Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) for
Adolescents Drug Addiction Treatment
Addiction Multidimensional Family
is a
client-centered counseling approach for initiating behavior change by helping
clients to resolve ambivalence about engaging in treatment and stopping drug
use. This approach employs strategies to evoke rapid and internally motivated
change in the client, rather than guiding the client stepwise through the
recovery process. This therapy consists of an initial assessment battery
session, followed by two to four individual treatment sessions with a
therapist. The first treatment session focuses on providing feedback generated
from the initial assessment battery to stimulate discussion regarding personal
substance use and to elicit self-motivational statements. Motivational
interviewing principles are used to strengthen motivation and build a plan for
change. Coping strategies for high-risk situations are suggested and discussed
with the client. In subsequent sessions, the therapist monitors change, reviews
cessation strategies being used, and continues to encourage commitment to
change or sustained abstinence. Clients are sometimes encouraged to bring a
significant other to sessions. This approach has been used successfully with
alcoholics and with marijuana-dependent individuals.
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