Journal article
Therapist Adherence to a Motivational-Interviewing Intervention Improves Treatment Entry for Substance-Misusing Adolescents With Low Problem Perception
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, Vol.70(1), pp.101-105
01/01/2009
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2009.70.101
PMID: 19118398
Abstract
Objective: This study evaluated whether adherence to the Strengths-Oriented Referral for Teens (SORT) model, a motivational interviewing (MI)-consistent intervention addressing ambivalence about attending treatment, positively predicted adolescents' initial-session attendance. Method: Therapist adherence was rated in 54 audiotaped SORT sessions by coders who were blind to treatment-entry status. Higher adherence scores reflected greater use of MI and solution-focused language, discussion of client strengths, and dialogue with families on treatment need and options. Results: Therapist adherence during adolescent segments interacted with adolescent problem perception. Predicted probabilities of attending initial sessions increased for low-problem-perception adolescents at increasingly higher therapist adherence. Conclusions: Although replication studies are needed, the SORT model of providing MI-consistent debriefing following initial assessments appears to be a promising approach for increasing treatment entry Initial support for the treatment-matching hypothesis was found for substance-misusing adolescents contemplating treatment entry (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs 70: 101-105, 2009)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Therapist Adherence to a Motivational-Interviewing Intervention Improves Treatment Entry for Substance-Misusing Adolescents With Low Problem Perception
- Creators
- Douglas C. Smith - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignJames A. Hall - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMijin Jang - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignStephan Arndt - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, Vol.70(1), pp.101-105
- DOI
- 10.15288/jsad.2009.70.101
- PMID
- 19118398
- ISSN
- 1937-1888
- eISSN
- 1938-4114
- Publisher
- Alcohol Res Documentation Inc Cent Alcohol Stud Rutgers Univ
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- CSAT T113354 / Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; United States Department of Health & Human Services
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2009
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9985132187802771
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