Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselors’ Attitudes and Resources for Integrating Research and Practice

Authors

Todd Campbell, Marquette UniversityFollow
Lynn A. Catlin, Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research
Timothy P. Melchert, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

17 p.

Publication Date

2003

Publisher

Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.

Source Publication

Journal of Drug Education

Source ISSN

0047-2379

Abstract

The state of Wisconsin recently launched a Research-to-Practice Initiative. One aspect of the Wisconsin initiative was to survey Wisconsin-Certified Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselors (CADCs) to assess their attitudes, reported practices, and resources in regard to the integration of research and practice. The sample for the present study included 366 CADCs. Of the 366 respondents, 62 percent (n = 226) were female and 38 percent (n = 140) were male. The respondents were primarily Caucasian (90 percent) with the remaining respondents identifying as African American (4 percent), Native American (2 percent), Hispanic (1 percent), and Asian American (0.5 percent). The results from the survey indicated that the majority of respondents have access to computers, e-mail, and the Internet at their workplace; report being “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their education and training; and tend to approve of the efforts to integrate research and practice. Incentives, barriers and strategies to integrate research and practice are discussed.

Comments

Published version. Journal of Drug Education, Vol. 33, No. 3 (2003): 307-323. DOI. © 2003 Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Campbell, Todd; Catlin, Lynn A.; and Melchert, Timothy P., "Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselors’ Attitudes and Resources for Integrating Research and Practice" (2003). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 113.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/113