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Treatment readiness training and probationers' evaluation of substance abuse treatment in a criminal justice setting
(Dans un cadre judiciaire : l'aide à l'entrée en traitement pour des personnes en probation et leur évaluation de la prise en charge)
Auteur(s) :
SIA T. L. ;
DANSEREAU, D. F. ;
CZUCHRY M. L.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
459-467
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
46
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus mots-clés
DELINQUANCE
;
CRIMINALITE
;
OBLIGATION DE SOINS
;
MOTIVATION
;
ACCOMPAGNEMENT
;
PROBATION
;
EFFICACITE
;
OBSERVANCE DU TRAITEMENT
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2000, 19, (4), 459-467
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Clients who are legally coerced into substance abuse treatment often have low intrinsic motivation to participate, are less ready for treatment, and are consequently more problematic to treat and less satisfied with their treatment than are voluntary clients. A set of readiness training activities, designed to promote early involvement in treatment, was implemented in a 4-month residential criminal justice program. Five hundred probationers were randomly assigned to receive either the readiness training we developed or the approach typically used at the facility. Based on their response to an intake interview, probationers were categorized as having low, medium, or high readiness for treatment. Probationers in the readiness training group rated their counselors, groups, and community meetings higher than did probationers in the standard group. In addition, probationers in the readiness training group rated themselves as "working the program" to a greater extent than did probationers in the standard group. Probationers with higher initial levels of readiness for treatment rated their counselors, sessions, and security staff higher than did probationers with lower levels. The results suggest that the readiness training activities may help probationers become more involved in treatment and that this may lead to greater satisfaction with counselors and sessions. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Inst. Behav. Res., Texas Christian Univ., Box 298920, Fort Worth, TX 76129. E-mail : t.sia@tcu.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.