Evaluating Caregiver Involvement in Primary Care-Based Brief Interventions for Adolescent Alcohol Use Problems

Teen Intervene (TI) is delivered over two or three, 45- to 60-minute sessions (2 teen sessions +/- 1 caregiver session) to reduce youth substance use, increase motivation for abstinence, and promote use of existing coping strategies. TI is an adolescent-appropriate adaptation of motivational enhancement therapy (MET), and includes a discussion of readiness to change, goal setting, personal feedback, a functional analysis of substance use, and a review of coping skills.

Teen Intervene (TI) is delivered over two or three, 45- to 60-minute sessions (2 teen sessions +/- 1 caregiver session) to reduce youth substance use, increase motivation for abstinence, and promote use of existing coping strategies. TI is an adolescent-appropriate adaptation of motivational enhancement therapy (MET), and includes a discussion of readiness to change, goal setting, personal feedback, a functional analysis of substance use, and a review of coping skills. In this condition, the caregiver session will address caregiver expectations around youth substance use and strategies for promoting positive youth behavior change including reduced substance use.

Family Check-Up Online (FCU-O) is a self-paced, parent-driven, fully HIPAA compliant online version of the Family Check-Up (FCU), a brief intervention that integrates assessment, motivation-enhancement, and skill building to help parents effectively manage behavior and build positive relationships with their children aged 2-17 in order to reduce emotional and behavioral problems among youth.