Program structure and counselor-client contact in outpatient substance abuse treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine organizational structural attributes associated with counselor-client contact.

Data sources

Data were collected in 2004 and 2005 for a federally funded project, which simultaneously examines organizational structure, functioning, and resources among outpatient substance abuse treatment programs.

Study design

The study uses a naturalistic design to investigate organizational structure measures-ownership, accreditation, and supplemental services-as predictors of time in counseling and case management, and caseload size, controlling for geographic differences.

Data collection

Directors at 116 outpatient drug-free treatment programs located in four regions across the U.S. (Great Lakes, Gulf Coast, Northwest, and Southeast) voluntarily complete

SUBMITTER: Knight DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2442366 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature