| Workforce professionalism in drug treatment services: impact of California's Proposition 36. | |
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PMID: 21036513 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This article investigates whether California's Proposition 36 has promoted the workforce professionalism of drug treatment services during its first 5 years of implementation. Program surveys inquiring about organizational information, Proposition 36 implementation, and staffing were conducted in 2003 and 2005 among all treatment providers serving Proposition 36 clients in five selected California counties (San Diego, Riverside, Kern, Sacramento, and San Francisco). A 1-hour self-administered questionnaire was completed by 118 treatment providers representing 102 programs. This article examines five topics that are relevant to drug treatment workforce professionalism: resources and capability, standardized intake assessment and outcome evaluation, staff qualification, program accreditation, and information technology. Results suggest that Proposition 36 had a positive influence on the drug treatment workforce's professionalism. Improvements have been observed in program resources, client intake assessment and outcome evaluation databases, staff professionalization, program accreditation, and information technology system. However, some areas remain problematic, including, for example, the consistent lack of adequate resources serving women with children. |
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Authors:
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Fei Wu; Yih-Ing Hser |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2010-10-30 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of substance abuse treatment Volume: 40 ISSN: 1873-6483 ISO Abbreviation: J Subst Abuse Treat Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-12-06 Completed Date: 2011-03-21 Revised Date: 2012-01-04 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8500909 Medline TA: J Subst Abuse Treat Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 44-55 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Social Welfare, School of Public Affairs, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656, USA. feiwu@ucla.edu |
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Accreditation California Child Community Networks / economics*, legislation & jurisprudence* Data Collection Female Health Personnel / standards* Health Services Accessibility Humans Medical Informatics Program Evaluation* Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / economics, legislation & jurisprudence*, manpower, standards* Substance-Related Disorders / prevention & control, rehabilitation, therapy* Workload |
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K05 DA017648-04/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; K05DA017648/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; P30 DA016383-08/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; P30DA016383/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA015431-05/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01DA15431/DA/NIDA NIH HHS |
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