' psychologist-(specializiug-~n Substance Abuse - Family Counseling) under'the :. supervision oi the Center ?syehiatrist. If it is detect, fried that the services needed cannot be provided through this program, other reco;~uendatious viii be made. If the outpatient program is judged appropriate the client and family viii perticipate in treatment as follows: 1) Adolescents vlll attend group counseling (peer group) for 20 ~eeks (1~ hours weekly). 2) Families will attend 10 weeks of ~auily education (1~ hours ~eekly). 3) After completing the family education group, the client end families will attend $ weeks of ~ulti-family group counseling (1~ hours bi-weekly). 6)After 20 weeks client and families viii be encouraged to continue in the program's support groups for up to 1 year. 5) During the entire course of treat;eat both client and £au2lies ~lll be encouraged to attend appropriate self-help groups. lndtm, idual and family counseling viii be conducted as needed. E~ergency services ~ill be available on a 26 hour basis. Urine drug screens and breathelyzer tests will be conducted on a rando~ basis.