Adolescents' Perspectives on Strengths-Based Group Work and Group Cohesion in Residential Treatment for Substance Abuse

Harris, Nicholas; Brazeau, James; Clarkson, Ashley; Brownlee, Keith; Rawana, Edward P.

doi:10.1080/1533256x.2012.728485

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“…It may be the case that helping youth recognize the potential for strengths in these areas, and facilitate their reengagement in these settings, can promote resiliency and improve overall functioning. In fact, this line of reasoning has been supported previously by qualitative reports of adolescents engaged in the current residential treatment program for substance abuse (Harris et al, 2012b). Adolescents in this study reported that the strengths-based components of this substance abuse program provided them opportunities to reengage in areas of their lives that they had previously disengaged from (e.g., sports, writing, music, strong family relationships, academics) due to reported substance abuse.…”

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“…Preliminary findings from several studies have provided promising results indicating that these programs may be effective in reducing substance use (e.g., Catalano, Arthur, Hawkins, Berglund, & Olson, 1998;Durlak, Weissberg, & Pachan, 2010;Schwartz et al, 2010;Tebes et al, 2007). Preliminary findings also suggest that the addition of strengths-based approaches may enhance established treatment protocols for adolescents engaged in residential programming for substance abuse problems (Harris, Brazeau, Clarkson, Brownlee, & Rawana, 2012a, 2012bHarris, Brazeau, Rawana, Brownlee, & Mazmanian, 2016). Such treatment programs aim to improve overall functioning of youth through helping them identify their strengths, develop their strengths, and apply their strengths in an adaptive manner to help minimize problem behaviors such as substance abuse.…”

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Self-Perceived Strengths Among Adolescents With and Without Substance Abuse Problems

Harris

Brazeau

Rawana

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Journal of Drug Issues

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The importance of examining positive aspects of youth development has been emphasized across disciplines involved in the care of youth with substance abuse problems. However, little is known about the strengths of adolescents with substance abuse problems, especially youth entering residential treatment. Utilizing the Strengths Assessment Inventory, a measure assessing psychological and social strengths, we examined patterns of strengths across groups of age- and gender-matched youth who reported no substance use, frequent substance use, and those entering treatment for severe substance use. Each group consisted of 43 participants ranging in age from 14 to 18 years. Results indicated that, on average, individuals entering treatment scored lower on personal strengths. However, through the use of more sophisticated statistical approaches, it was found that certain strengths were predictive of individuals belonging to the treatment group. Results are discussed in terms of their relevance to the treatment of adolescent substance abuse problems.

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Self-Perceived Strengths Among Adolescents With and Without Substance Abuse Problems

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Rawana

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“…At the school level, interventions to prevent substance use can be categorized into three types: (1) social resistance skills training; (2) normative education; and (3) competence enhancement skills training (Griffin & Botvin, 2010). An emerging body of literature shows the need for interventions for adolescents with substance use, and the benefits of group treatment and group work as effective modalities (Brinson, 1995;D'Amico et al, 2012;Engle, Macgowan, Wagner, & Amrhein, 2010;Harris, Brazeau, Clarkson, Brownlee, & Rawana, 2012;Jenson, Howard, & Vaughn, 2004;Kaminer, 2005;Macgowan & Wagner, 2005;Waldron & Kaminer, 2004), however, not all of the studies have empirically evaluated treatment efficacy. For example, Engle and Macgowan (2009) note that only two studies met criteria for possible efficacy among the 13 adolescent group treatments for which substance use outcomes were evaluated.…”

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Utilizing Mutual Aid in Reducing Adolescent Substance Use and Developing Group Engagement

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Research on Social Work Practice

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Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness of mutual aid groups for high school students. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was applied to 242 adolescents, where every other adolescent was assigned to the intervention or the control condition. The study evaluated the influence of implementing mutual aid groups in decreasing perceived risk of substance use, favorable attitudes toward substance use, and reducing substance use while increasing group engagement. Participants were assessed at baseline, during Sessions 2 and 7, and treatment exit. General linear mixed-effects models were used to detect significant differences between treatment and control conditions. Results: Findings indicated mutual aid groups significantly reduced favorable attitudes toward drug use and decreased alcohol and marijuana usage compared to the control group. In addition, the adolescents in treatment significantly increased their group engagement. Conclusions: Results support mutual aid group work models for reducing alcohol use and increasing group engagement for high school youth.

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“…As such, several group process factors have been identified as important mechanisms of change in the group therapy literature. Specifically, group cohesion (Burlingame, McClendon, & Alonso, 2011; Harris, Brazeau, Clarkson, Brownlee, & Rawana, 2012), client program satisfaction (Sobell, Sobell, & Agrawal, 2009), and group leader empathy (Engle, Macgowan, Wagner, & Amrhein, 2010; Johnson, Burlingame, Olsen, Davies, & Gleave, 2005) are key group processes that predict positive behavior change. However, very little is known about group process factors associated with successful voluntary school-based intervention programs or whether these processes are affected by the group’s ethnic composition.…”

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Impact of Ethnic Composition on Mechanisms of Change in School-Based Substance Use Intervention Groups

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Delivering alcohol use intervention services in the school setting represents a key approach to engaging youth of all backgrounds, particularly underserved populations, in such programming. Relative progress has been made toward implementing culturally responsive services for youth; however, little is known about the role of ethnic composition on group processes purported to underlie mechanisms of change. We examined associations between ethnic group composition and therapeutic processes within a voluntary, school-based alcohol use intervention at seven schools across three cities (N groups = 353). Ethnic composition was characterized as: group ethnic diversity on a continuum, group ethnic homogeneity (i.e. where at least 66% of participants shared the same ethnicity), and comparing groups where one of the three largest ethnicities in the sample reached the majority (i.e. African-American vs. Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic White). Ratings on group processes were obtained from participants (satisfaction; belonging), facilitators (empathy; rapport), and coders (engagement; responsiveness). Mixed-effects models revealed that students in groups with African-American and Hispanic majorities reported a higher sense of satisfaction compared to groups with non-Hispanic White majorities. Facilitators endorsed expressing empathy more frequently with majority African-American and Hispanic groups than with non-Hispanic White groups. Study findings highlight the importance of considering different dimensions of ethnic composition when examining mechanisms of change in group intervention research.

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Adolescents' Perspectives on Strengths-Based Group Work and Group Cohesion in Residential Treatment for Substance Abuse

Cited by 5 publications

References 35 publications

Self-Perceived Strengths Among Adolescents With and Without Substance Abuse Problems

Self-Perceived Strengths Among Adolescents With and Without Substance Abuse Problems

Utilizing Mutual Aid in Reducing Adolescent Substance Use and Developing Group Engagement

Impact of Ethnic Composition on Mechanisms of Change in School-Based Substance Use Intervention Groups

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