An evaluation of a psychoeducational group for parents in substance abuse treatment.
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Title
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An evaluation of a psychoeducational group for parents in substance abuse treatment.
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Identifier
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AAI9969717
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identifier
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9969717
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Creator
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Plasse, Beatrice Rogoff.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Michael Smith
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Date
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2000
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Social Work | Education, Adult and Continuing | Sociology, Public and Social Welfare
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Abstract
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The dissertation is an evaluation of a structured, psychoeducational group for parents in alcohol and substance abuse treatment, known as Parenting in Recovery. The parents in the study completed a 15 week group program which was conducted in two women's residences, a men's residence, a day treatment program and an outpatient mental health clinic. The study reports on 52 subjects who were primarily low income, minority adults living in the metropolitan New York area. The study contains data gathered from pre and post program questionnaires, a behavioral survey, the journal work of participants and interviews with parents who completed the program. The program used a structured curriculum with a guide for group worker's presentation of cognitive learning material and group activities.;The study presents data on changes in parents' perceptions of their attitudes, and their behaviors in parenting tasks and roles. The findings from the questionnaires and behavioral survey show that parental visitation, telephone contact and letter writing increased significantly after the program.;There were statistically significant improvements in parents' perceptions of their social isolation and in the parent's sense of trust with their families and their children. Statistically significant changes were also recorded for parental satisfaction in play with children and efficacy in providing mental stimulation. There were also statistically significant positive changes in parental use of encouragement and praise, reduction of verbal abuse, and increased communication with children about the parent's drug history.;The study provides a view of the anxieties and problems facing this group of parents. Parents had high scores on stress over fear of relapse, children's demands and the damaging effects of addiction on the children. Parents responses showed that they believed that their children were fearful of being abandoned by them. They reported that their children had developmental delays, school problems, and problems with socialization and impulse control.;Using the Group Engagement Measurement the study presents data that demonstrates how subjects met the criteria for engagement on all seven dimensions of the scale for engagement in a social work group.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.S.W.
