Characteristics, beliefs, and practices of community clinicians trained to provide manual-guided therapy for substance abusers

The successful dissemination of empirically supported addiction therapies to community providers requires an appreciation of the characteristics of those practitioners who might be willing participants in this process of technology transfer. Clinicians (N = 66) from 11 community treatment programs a...

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Published in:	Journal of substance abuse treatment Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 309 - 318
Main Authors:	Ball, Samuel, Bachrach, Ken, DeCarlo, Jacqueline, Farentinos, Chris, Keen, Melodie, McSherry, Terence, Polcin, Douglas, Snead, Ned, Sockriter, Richard, Wrigley, Paulen, Zammarelli, Lucy, Carroll, Kathleen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-12-2002 Elsevier Science Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adult Behavior Therapy Biological and medical sciences Clinical Competence Community Health Services Connecticut Drug abuse Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Personnel - education Health Personnel - psychology Health staff related problems. Vocational training Humans Interview, Psychological Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Motivation Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Psychotherapy Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry Substance abuse Substance-Related Disorders - psychology Substance-Related Disorders - therapy Teaching Materials Technology Transfer Training United States North America America Connecticut Training Psychotherapy Substance abuse Technology transfer Belief Social environment Human Professional experience Cognitive therapy Poison withdrawal Abuse Education level Attitude Health staff Illicit drug Counseling psychologist Mental health Alcoholic beverage Treatment Motivation Professional practice Social worker Behavior therapy Therapeutic schedule Comparative study Occupational training Public health
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Summary:	The successful dissemination of empirically supported addiction therapies to community providers requires an appreciation of the characteristics of those practitioners who might be willing participants in this process of technology transfer. Clinicians (N = 66) from 11 community treatment programs associated with six research-clinic partnerships of the National Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network volunteered to be trained in Motivational Interviewing or Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET/MI) and were assessed prior to training. The sample of clinicians was heterogeneous in education and credentials, had a high level of counseling experience, reported using a wide range of counseling techniques and orientations, but had limited prior exposure to MET/MI or to the use of treatment manuals of empirically supported therapies. In general, many of the clinicians reported beliefs and techniques that were consistent with their stated theoretical orientation and recovery status. Relatively few participants reported relying on one dominant orientation or set of techniques.
ISSN:	0740-5472 1873-6483
DOI:	10.1016/S0740-5472(02)00281-7