Douglas C. Smith
Assistant Professor
Office location: 2119
Phone number: 217-333-5308
Email: smithdc@illinois.edu
Educational Background
Douglas C. Smith earned both his B.S in Psychology (1996) and MSW (2000) from the University of Illinois. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Iowa in 2006. Dr. Smith is a licensed social work practitioner, a nationally certified trainer for the widely-used Global Assessment of Individual Needs (GAIN), and has completed advanced clinical training in Motivational Interviewing.
Research and Practice Interests
Since 1996, Dr. Smith’ practice and research experience has focused on treating and preventing substance use disorders. He has practice experience with varied substance misusing populations including: adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system, adults addicted to crack cocaine, and addicted mothers involved with child welfare. From 2002-2007, he was the clinical director of the Adolescent Health and Resource Center, a SAMHSA-funded adolescent outpatient program, where he both supervised clinicians and oversaw the implementation of a study comparing the effectiveness of two evidence-based adolescent treatment models, Seven Challenges® and Strengths Oriented Family Therapy (SOFT). He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and makes several national presentations each year.
Current Research
Dr. Smith’s current research focuses on substance use disorders among vulnerable adolescent and young adult populations, including: conducting alcohol screening in pediatric settings, developing specialized treatments for young adult risky drinkers, and increasing the use of formal substance use disorder treatments among adolescents. He is currently collaborating on a multi-site study funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) investigating the impact of a brief screening and intervention model, called the CyberMD, on adolescents’ risky drinking outcomes and treatment utilization.
Recent Publications
Chapters in Books
Hall, J. A., Smith, D. C., & Williams, J. K. (2008). Strengths Oriented Family Therapy (SOFT): A manual-guided treatment for substance-involved teens and their families. In CW Lecroy’s (Ed.) Handbook of Evidence-Based Treatment Manuals for Children and Adolescents (2nd Ed). 491-545, Oxford University Press: New York.
Journal Articles
Smith, D. C., & Hall, J. A. (in press). Implementing Evidence-Based Multiple-family Groups with Adolescent Substance Abusers. Social Work with Groups.
Hall, J. A., Adger, H., Tuttle, J., & Smith, D. C. (in press). Adolescent Substance Use, Abuse and Dependence: Position Paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Journal of Adolescent Health.
Smith, D. C., Hall, J. A., Jang, M., & Arndt, S. (2009). Therapist adherence to a Motivational-Interviewing intervention improves treatment entry for substance misusing adolescents with low problem perception. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 70, 1, 101-105.
Smith, D. C., & Hall, J. A. (2008). Parenting Style and Adolescent Clinical Severity: Findings from Two Substance Abuse Treatment Studies. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 8, 4, 440-463.
Smith, D.C., Muck, R. D. (2008). Editors’ Introduction: SAMHSA’s Strengthening Communities for Youth initiative. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 40, 1, 1-2.
Smith, D. C., & Hall, J. A. (2008). Strengths Oriented Family Therapy for Adolescents with Substance Abuse Problems. Social Work, 53, 2, 185-188.
Hall, J. A., Smith, D. C., Easton, S. D., An, H., Williams, J. K., Godley, S. H. & Jang, M. (2008). Drug Treatment with Rural Adolescents: Issues and Outcomes. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 40, 1, 109-120.
Williams, J. K., Smith, D. C., An, H., & Hall, J. A. (2008). Clinical Outcomes of Traumatized Youth in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment: A Longitudinal Multi-Site Study. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 40, 1, 77-84.
Williams, J. K., Smith, D. C., Gotman, N., Sabri, B., An, H., & Hall, J. A. (2008) Traumatized Youth and Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 1, 100-108.
Conferences
Smith, D. C., Hall, J. A. (2008). Addressing Underage Drinking by Rural Adolescents through Primary Care: Consumer Feedback about a Web-Based Screening and Intervention System. Paper presented at the 2008 Joint Meeting (SAMHSA, NIDA, NIAAA) on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness. Washington, DC.