Recovery capital in the process of change—differences and similarities between groups of clients treated for alcohol or drug problems

The mechanisms of treatment – client and treatment staff perspectives on change during treatment for alcohol problems

“…This suggests that an efficient treatment method structures and uses common supportive factors in a situation where the client often, but not always, has identified a need for change and further, a desire for help to actually bring about change (Orford et al 2006). The theme structure and regularity is only mentioned by the clients and is, in contrast to the theme work and housing that was brought up by both clients and treatment staff in descriptions of the wider process of change (see von Skogens and von Greiff 2012), related to the treatment sessions functions as reference points in the process of maintaining and continuing positive processes of change. The results indicate that scheduled meetings, both in treatment and aftercare but also in self-help groups, are perceived as central for many clients.…”

“…A vast majority of the clients had problems only with alcohol but a few clients, in both the marginalised and the integrated group, also had problems with other drugs. A more detailed description of the client group can be found in previous articles on the project (von Skogens and von Greiff 2012). 3.…”

‘Pickle or a cucumber?’ administrator and practitioner views of successful adolescent recovery

“…This appears especially true for adolescents: substance use disorders (SUDs) can negatively impact the developing brain, reducing one’s capacity to grow to his/her full potential (Macleod et al, 2004; Squeglia, Jacobus, & Tapert, 2009; Vo, Schacht, Mintzer, & Fishman, 2014); hinder efforts to do well in or finish school which reduces later employment opportunities (Anderson, Ramo, Cummins, & Brown, 2010); and can damage relationships with family, peers, and others (Hibbert & Best, 2011; Menasco & Blair, 2014; Skogens & von Greif, 2014). Receiving and completing treatment for SUDs is one first step towards recovery from addiction; however, research has shown that treatment receipt is only one step in a cyclical process with some adolescents engaged in problematic substance use through multiple relapse and treatment episodes (Cornelius et al, 2003; Spear, Ciesla, & Skala, 1999).…”

Conditions for recovery from alcohol and drug abuse – comparisons between male and female clients of different social position

“…Differences have been reported concerning the factors that seem to be important for the recovery process in clients compared by treatment versus non-treatment (Timko et al 1993;Bischof et al 2003;Blomqvist and Cristophs 2005;Storbjörk and Room 2008), social context/position (Skogens and von Greiff 2014) and by gender (Tucker 2001;Blomqvist and Cristophs 2005;Timko et al 2005;Ammon et al 2008).…”

“…When clients treated for alcohol or substance abuse are compared according to their social context, marginalised client groups seem more likely to have to go the 'long way' , via all the stages of recovery, while more integrated client groups have the possibility of skipping several stages of the process (Skogens and von Greiff 2014). Further, since the marginalised groups' recovery capital is more fragile than that of clients in integrated groups, they would be in need of extended support even after treatment (Skogens and von Greiff 2014) in order to gain an improved quality of life and see the benefits (Orford et al 2006) and be able to maintain a positive change process.…”