Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:847-850
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
Training community-based paraprofessionals as behavior therapists with families of alcohol-abusing adolescents
JD Teicher, RD Sinay and JS Stumphauzer
To combat the increase in chronic alcohol use among adolescents in a large
metropolitan area, community-based paraprofessionals were trained in
behavior therapy and treated these adolescents and their families in the
home. Preliminary evaluation of the program revealed encouraging results.
This training supplied structure for the paraprofessionals' interventions
with families and provided them with skills they are continuing to use in
their community work.
