Journal article
Exploring substance use perceptions among Family Therapy and Counseling trainees upon entering an opioid use disorder treatment training program
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMIC THERAPY, v 34(1)
02 Jan 2023
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Abstract
Little is known about Couple/Marriage and Family Therapy (C/MFT) or Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) trainees with respect to their baseline perceptions about substance use and other systemically relevant therapeutic concepts integral to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Understanding trainee's baseline perceptions upon entering a SUD-focused training program may allow for directed tailoring of the training to meet student's educational needs in learning about how to work with families affected by SUD most effectively. To help address this gap, this study examined substance use perceptions of C/MFT and CMHC trainees upon initial enrollment in an opioid training program. Masters-level trainees completed a baseline survey assessing substance use/user perceptions, efficacy in working with substance-using clients, interprofessional collaboration, multicultural competency, and professional quality of life. Baseline data from n = 61 trainees were examined. Findings indicated substance use perceptions were related to trainee efficacy, multicultural competence, and professional quality of life. Further, there were group differences in drug perceptions based on previous substance use training and in trainee efficacy related to working with families affected by substance use, as well as and previous experience working with families affected by substance use. The current findings can inform development and refinement of substance use training within the behavioral health fields and develop the substance use workforce.
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- Title
- Exploring substance use perceptions among Family Therapy and Counseling trainees upon entering an opioid use disorder treatment training program
- Publication Details
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMIC THERAPY, v 34(1)
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD; ABINGDON
- Grant note
- This work was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under T98HP33419 Opioid Workforce Expansion Program-Professional. This information of content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000857846000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85148106328
- Other Identifier
- 991021860724204721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical