Training Needs for Substance Abuse Treatment and Assessment among Rehabilitation Counselors: California State Project

One hundred rehabilitation counselors in California reported that about 90% of consumers with whom they worked with had substance abuse and cooccurring issues, yet about half rated their graduate training in substance abuse treatment and assessment as poor and their practices as marginally proficien...

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Published inJournal of teaching in the addictions Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 109 - 122
Main Authors Ong, Lee Za, Lee, Dal-Yob, Cha, Grace, Arokiasamy, Charles
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 04.12.2008
Subjects
California
Certification
Continuing Education
Correlation
Counselor Attitudes
Counselor Training
Education Work Relationship
Educational Needs
Graduate Study
Intervention
Professional Training
Rehabilitation Counseling
Substance Abuse
Surveys
Web Sites
California
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Summary:One hundred rehabilitation counselors in California reported that about 90% of consumers with whom they worked with had substance abuse and cooccurring issues, yet about half rated their graduate training in substance abuse treatment and assessment as poor and their practices as marginally proficient. The correlation analysis revealed that counselors who have no formal training in substance abuse perceived a very poor adequacy of their graduate training and believed they were not at all competent in providing services. A change of curriculum requirement, continuing education opportunities, and professional training Web sites were emphasized as an outlet to improve rehabilitation counselors' competency to serve consumers with substance abuse issues. (Contains 4 tables.)
ISSN:1533-2705
DOI:10.1080/15332700802458721