PSY-8153: Family Systems Approaches for Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Barnard, M. (2006). Drug addiction and families. Kingsley Publishers.
This book provides great information about the impact of addiction on families. It is written to therapists, but would also be a great resource for families. Read Chapter 3, Distorted Roles, and Strained Relationships; Chapter 4, Practitioner Responses to Mothers and Fathers, Brothers and Sisters of Problem Drug Users; Chapter 5, Parenting in the Midst of a Drug Problem; and Chapter 6, Children Growing Up with Parents Who Have Drug Problems.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (2020). Substance use disorder treatment and family therapy. Treatment Improvement Protocol 39. (SAMHSA Publication No. PEP20-02-02-012). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
This document offers a beginning look at how families are affected when a loved one abuses substances. This document is quite long – it has a significant amount of information and is a resource with which you will want to become familiar. This week, you will read Chapter 2, Influence of Substance Misuse on Families.

Black, C. (2013). The addictive family: The legacy of trauma. In Evolution of psychotherapy [Video]. Milton H. Erickson Foundation.
This video is a lecture by Dr. Black, an experienced addiction therapist. She discusses the connection between family issues, trauma, and addiction. (1 hour, 2 minutes)