Perspectives on Adolescent Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: When Are Adolescents Done?

Many adolescents entering substance abuse treatment do not stay for the full course of prescribed treatment. There have been few explorations into what facilitates the ongoing participation of adolescents while in treatment. This paper describes adolescent, parent, and treatment staff perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to retention and participation. Interviews were conducted with 87 adolescents, parents, and staff from three residential substance abuse treatment agencies in two states. Data were coded thematically and organized into themes by respondent type. Respondents reported barriers related to treatment population, program design, and communication and relationships, and reported facilitators related only to communication and relationships. Staff reported far more barriers than facilitators in comparison to either adolescents or parents. Findings suggest that parents and staff underestimate their contributions to the treatment process and practitioners might benefit from rethinking how to communicate the value of these stakeholders.

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“…This paper is part of a larger study on stakeholder perspectives of adolescent residential treatment. 34,35 …”

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Retention and Ongoing Participation in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: Perspectives from Adolescents, Parents and Staff on the Treatment Process

Gogel

Cavaleri²,

Gardin³

et al. 2010

J Behav Health Serv Res

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“…The group included representatives from the key teen treatment programs in the Austin area as well as individuals with prior research or administrative experience in recovery programs, those in recovery themselves, and those who had children in recovery. All of them realized that Austin needed to do more for its teens in recovery and wanted to make a difference in some way [30][31][32]. They included social work educators, community outreach leaders, drug counselors, parents, and alumni of Archway Academy recovery school in Houston.…”

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Transforming Austin: Augmenting the System of Care for Adolescents in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders

LK¹

2015

J Alcohol Drug Depend

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Maintaining sobriety and a positive quality of life is a challenge for adults in recovery from addiction, but it is even more challenging for adolescents. Post-treatment resumption of substance-related problems for adolescents range from 60-90%. Adolescent recovery programs have struggled with the best mix of services to assure recovery stability and to promote healthy functioning and a positive quality of life. Although research is limited, evidence suggests that a continuum of care model that incorporates peer supports such as APGs (APG) to replace alcohol and drug-using peers is critical for successful recovery. If the model includes attendance at a high school designated for students in recovery, positive outcomes may be even greater. This article outlines the existing models of adolescent recovery support and provides a case study of the augmentation and development of services to adolescents and emerging adults who desire recovery in Austin, TX.

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A comparison of treatment perspectives between adolescent males in residential treatment for substance use and their counselors

Balkin

Russo

Perryman

2021

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate therapeutic progress for adolescent males in residential treatment for substance use and compare their perspective of treatment progress with their counselor's measures of therapeutic progress. Participants in this study were from a residential treatment facility for adolescent males (n = 13) with substance use problems and their respective counselors (n = 2). Improvement in areas of problem severity and coping were observed by both adolescents and counselors; limited progress was noted in commitment to follow-up. Large discrepancies between adolescent clients and counselors related to therapeutic progress were found, with adolescent clients identifying much higher progress in problem severity, coping, and commitment to follow-up than their counselors. Therapeutic gains for adolescent males in residential treatment for substance use might be small. Large differences may be apparent in how adolescent, male clients perceive their progress compared to how their counselors perceive client progress.

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Perspectives on Adolescent Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: When Are Adolescents Done?

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Retention and Ongoing Participation in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: Perspectives from Adolescents, Parents and Staff on the Treatment Process

Retention and Ongoing Participation in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: Perspectives from Adolescents, Parents and Staff on the Treatment Process

Transforming Austin: Augmenting the System of Care for Adolescents in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders

A comparison of treatment perspectives between adolescent males in residential treatment for substance use and their counselors

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