Many adolescents relapse because they have never entered treatment.  This course will focus on effective treatment techniques that will improve recovery rates for chemically dependent adolescents.  Procedures for developing accurate diagnosis, treatment planning, and preventing relapse will be reviewed.  The required reading material ìPreventing Adolescent Relapseî can be read quickly and easily and is a valuable aid for helping adolescent clients that focuses on the unique relationship between normal adolescent development, adolescent disorders, as well as adolescent chemical dependency