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Slesnick's Lab

TORA II

Treatment Outcome with Runaway Adolescents II

Overview

runaway adolescents

Some families experience difficulties interacting and communicating, and adolescent family members are asked to leave home or leave home prematurely on their own. This can lead to high individual and family costs. The purpose of TORA II is to figure out how best to help families repair and heal from the pain of this situation.

Date of the Project

September 30, 2003 through August 31, 2009

The design of the study

TORA II Study Design

TORA II Study Design


The brief overview of the intervention

Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Ecologically-Based Family Therapy (EBFT), Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), and HIV Prevention Intervention

Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Ecologically-Based Family Therapy (EBFT),
Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), and HIV Prevention Intervention


Measures used in the study

Youth and Primary Caretaker

Youth and Primary Caretaker


Papers Published from the TORA

  1. Slesnick, N., Meyers, R. J., Meade, M., & Segelken, D. H. (2000). Bleak and hopeless no more: Treatment engagement of substance abusing runaway youth and their families. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 19, 215-222.
  2. Slesnick, N. (2001). Variables associated with family therapy attendance in runaway youth: Preliminary findings. American Journal of Family Therapy, 29, 411-420.
  3. Slesnick, N., & Meade, M. (2001). System youth: A subgroup of substance-abusing homeless adolescents. Journal of Substance Abuse, 13, 367-384.
  4. Meade, M., & Slesnick, N. (2002). Ethical considerations for research and treatment with runaway and homeless adolescents. Journal of Psychology, 136, 449-463.
  5. Slesnick, N., Vasquez, C., & Bittinger, J. (2002). Family functioning, substance use and related problem behaviors: Hispanic vs. Anglo runaway youth. Journal of Ethnicity and Substance Use, 1, 83-101.
  6. Slesnick, N., & Tonigan, J. S. (2004). Assessment of alcohol and other drugs used by runaway youths: A test-retest study of the Form 90. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 22(2), 21-34.
  7. Slesnick, N., & Prestopnik, J. L. (2005). Dual and multiple diagnosis among substance abusing runaway and homeless youth. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 31(1), 179-201.
  8. Slesnick, N., & Prestopnik, J. L. (2005). Ecologically-based family therapy outcome with substance abusing runaway adolescents. The Journal of Adolescence, 28, 277-298.
  9. Slesnick, N., Bartle-Haring, S., & Gangamma, R. (2006). Predictors of substance use and family therapy outcome among physically and sexually abused runaway adolescents. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 32, 261-281.
  10. Slesnick, N., Bartle-Haring, S., Glebova, T., & Glade, A. (2006). Primary alcohol versus primary drug use among adolescents: An examination of differences. Addictive Behaviors, 31, 280-293.