TY - JOUR
T1 - The substance abuse counseling workforce
T2 - Education, preparation, and certification
AU - Rieckmann, Traci
AU - Farentinos, Christiane
AU - Tillotson, Carrie J.
AU - Kocarnik, Jonathan
AU - McCarty, Dennis
N1 - Funding Information:
Awards from the National Institute on Drug Abuse supported the data analysis and manuscript preparation (U10 DA013036; K23 DA021225). In addition, the analysis and manuscript preparation received support from the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI), grant number UL1 RR024140 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) is an alliance of drug abuse treatment programs and research centers testing new interventions and implementation factors for treating alcohol and drug use disorders. A workforce survey distributed to those providing direct services in 295 treatment units in the CTN obtained responses from 1750 individuals with a job title of counselor (n = 1395) or counselor supervisor (n = 355). A secondary analysis compares and describes both groups. Supervisors were more likely to be licensed or certified. Master's degrees were more common among counselors in outpatient and methadone programs. Counselors in residential settings tended to be on the job fewer years. Finally, higher education was associated with greater familiarity with and acceptance of evidence-based practices.
AB - The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) is an alliance of drug abuse treatment programs and research centers testing new interventions and implementation factors for treating alcohol and drug use disorders. A workforce survey distributed to those providing direct services in 295 treatment units in the CTN obtained responses from 1750 individuals with a job title of counselor (n = 1395) or counselor supervisor (n = 355). A secondary analysis compares and describes both groups. Supervisors were more likely to be licensed or certified. Master's degrees were more common among counselors in outpatient and methadone programs. Counselors in residential settings tended to be on the job fewer years. Finally, higher education was associated with greater familiarity with and acceptance of evidence-based practices.
KW - Barriers to adoption
KW - Innovative treatment
KW - Training and development
KW - Treatment workforce
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=81255196392&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=81255196392&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/08897077.2011.600122
DO - 10.1080/08897077.2011.600122
M3 - Article
C2 - 22014248
AN - SCOPUS:81255196392
SN - 0889-7077
VL - 32
SP - 180
EP - 190
JO - Substance Abuse
JF - Substance Abuse
IS - 4
ER -