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The Implementation of Inmate Mentor Programs in the Correctional Treatment System as an Innovative Approach
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Cook, Jana; McClure, Scott; Koutsenok, Igor; Lord, Scot – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2008
In October 2006, the California Men's Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo, faced with staff recruitment and retention difficulties, took an innovative step to utilize long-term sentenced inmates as peer mentors and primary counselors to lead their prison-based therapeutic community (TC) program. The program was designed, developed, and implemented…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Mentors, Substance Abuse, Program Improvement
Perceptions of the Impact of Childhood Relationships among Chemically Dependent Women.
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Carroll, Jane J.; Baruth, Katey E. – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2002
Study examined perceptions of childhood and adolescent relationships among chemically dependent women who are new in recovery. Two relevant and descriptive categories of responses were developed based on participants' narratives: "childhood marked by inconsistent family support" and "adolescence notable for adult disregard." Implications for…
Descriptors: Addiction, Counselor Training, Counselors, Family Relationship
Developmental History of U.S. State Department Office of Drug Demand Reduction's International Training
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Deitch, David; Koutsenok, Igor – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2005
The development of the drug overuse and addiction treatment models in the United States has an enormous impact on the adoption of similar activities throughout the world. The increased globalization of substance abuse attracted treatment practitioners from Europe to the U.S. to examine the implementation of therapeutic community and other models…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Narcotics, Global Approach, Law Enforcement
Promising Practices in Drug Treatment: Findings from Europe
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Nemes, Susanna; Libretto, Salvatore; Skinstad, Anne Helene; Garrett, Gerald; Hoffman, Jeffrey A. – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2005
In a study to evaluate the drug treatment and aftercare efforts sponsored by the State Department's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau, residential Therapeutic Community (TC) treatment programs in four European countries-Poland, Spain, Slovenia, and Italy-were examined to identify promising practices and to assess lessons…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Therapeutic Environment, Psychotherapy
Promising Practices in Drug Treatment: Findings from Southeast Asia
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Libretto, Salvatore; Nemes, Susanna; Namur, Jenny; Garrett, Gerald; Hess, Lauren; Kaplan, Linda – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2005
In a study to evaluate the drug treatment and aftercare efforts sponsored by the State Department's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau, residential Therapeutic Community (TC) treatment programs in three countries in Southeast Asia--Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand--were examined to identify promising practices and to…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Narcotics, Focus Groups, Law Enforcement
Promising Practices in Drug Treatment: Findings from Latin America
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Nemes, Susanna; Libretto, Salvatore; Garrett, Gerald; Johansson, Anna Carin; Hess, Lauren – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2005
In a study to evaluate the drug treatment and aftercare efforts sponsored by the State Department's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau, residential Therapeutic Community (TC) treatment programs in three Latin American countries--Brazil, Peru and Argentina--were examined to identify promising practices and to assess lessons…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Narcotics, Focus Groups, Law Enforcement