Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling articles from April 2002

Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling archives from April 2002

Heroin use among southern arrestees: regional findings from the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... The identification of jurisdictional drug use patterns is critical to counselors who address substance abuse proactively. In the current study, heroin use data were analyzed from adult arrestees who were surveyed between 1990 and 1997 through...

The treatment of substance-abusing clients in multiservice mental health agencies: a practice analysis.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... This article examines the work behaviors related to counseling substance-abusing clients by mental health service providers in multiservice mental health agencies. The results support the need for specialized knowledge and skills in working...

Measuring treatment resistance in offender counseling.(drug abuse)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... The authors explored the psychometric properties of the Correctional Treatment Resistance Scale (R. A. Shearer, 1999). The scale showed preliminary promise as a screening instrument that can be used in a variety of treatment settings. ...

Establishing an alcohol and other drug assessment and intervention program within an on-site counselor education research and training clinic.(college students)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... The authors describe the Substance Information Program, a university alcohol and other drug (AOD) assessment and intervention program. The Substance Information Program is housed in a counseling department's on-site training and research clinic...