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Some Characteristics of Imprisoned, Female Drug Abusers and Implications for Rehabilitation.
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Page, Richard C.; Sanders, John, Jr. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1979
Investigated the need for counseling services among imprisoned, female drug abusers. Responses of inmates with drug abuse problems to a questionnaire were analyzed to show kinds of problems they have which counseling may help to alleviate. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Objectives, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Females
The Effects of 16 Hour Long Marathon Groups on the Ways that Female Drug Users Perceive Women.
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Page, Richard C. – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1984
Evaluated the effectiveness of three 16-hour-long unstructured marathon groups composed of female illicit drug users in a woman's prison (N=78), using evaluative adjective pairs of the semantic differential concept Women. Marathon groups rated women as more successful and more pleasurable than did controls. (JAC)
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Drug Rehabilitation, Females, Group Therapy
Marathon Group Counseling: A Study with Imprisoned Male Former Drug Users.
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Page, Richard C.; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1980
Marathon group counseling groups can produce attitude changes among offenders with histories of illicit drug use. Participants learned that counselors could be significant figures in their lives as they worked through guilt feelings and learned to face reality. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Performance
Marathon Group Therapy with Former Drug Users.
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Page, Richard C.; Mannion, John – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1980
Discusses the effects of marathon group therapy on attitudes of former drug users in a residential drug treatment center. Experimental group members responded higher on the group counseling evaluative subscale and lower on the guilt evaluative subscale than control members. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Counseling Techniques, Drug Rehabilitation, Group Therapy
Marathon Group Counseling with Illicit Drug Users: Analysis of Content.
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Page, Richard C.; Wills, Judy – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1983
Summarized a 16-hour marathon group for illicit drug users (N=12) in residential treatment. Content analysis showed the group spent more time on interpersonal relationships and relatively little time on group process. Drug users were able to successfully participate in therapeutic group discussions involving self-investment. (JAC)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Content Analysis, Counseling Effectiveness, Drug Rehabilitation
Interpersonal Relationship Styles in Marathon Group Therapy: A Study with Illicit Drug Users.
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Page, Richard C.; Bridges, Ned – Small Group Behavior, 1983
Assessed how illegal drug users (N=12) related to one another during a 16-hour unstructured group marathon. Interaction analysis supported the effectiveness of the marathon group. Members and facilitators were able to relate to each other by confronting significant behaviors and receiving feedback about ways to cope with personal problems. (JAC)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Drug Abuse
Establishing a Drug Rehabilitation Center in a Prison Setting.
Page, Richard C. – 1974
The implementation of a drug treatment center in a prison environment is described. Such topics as the program initiation, selection of residents, early program operation are discussed. Program activities such as regular group counseling and rational therapy were developed to assist residents in the resolution of personal problems and interactions…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Correctional Institutions, Drug Abuse