ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the specific application of family therapy to the field of addiction. First, the chapter explores Multidimensional Family Therapy, a model developed to work with adolescent substance abusers and their families that incorporates family therapy, developmental theory, ecological theory, and risk and protective factors. Next, the chapter discusses Brief Strategic Family Therapy, an approach developed for families with an adolescent substance abuser that combines Structural and Strategic Family Therapy. Third, the chapter explores how Solution-Focused Brief Therapy has been applied to substance abuse. Lastly, the chapter explores Behavioral Couples Therapy for addictions. This chapter just provides a slice of how various models can be specifically applied when it comes to this population.
