Young Man's Guide to Self-Mastery - Facilitator's Guide

Stephanie Covington, Roberto A. Rodriguez

How practitioners can work with young male clients within a gender-responsive treatment program Adverse life events can impact boys, young men, transgender, and nonbinary people in a variety of ways. For example, these events can create significant impairment in neural development which can lead to weakened critical thinking, diminished emotional intelligence, and increased antisocial behavior. Statistics show that without trauma-focused interventions, treatment programs are inadequate in helping young men--estimated to account for 68% of all teens struggling with substance use disorder--to achieve sustained abstinence that leads to recovery. For those boys who are transgender or present as nonbinary, the rate of those struggling with substance use disorder is even higher. A Young Man's Guide to Self-Mastery provides practical guidance on implementing an effective...

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