A national study of the substance abuse treatment workforce

This study's purpose is to gain a current perspective on the substance abuse treatment field's workforce. The data are from the Retrospective Study of treatment professionals designed to document how the Treatment Improvement Protocols published by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment...

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Published in:Journal of substance abuse treatment 2003, Vol.24 (1), p.51-57
Main Authors: Mulvey, Kevin P, Hubbard, Susan, Hayashi, Susan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Data Collection
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Evaluation
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Professional Competence
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Studies
Substance abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers - manpower
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers - statistics & numerical data
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment
Treatment professionals
Treatments
Workforce
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Summary:This study's purpose is to gain a current perspective on the substance abuse treatment field's workforce. The data are from the Retrospective Study of treatment professionals designed to document how the Treatment Improvement Protocols published by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment have influenced the implementation of best practices. The Retrospective Study consisted of a two-wave cross-sectional survey with telephone follow-up. Data for this study were from demographic information on Wave 1 study participants, which had a response rate of 80.1% ( N = 3,267). The results of the study showed that most treatment professionals are White (84.5%) and middle-aged (i.e., between 40 and 55 years old) and slightly more are female (50.5.0%) than male (49.5%). Treatment professionals tend to enter the field and stay in it, and almost 80.0% of respondents possess a bachelor's degree or higher. In addition, most treatment professionals are licensed or certified and treat clients from different racial and ethnic backgrounds than themselves. Implications for the provision of treatment services are discussed.
ISSN:0740-5472
1873-6483
DOI:10.1016/S0740-5472(02)00322-7