The Risks of Teen Drinking and Drug Use

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Judith Welles Cousins
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, private practitioner
judithwellescousinslcsw.com  
703-921-1166

Judith has worked in the field of mental health and substance abuse since 1988,  She received her Masters in Social Work from Virginia Commonweatlh University in 1991 and was licensed as a clinical social worker in 1994.  In her private practice, Judith sees adults, families, children and adolescents, and couples. She addresses such issues as substance abuse, depession, anxiety, family discord, couple conflict, poor school performance, and  life transitions. Judith believes that within each individual, family, and couple are the resources to change, heal, and thrive.  Through the process of psychotherapy, she assists clients to identify and use these resources to gain personal and relational well-being.      

The Risks of Teen Drinking and Drug Use

 

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Judith Welles Cousins: Hi, I am Judy Cousins and I am a Clinical Social Worker and today what I want to talk about is, how to recognize substance abuse, alcohol and drug abuse in teens and I am going to start with talking about, giving you an overview of a context to which that we will be thinking about how to recognize drug and alcohol abuse in teens. I am going to talk about the factors that are involved in alcohol and drug abuse in teens and also, I think it's important and I am going to look at the protective factors and what is part of recovery for teens after they have been using alcohol and drugs and I would like to start with telling you just a little bit about myself. I am a Clinical Social Worker as I said, I have a private practice in Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia and in my practice I see families and I see adults and I see couples and I do see teenagers as well. 1

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