Turning the Tides: Coping with Trauma and Addiction through Residential Adolescent Group Therapy.

Topic: Evidence-based group therapy in an inpatient setting that provides an integrated treatment approach for both trauma and addiction in female adolescents.

Purpose: The purpose of this evidence-based practice (EBP) project was to implement and assess the impact of an integrated group therapy approach for both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) in adolescent females as part of a residential treatment program.

Sources: The Iowa Model of EBP guided this EBP project.