title: Social workers and delivery of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for substance use disorders.
abstract: Social workers encounter individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) in a variety of settings. With changes in health care policy and a movement toward integration of health and behavioral health services, social workers will play an increased role vis-á-vis SUD. As direct service providers, administrators, care managers, and policy makers, they will select, deliver, or advocate for delivery of evidence-based SUD treatment practices. This article provides an overview of effective psychosocial SUD treatment approaches. In addition to describing the treatments, the article discusses empirical support, populations for whom the treatments are known to be efficacious, and implementation issues.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. bwells@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Allison N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kristman-Valente
authors.forename: K Michelle
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Peavy
authors.forename: T Ron
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005196:Family Therapy; D006801:Humans; D011584:Psychology; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D013808:Therapeutic Community