Date of Award
12-1992
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Joseph R. Morris
Second Advisor
Dr. Michael Bahr
Third Advisor
Dr. Dennis Simpson
Abstract
This study examined the effects of training and experience on counselors' ability to detect relapse precipitants in substance abuse clients. Eighty counselor trainees from Western Michigan University and the University of Northern Colorado participated. They were classified as to their previous level of experience and then exposed to either the treatment condition or the control condition. Pretest-posttest data were gathered using a modified version of the Alcohol Confidence Questionnaire (Annis & Graham, 1988) (ACQ-M).
The findings from this study suggest that counselors with previous substance abuse experience tend to show less confidence in a client's ability to remain abstinent than those without experience. Also, the effects of a videotaped training film indicated statistically significant differences between those who were exposed to the tape prior to the posttest and those who were exposed after the posttest.
Access Setting
Dissertation-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Sunich, Michael F., "The Effects of Training and Experience on the Ability to Detect Relapse Precipitants in a Substance Abuse Client" (1992). Dissertations. 1992.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/1992