Aaron Hogue, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist focused on evidence-based practices for adolescent substance use and related behavioral problems, behavioral treatment implementation science, and adolescent developmental psychopathology.
Dr. Hogue’s 25-year research program on treatment fidelity to research-based interventions for adolescent substance use has examined the interplay among three components of treatment implementation — adherence to specific therapy techniques, competence in model delivery, and therapeutic alliance with session participants— linking each to long-term client outcomes. His research encompasses evidence-based interventions for adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and co-occurring disorders, including a NIDA-funded mid-career training grant focused on combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions.
Dr. Hogue was chosen by the flagship journal for Clinical Child Psychology to lead their 2014 and 2018 updates of the evidence base on outpatient behavioral treatments for adolescent substance use. His current research focuses on training front-line behavior therapists in core family therapy and cognitive-behavioral techniques for adolescent conduct and substance use problems via a learning management system that leverages observational coding methods and fidelity measurement feedback. He also focuses on increasing family involvement across the continuum of care for substance use treatment and recovery services, as well as enhancing cross-sector care for youth with conduct and substance problems in primary care, specialty behavioral care, and juvenile justice settings.
Research topics: Development of family-based and cognitive-behavioral interventions for adolescent substance use and co-occurring disorders; development of online and other remote clinician training methods; research on family-based recovery supports; treatment fidelity research on evidence-based intervention models; combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions for teens with co-occurring ADHD and substance use disorder; neurodevelopmental processes that influence risky adolescent behavior
Selected Publications
April 2017
A Clinician’s Guide to Co-occurring ADHD among Adolescent Substance Users: Comorbidity, Neurodevelopmental Risk, and Evidence-based Treatment Options
November 2019
Addressing Maternal Depression, Substance Use, and Intimate Partner Violence in Home Visiting: A Quasi-Experimental Pilot Test of a Screen-and-Refer Approach
November 2014
Association of Housing First Implementation and Key Outcomes Among Homeless Persons With Problematic Substance Use
September 2017
Benchmarking Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems in Usual Care: Fidelity, Outcomes, and Therapist Performance Differences
October 2014
Clinical Strategies for Integrating Medication Interventions Into Behavioral Treatment for Adolescent ADHD: The Medication Integration Protocol
January 2019
Core Elements of Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems: Empirical Distillation of Three Manualized Treatments
October 2017
Development and Implementation of a Screen-and-Refer Approach to Addressing Maternal Depression, Substance Use, and Intimate Partner Violence in Home Visiting Clients
May 2017
Distilling the Core Elements of Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Use: Conceptual and Empirical Solutions
June 2014
Evidence Base on Outpatient Behavior Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use: Updates and Recommendations 2007-2013
July 2018
Evidence Base on Outpatient Behavioral Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use, 2014-2017: Outcomes, Treatment Delivery, and Promising Horizons.
March 2019
Family Therapy Techniques and One-Year Clinical Outcomes Among Adolescents in Usual Care for Behavior Problems
March 2019
Measurement Training and Feedback System for Implementation of Family-Based Services for Adolescent Substance Use: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial of Two Implementation Strategies
May 2017
Multidimensional Predictors of Treatment Outcome in Usual Care for Adolescent Conduct Problems and Substance Use
September 2018
Perceived Need for Treatment and Engagement in Mental Health Services Among Community-Referred Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents
November 2015
Randomized Trial of Family Therapy versus Non-Family Treatment for Adolescent Behavior Problems in Usual Care
March 2016
SBIRT-A: Adapting SBIRT to Maximize Developmental Fit for Adolescents in Primary Care
April 2017
Substance Use and Depression in Home Visiting Clients: Home Visitor Perspectives on Addressing Clients’ Needs
June 2017
Therapeutic Alliance and Treatment Outcome in the Outpatient Treatment of Urban Adolescents: The Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits
December 2018
Using Goal Achievement Training in Juvenile Justice Settings to Improve Substance Use Services for Youth on Community Supervision
March 2015
Validity of Therapist Self-Report Ratings of Fidelity to Evidence-Based Practices for Adolescent Behavior Problems: Correspondence Between Therapists and Observers
June 2020
Randomized Trial of Academic Training and Medication Decision-making for Adolescents With ADHD in Usual Care
November 2019
Can the Group Harm the Individual? Reviewing Potential Iatrogenic Effects of Group Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use
November 2020
Core elements of CBT for adolescent conduct and substance use problems: Developmental psychopathology, clinical techniques, and case examples
December 2020
Differences in treatment outcomes between two profiles of adolescent systems involvement
April 2022
Pilot Trial of Online Measurement Training and Feedback in Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems