TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescent Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
T2 - Clinicians' Attitudes, Values, and Knowledge
AU - Denby, Ramona W.
AU - Brinson, Jesse A.
AU - Jessica, Ayala
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by grant funding from the University of Nevada Las Vegas President’s Research Award and the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services Child and Adolescent State Infrastructure Grant (CA-SIG) which was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (USDHHS-SAMHSA). The authors wish to thank all of the individuals who devoted their time and talent to the research efforts that supported the development of this article, including: Alicia Crowther, Scott Schapiro, Stacey Cramer, Taneasha Evans, Matt Gyger, Dr. Mary Ann Overcamp-Martini, and Dr. An-Pyng Sun.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - This study examined community-based clinicians' (N1/4294) attitudes, background/experiences, values, and knowledge relating to issues of co-occurring disorders, which occur at a high rate among adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system. Study results reveal that clinicians self-rate their clinical values and attitudes at or above the expected level of competency, but they concede that their skill and knowledge levels are not adequate. Comparison measures reveal that employment setting conditions, geographic region, hours worked per week, and strongly held convictions about the importance of integrated mental health and substance use disorders service delivery distinguish clinicians' co-occurring disorders knowledge levels. Implications are offered.
AB - This study examined community-based clinicians' (N1/4294) attitudes, background/experiences, values, and knowledge relating to issues of co-occurring disorders, which occur at a high rate among adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system. Study results reveal that clinicians self-rate their clinical values and attitudes at or above the expected level of competency, but they concede that their skill and knowledge levels are not adequate. Comparison measures reveal that employment setting conditions, geographic region, hours worked per week, and strongly held convictions about the importance of integrated mental health and substance use disorders service delivery distinguish clinicians' co-occurring disorders knowledge levels. Implications are offered.
KW - Attitudes
KW - Clinician knowledge
KW - Co-occurring disorders
KW - Juvenile justice
KW - Mental health
KW - Therapist effectiveness
KW - Values
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U2 - 10.1080/0145935X.2011.553581
DO - 10.1080/0145935X.2011.553581
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79952800816
SN - 0145-935X
VL - 32
SP - 56
EP - 74
JO - Child and Youth Services
JF - Child and Youth Services
IS - 1
ER -