Location
Schroeder Complex Room 112
Start Date
26-3-2010 11:15 AM
Document Type
Event
End Date
26-3-2010 11:45 AM
Abstract
Client-treatment matching (CTM) practices have been identified as important in enhancing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment outcomes while also minimizing the investment of time and resources necessary to achieve such outcomes. Despite strong positive effects associated with CTM, many questions remain regarding how CTM is implemented in treatment settings. This dissertation examines expert perspectives on how CTM practices are implemented in real world treatment settings, how to improve upon current practices, barriers to improvement, strategies for overcoming barriers, and consequensces of existing treatment system flaws. In this study, qualitative and quantitative data will be collected and analyzed through an iterative process of surveys following the Delphi Methodology, which excels in building consensus and highlighting areas of dis-sensus among experts in a field. Expert participants will include 15 – 30 individuals identified as holding key knowledge about the present uses and future possibilities of CTM in SUD treatment.
Client-Treatment Matching in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Delphi Study
Schroeder Complex Room 112
Client-treatment matching (CTM) practices have been identified as important in enhancing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment outcomes while also minimizing the investment of time and resources necessary to achieve such outcomes. Despite strong positive effects associated with CTM, many questions remain regarding how CTM is implemented in treatment settings. This dissertation examines expert perspectives on how CTM practices are implemented in real world treatment settings, how to improve upon current practices, barriers to improvement, strategies for overcoming barriers, and consequensces of existing treatment system flaws. In this study, qualitative and quantitative data will be collected and analyzed through an iterative process of surveys following the Delphi Methodology, which excels in building consensus and highlighting areas of dis-sensus among experts in a field. Expert participants will include 15 – 30 individuals identified as holding key knowledge about the present uses and future possibilities of CTM in SUD treatment.