When SUDs Disrupt College - Treating the Young Adult

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Topics

1. A family-focused approach for young adults who have returned home due to SUDs
2. Friends, identity, and addiction. Helping young adults develop a healthy social identity.
3. Addressing co-occurring mental health problems in young adults with SUDs.
4. When and whether to return to college: Helping parents set boundaries with their college-age children.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to outline a family-focused treatment approach for young adults who have returned home due to SUDs.
• Participants will be able to help parents conceptualize the range of choices they have in boundary setting with young adults, from the most rigid to the most permissive, and help them choose their preferred approach with its associated risks and benefits.
• Participants will be able to describe the potential role of SUDs in young adult social identity and at least one strategy for helping them develop a healthy social identity after a period of addiction.