TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of a post-master's program in substance abuse on social work and other health professionals
AU - Straussner, Shulamith Lala A.
AU - Vairo, Elena
N1 - Funding Information:
Shulamith Lala A. Straussner, DSW, CAS, is Professor and Elena Vairo, LCSW, is Doctoral Candidate, both affiliated with the New York University School of Social Work. Address correspondence to: Shulamith Lala A. Straussner, Professor, Washington Square North, New York, NY 10003 (E-mail: [email protected]). The authors would like to thank Doug Rosenberry from OASAS for his support of the original study and Christine Fewell for her help with the questionnaire. Funding for this study was provided by New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Substance abuse is a major problem encountered by social workers in all settings. This study investigated the impact of a postmaster's program in the treatment of substance-abusing clients on the domains of "Attitudes and Values," "Knowledge and Skills," and "Behaviors" of its graduates. Overall, 91 percent of respondents found the program to be professionally beneficial to them. Significant increases were shown on all items in the Knowledge and Skills Scale and the - Behavior Scale. Among the greatest changes reflected in the Attitudes and Values Scale were increases in respondents' desire to add substanceabusing clients to their caseloads, their belief for good recovery prognosis, and their comfort level in being considered a substance abuse specialist. The results of this study indicate that completion of a comprehensive, long-term substance abuse training program not only increases clinicians' knowledge about substance abuse issues, but also impacts positively on their attitudes and behavior toward substance-abusing clients.
AB - Substance abuse is a major problem encountered by social workers in all settings. This study investigated the impact of a postmaster's program in the treatment of substance-abusing clients on the domains of "Attitudes and Values," "Knowledge and Skills," and "Behaviors" of its graduates. Overall, 91 percent of respondents found the program to be professionally beneficial to them. Significant increases were shown on all items in the Knowledge and Skills Scale and the - Behavior Scale. Among the greatest changes reflected in the Attitudes and Values Scale were increases in respondents' desire to add substanceabusing clients to their caseloads, their belief for good recovery prognosis, and their comfort level in being considered a substance abuse specialist. The results of this study indicate that completion of a comprehensive, long-term substance abuse training program not only increases clinicians' knowledge about substance abuse issues, but also impacts positively on their attitudes and behavior toward substance-abusing clients.
KW - Alcohol and drug education
KW - And behavior
KW - Attitudes
KW - Changes in knowledge
KW - Post-master's training
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U2 - 10.1300/J067v27n01_07
DO - 10.1300/J067v27n01_07
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34447277179
SN - 0884-1233
VL - 27
SP - 105
EP - 123
JO - Journal of Teaching in Social Work
JF - Journal of Teaching in Social Work
IS - 1-2
ER -