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An Investigation of the Program Curriculum Leading to Successful Sobriety in a Substance Abuse Residential Treatment Center in Florida
Title
An Investigation of the Program Curriculum Leading to Successful Sobriety in a Substance Abuse Residential Treatment Center in Florida.
Creator
Foster, Anthony G., Villares, Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description
Recovery from alcoholism and substance abuse has had an ignominious history. There does not appear to be any statistics that stand up to any rigorous fact-checking which show how well treatment centers do at helping their clients to stay sober. Statistics that are used to show success rates are not considered credible and they are shockingly low. Despite these issues, substance abuse research has failed to link the historical knowledge of why people stay sober for long periods of time with...
Show moreRecovery from alcoholism and substance abuse has had an ignominious history. There does not appear to be any statistics that stand up to any rigorous fact-checking which show how well treatment centers do at helping their clients to stay sober. Statistics that are used to show success rates are not considered credible and they are shockingly low. Despite these issues, substance abuse research has failed to link the historical knowledge of why people stay sober for long periods of time with what is being taught in treatment centers in hopes of creating a better, more accurate outcome. The qualitative, phenomenological research study was conducted to ascertain whether a treatment center was teaching the curriculum components that prior research studies had found allowed an addict or alcoholic to stay sober for 20 plus years. Twelve volunteer participants (i.e., nine clients and three counselors), at a treatment center located in Southeast Florida, were interviewe d regarding their perceptions of the curricula being taught in the treatment center. Patterns emerged with the clients regarding their perceptions of spirituality and 12-step programs, believing that spirituality and 12-step programs were significantly emphasized in treatment and that they were very important to their recovery when they left treatment. Counselors agreed with this finding, but felt stronger about the importance of family and social support than did the clients. Overall, the clients felt that what was emphasized in treatment was important to their recovery and intended to use their new knowledge in helping them stay sober. Implications for treatment centers and recommendations for future studies are discussed.
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Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004499, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004499
Subject Headings
Addicts -- Rehabilitation, Alcoholism -- Treatment, Drug abuse -- Treatment, Rehabilitation centers -- Florida -- Management, Spiritual healing, Spirituality, Substance abuse -- Patients -- Rehabilitation
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Document (PDF)
Culturally Tailoring a Substance Use Intervention Among Southeastern Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
Title
Culturally Tailoring a Substance Use Intervention Among Southeastern Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Youth.
Creator
Wimbish-Cirilo, Rose M., Lowe, John, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
In the United States, post European-colonial influence and exposure to substances such as alcohol historically mark the beginning of substance use exposure and involvement among all American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. Research findings indicate there are strong interrelationships between the origin and prevalence of substance use and U.S.-European colonization, historical trauma, forced assimilation, cultural losses, and relocation among urban AI/AN people (Burt, 1986; Clinton,...
Show moreIn the United States, post European-colonial influence and exposure to substances such as alcohol historically mark the beginning of substance use exposure and involvement among all American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. Research findings indicate there are strong interrelationships between the origin and prevalence of substance use and U.S.-European colonization, historical trauma, forced assimilation, cultural losses, and relocation among urban AI/AN people (Burt, 1986; Clinton, Chadwick, & Bahr, 1975; Yuan et al., 2010). In an historical sense, the unsuccessful attempts of relocating AI/AN people to urban areas place the future generations of urban AI/AN youth at risk for substance use, health conditions, and health disparities. Nationally, incident rates of substance use among urban AI/AN populations ages 12 and over is rising steadily, two to three folds higher than other ethnicities in urban areas within states such as Florida. The overall objective of this study is to culturally tailor the evidence-based Lowe (2013) Cherokee Talking Circle Intervention for substance use prevention among Cherokee adolescents to that of an Urban Taking Circle Intervention for use among urban AI/AN adolescents in Florida. Therefore, the feasibility of culturally tailoring this substance use intervention among a southeastern urban AI/AN youth was examined and presented within this dissertation.
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Date Issued
2016
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004692, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004692
Subject Headings
Alaska Natives -- Social conditions, Crisis intervention (Mental health services), Indians of North America -- Alcohol use -- Prevention, Indians of North America -- Social conditions, Indians of North America -- Substance use -- Prevention, Substance abuse -- Treatment
Format
Document (PDF)