Family treatment of older adults who misuse alcohol: A strengths perspective

Older adults abuse and misuse alcohol at a high rate. The abuse and misuse often goes undetected because mental health providers and caretakers or sig nificant others fail to acknowledge that it exists. Using the strengths per spective, this article assists practitioners in their work with the familie s, informal and formal supports, and social and health services, to help wi th the misuses of alcohol. In using a strengths perspectives, clients focus on their strengths and adaptive capacities.