Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Family Therapy - Treatment Improvement Protocol (Tip 39) - Updated 2020

Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Family Therapy - Treatment Improvement Protocol (Tip 39) - Updated 2020This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) update provides information and guidance on the latest science informed, family based interventions and family counseling approaches for substance use disorders (SUDs). Intended audiences include SUD treatment providers such as drug and alcohol counselors, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists specializing in addiction, psychiatric and mental

This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) update provides information and guidance on the latest science-informed, family-based interventions and family counseling approaches for substance use disorders (SUDs). Intended audiences include SUD treatment providers such as drug and alcohol counselors, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists specializing in addiction, psychiatric and mental health nurses (specialty practice registered nurses), and peer recovery support specialists. The TIPÕs audience also includes SUD treatment program administrators, supervisors, and clinical/program directors. SUDs are complex, lifelong conditions that affect not just people in recovery but their families as well. To give a person struggling with alcohol and drug addiction the greatest chance at lasting, successful recovery, families often need to be included in treatment and services. This TIP is designed to help providers and administrators better understand how to do this by describing the unique impacts of SUDs on families; how family functioning and dynamics can both support and interfere with recovery; and how treatments, services, and programs can best be tailored to familiesÕ needs. An expert panel developed the TIPÕs content based on a review of the most up-to-date literature and on their extensive experience in the feld of alcohol and drug addiction treatment and family counseling. Other professionals also generously contributed their time and commitment to this publication. The TIP is divided into six chapters so readers can easily fnd material they need most. Below is a summary of the TIPÕs main messages, followed by a description of each chapterÕs key content areas.