This manual describes brief intervention and therapy techniques for the treatment of alcohol and drug misuse.

These guidelines are for clinicians who lead group therapy sessions for substance use disorder treatment. It describes types of group therapy, and advantages of group therapy. The guide also provides client placement criteria, and techniques for group development and leadership.

This guide equips clinicians with practical guidance to address the needs of men in recovery. It addresses screening and assessment, treatment issues, working with specific populations of men, and male-appropriate treatment modalities and settings.