Growth and Empowerment for Indigenous Australians in Substance Abuse Treatment

Berry, Stacey; Crowe, Trevor P; Deane, Frank P.; Billingham, Martin R; Bhagerutty, Y

doi:10.1007/s11469-012-9393-2

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“…It is also possible that we excluded studies because cultural elements were not described in sufficient detail for us to make an accurate assessment. Clearer descriptions of the program and activities in future research will help others replicate successful approaches (Berry et al 2012). Systematic reviews such as this tend to be narrowly focused and we excluded studies of cultural interventions where specific outcomes for Indigenous people were not provided.…”

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“…Systematic reviews such as this tend to be narrowly focused and we excluded studies of cultural interventions where specific outcomes for Indigenous people were not provided. For example, Berry et al (2012) conducted a study of 57 Indigenous and 46 non-Indigenous participants in a residential substance abuse treatment program, which included education about ancestry, cultural respect, hunting and gathering, language, storytelling, identity, artwork, music, weapons and dance. Participants also visited culturally significant sites.…”

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“…Consistent with this, supporting Indigenous people to practise culture is a key component of the Australian Government's current plan to improve Indigenous health (Commonwealth of Australia 2013). Nonetheless, little measurable outcome data from cultural healing interventions is available from Australia or elsewhere (Brady 1995;Berry et al 2012;Rowan et al 2014;Dell and Acoose 2015). The purpose of this systematic review is to examine whether interventions, which entail strategies to enable expression of cultural identities for Australian Indigenous peoples, are associated with measurable improvements in health and wellbeing.…”

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Health and wellbeing outcomes of programs for Indigenous Australians that include strategies to enable the expression of cultural identities: a systematic review

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Abstract. Indigenous people have long maintained that strong cultural identities are critical to health and wellbeing. The purpose of this systematic review is to examine whether interventions that entail strategies to enable expression of cultural identities for Australian Indigenous peoples are associated with measurable improvements in health and wellbeing. Peer-reviewed articles that reported quantitatively expressed health and wellbeing outcomes involving Indigenous Australian participants only were included. The cultural intervention component was defined and assessed by Indigenous researchers on the team. A narrative analysis was conducted. The protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD420 15027387). Thirteen articles describing eleven studies were identified, including one randomised control trial (RCT), one cluster RCT and two studies with non-randomised controls. Other studies reported on case series or cross-sectional studies. All except two studies described multiple intervention strategies. Eight studies showed significant improvement in at least one psychosocial, behavioural or clinical measure, with two showing a positive direction of effect and one showing no improvement. Publication bias may discourage researchers to report negative findings of these interventions. Although studies vary in quality, this review provides evidence that interventions that include opportunities for expression of cultural identities can have beneficial effects for Australian Indigenous peoples.

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Health and wellbeing outcomes of programs for Indigenous Australians that include strategies to enable the expression of cultural identities: a systematic review

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“…It would be preferable to substitute one culturally-appropriate instrument for many. The GEM has been validated for use in AOD settings and was developed by and for Indigenous Australians to measure wellbeing changes over time (Berry et al, 2012). Its use may minimise the assessment burden upon both AOD workers and clients, albeit the administration time does not meet this review's definition of 'brief' .…”

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“…Only one Indigenous-specific instrument, the GEM, has been the subject of study in a NSW residential treatment service (Berry, Crowe, Deane, Billingham, & Bhagerutty, 2012). The AUDIT and the ASSIST have both been widely validated among several culturally diverse populations (Dawe, Farnell, & Harlen, 2010;Deady, 2009) and the AUDIT is recommended for use with Indigenous Australians in AOD settings (Dawe et al, 2010).…”

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Screening and assessment instruments for use in Indigenous-specific alcohol and drug treatment rehabilitation

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Bohanna

Graham

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Journal of Tropical Psychology

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Objective: The study's aim was to review instruments suitable for assessing Australian Indigenous clients' treatment needs, and changes in wellbeing while receiving treatment for substance misuse at a culturally competent residential setting in north Queensland, Australia. Method: Searches of electronic databases, previously published reviews and websites was conducted. Instruments were selected according to their use in alcohol and drug treatment, developed for and/or validated with Australian Indigenous populations and applicability to measuring wellbeing. Findings: Forty instruments were identified and their characteristics summarised according to five descriptive categories: (1) evidence of psychometric utility and previous use in alcohol and drug treatment settings, (2) developed for, used with, and/or validated specifically for Australian Indigenous populations, (3) a flexible administrative method of self-report and/or interview, (4) an administration time of less than 20 minutes and (5) freely accessible in the public domain. Conclusions: Few instruments were found to have been validated specifically for use with Australian Indigenous people for use in drug and alcohol treatment. In order to measure wellbeing change and effective treatment, it may be possible to appropriately modify mainstream instruments, however, validation and sensitivity assessment of instruments for use with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, is urgently required.

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Psychometric properties of a Recovery Empowerment Scale: Testing emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and relational domains

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Lardier

Powell

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Journal Community Psychology

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Psychological empowerment (PE) is a multidimensional construct comprised of emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and relational domains. Although context‐specific measures of PE exist, no study to date has introduced and tested a measure of the construct that captures all four domains for both women and men in recovery from substance misuse. Furthermore, research has largely neglected the relational dimension, particularly in studies involving people in recovery. In this study, we tested a measure of PE among a diverse sample (n = 200) of people in recovery who participated in a program designed to expand access to medications for opioid use disorder in the northeastern United States. Factor analysis results supported the hypothesized four‐factor structure of the scale, and dimensions of PE were found to be associated in expected ways with measures of quality of life, self‐reported health, and depression. Implications of the study are described and directions for future research discussed.

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Growth and Empowerment for Indigenous Australians in Substance Abuse Treatment

Cited by 27 publications

References 47 publications

Health and wellbeing outcomes of programs for Indigenous Australians that include strategies to enable the expression of cultural identities: a systematic review

Health and wellbeing outcomes of programs for Indigenous Australians that include strategies to enable the expression of cultural identities: a systematic review

Screening and assessment instruments for use in Indigenous-specific alcohol and drug treatment rehabilitation

Psychometric properties of a Recovery Empowerment Scale: Testing emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and relational domains

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