Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling articles from April 2003

Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling archives from April 2003

Assessment instruments used by addictions counselors.
April 1, 2003... The Association for Assessment in Counseling's Committee on Assessment and Training in Addictions Counseling conducted a survey of Master Addictions Counselors (MACs) certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors. The intent of the...

Self-reported career interests among adjudicated male adolescents: a pilot study.
April 1, 2003... Using J. L. Holland's (1985) Self-Directed Search, this study compared the career interests of 28 adjudicated male adolescents with a normative high school male sample. The mean Artistic score of the adjudicated adolescents was significantly...

Substance abuse counselors and ethical dilemmas: the influence of recovery and education level.
April 1, 2003... The authors examined the impact of substance abuse counselor (SAC) recovery status and education level on (a) SACs' sensitivity to ethical dilemmas and (b) extent to which training might help resolve dilemmas. Results revealed a significant...

Substance abuse counselor certification requirements: is it time for a change?
April 1, 2003... The minimum professional training requirements of 32 state certifying bodies for substance abuse counselors were analyzed. Only 14 of the certifying boards included any of the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational...

Comorbidity and risk behaviors among drug users not in treatment.
April 1, 2003... In a sample of 700 drug users, 64% evidenced comorbidity (i.e., coexisting substance use and psychiatric disorders). Robust relationships between the presence of comorbidity and increased levels of risk behavior, such as needle sharing and...