Hard Cases in Hard Places: challenges of community addictions work in Dublin

Quigley, Paul A

doi:10.1080/0968763031000102617

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“…In the interim of a unifying definition, it is best to view the enterprise of clinically supervising professionals in the field of addictions, as requiring supervisors to have an informed understanding on the impact of the work (Knight, 2018) as well as the contributing components of the work itself—administrative tasks and clinical efforts (Choy-Brown & Stanhope, 2018). As such, integrated supports include ensuring that clinical supervision addresses the need to balance the doing of the work and the management of the work tasks (Laschober et al, 2012), while also being cognizant that the longer the professional does the work the greater the cumulative impact they will experience (Edwards et al, 2005; Quigley, 2003). Thus, ongoing responsive programming as employee wellness initiatives can generate a culture of support and interprofessional collegiality.…”

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An exploratory study on the impact of the opioid epidemic on providers.

Anderson¹,

Thomas²,

McClure³

et al. 2022

Traumatology

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This interprofessional explanatory mixed-methods research project sought to determine the impact of unanticipated deaths experienced by providers in relation to their work with persons diagnosed with a specific substance use disorder. Quantitative data were collected via the Professional Quality of Life scale, and qualitative questions were posed in an open-ended survey. The findings (N = 40) suggest that the unanticipated death of persons seeking treatment is experienced by providers as a grief response similar to disenfranchised loss, in that it affects both the provider’s sense of productivity as well as their personal self-care. The implications of this study suggest that “providers are grieving at work—about work.” As such, program administrators are encouraged to ameliorate the impact of the opioid epidemic through interprofessional integrative supports that acknowledge the impact of unanticipated deaths by providers. Future research is encouraged to better understand if the motivation for a professional initially entering this specific field mitigates the impact of unanticipated deaths.

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