Action track : treatment tools for counsellors working with youth
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Date
2001
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Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC)
Abstract
This treatment package is intended for use
by addictions counsellors who need additional
resources to assist adolescent clients who are
dealing with alcohol, other drug or gambling
problems. The package is directed towards
counsellors working in outpatient and inpatient
treatment settings.
There are five sections in this package designed to offer information and resources on
specific issues related to alcohol and other drug use. This package is designed following
the principles of the Stages of Change1 (Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation,
Action, Maintenance) as developed by Prochaska, Norcross, and DiClemente. This resource
will help counsellors provide information, awareness and tools to clients to help them move
through the stages of change and achieve a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The resource is
intended to offer choices to the counsellor when working with clients, and is not meant
to be a rigid program. Client pace in working through the material will depend on individual
needs and readiness to change.
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Compulsive gamblers -- Counseling of, Teenagers -- Counseling of, Drug abuse counseling, Alcoholism counseling