Adolescent Substance Use and Attachment Theory
with Michael Roeske, PsyD, Senior Director, Newport Healthcare Center for Research and Innovation
Thursday, November 21 | 12:00–1:30 CT
Adolescent alcohol and drug use continues to be a top concern for parents, educators, police, and communities, despite reported declines in use. While multiple factors are involved from the point of initiation to developing a substance use disorder (SUD), attachment researchers have found a strong link between adolescent SUDs and insecure attachment.
This presentation will examine adolescent substance use trends and causal factors from initiation to disorder. We will examine the role of attachment theory and the relationship of insecure attachment to substance use disorders, and explore the implications for treatment.
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss adolescent substance use trends, and identify the role of age, period, and cohort effects, as well as attitudes and beliefs
2. Identify diagnostic and prognostic uncertainty in adolescent substance users
3. Analyze the range of use from initiation to disorder, in addition to recent statistics and findings of long-term trajectories
4. Review and discuss attachment theory and the connection between attachment styles and relationships to substance use disorders
5. Identify treatment implications, including in-treatment assessment and the indication for and effectiveness of family therapy
Michael Roeske, PsyD
Senior Director, Newport Healthcare Center for Research and Innovation
Dr. Roeske is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked and studied in a variety of treatment settings, including adult substance use disorder and adolescent mental health programs, community-based psychological services, and inpatient psychiatric hospitals. He is trained as a full battery assessor of children to older adults, and has held positions including clinical director, adjunct professor, executive director, and chief executive officer.