Developing Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for Parents of Treatment-Resistant Adolescents |
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| Authors: | Kimberly C. Kirby Brian Versek MaryLouise E. Kerwin Kathleen Meyers Lois A. Benishek Elena Bresani |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA;2. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USAkkirby@tresearch.org;4. Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA;5. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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| Abstract: | We describe a project focused on training parents to facilitate their treatment-resistant adolescent’s treatment entry and to manage their child after entry into community-based treatment. Controlled studies show that Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) is a unilateral treatment that fosters treatment entry of adults; however, there are no controlled trials for parents with a substance-abusing child. We examined the behavioral parent training literature to guide us in tailoring CRAFT for parents of adolescents. We discuss adaptations to CRAFT, outcomes and experiences gained from a brief pilot of the revised CRAFT program, and the future directions of this work. |
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| Keywords: | adolescent substance use CRAFT parents treatment |
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