TY - JOUR
T1 - A multisite evaluation of a communication skills workshop for scientists
AU - Pituch, Keenan A.
AU - Lawson, Kenneth A.
AU - Wilcox, Richard E.
AU - Littlefield, John H.
AU - Miller, Joseph D.
AU - Erickson, Carlton K.
N1 - Funding Information:
Keenan A. Pituch is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Kenneth A. Lawson is Associate Professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin. Richard E. Wilcox is Professor of Pharmacology in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin. John H. Littlefield is Director of Academic Informatics Services, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Joseph D. Miller is Associate Professor in the Department of Cell and Neurobiology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Carlton K. Erickson is Professor of Pharmacology/Toxicology and Director, Addiction Science Research and Education Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Address correspondence to: Keenan A. Pituch, The University of Texas at Austin, Educational Psychology Department, 1 University Station D5800, Austin, TX 78712-0383 (E-mail: keenan.pituch@mail.utexas.edu). This research was supported by a Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Award DA 13430 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. This award was given to the Addiction Science Research and Education Center in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Professional health care providers and a general public better informed about addiction science research could lead to improved treatment for persons with drug dependence. This study examines whether a communication skills workshop can provide scientists with knowledge of basic communication methods and motivation to present findings on addiction science research to an interested public. The workshop was delivered to 257 participants at 15 sites, with pretest, posttest, and some follow-up data collected. Significantly, gains in knowledge and beliefs were made immediately after the workshop. However, follow-up data suggested that the workshops may have had little impact in encouraging scientists to speak to the public, which may be partly due to few rewards for such service activities within the academic setting.
AB - Professional health care providers and a general public better informed about addiction science research could lead to improved treatment for persons with drug dependence. This study examines whether a communication skills workshop can provide scientists with knowledge of basic communication methods and motivation to present findings on addiction science research to an interested public. The workshop was delivered to 257 participants at 15 sites, with pretest, posttest, and some follow-up data collected. Significantly, gains in knowledge and beliefs were made immediately after the workshop. However, follow-up data suggested that the workshops may have had little impact in encouraging scientists to speak to the public, which may be partly due to few rewards for such service activities within the academic setting.
KW - Addiction science research
KW - Communication skills training
KW - Multilevel modeling
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U2 - 10.1300/J188v04n02_01
DO - 10.1300/J188v04n02_01
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33845271637
SN - 1533-2705
VL - 4
SP - 1
EP - 22
JO - Journal of Teaching in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Teaching in the Addictions
IS - 2
ER -