A5027469721- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Student Assessment and Feedback
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
- Child Therapy and Development
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Forecasting Techniques and Applications
- Educational Assessment and Improvement
- Community Health and Development
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Management and Marketing Education
Texas Christian University
2012-2019
The University of Texas at Arlington
2019
University of Alabama
1995
The TCU Short Forms contain a revised and expanded set of assessments for planning managing addiction treatment services. They are formatted as brief (one-page) forms to measure client needs functioning, including drug use severity history (TCUDS II), criminal thinking cognitive orientation (CTSForm), motivation readiness (MOTForm), psychological functioning (PSYForm), social relations (SOCForm), therapeutic participation engagement (ENGForm). These instruments facilitate optically scanned...
Justice-involved individuals with alcohol and drug use problems reoffend at higher rates than their nonusing counterparts, serving as an important vector to recidivism. At the daily level, exposure stressors may exacerbate problematic use; individual prior treatment experiences mitigate substance adapt learn new coping mechanisms. We conducted a diary study using Interactive Voice Response technology over 14 consecutive days 117 men on probation or parole participating in community-based...
Because weak interagency coordination between community correctional agencies (e.g., probation and parole) community-based treatment providers has been identified as a major barrier to the use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for treating druginvolved offenders, this study sought examine how key organizational leadership, support, staffing) individual burnout, satisfaction) factors influence relationships these agencies. At each 20 sites, probation/parole officials (
Background: Limited research has examined factors associated with medication-assisted treatment for justice-involved individuals. Objectives: The current study used a mixed-method design to examine the influence of client- and counselor-level on 90-day retention, satisfaction, progress individuals referred treatment. Methods: effects co-occurring disorders (i.e., psychiatric symptoms, anxiety, depression), social functioning support, self-esteem), substance use severity, motivation while...
OBJECTIVE: This study explored medication-assisted treatment (MAT), the combined use of medication and psychosocial treatment, as a strategy for reducing violent outcomes in community-based offenders. The primary aims were to: 1) examine associations between participant characteristics adherence; 2) adherence substance use; 3) outcomes; 4) determine whether may be attributable to reductions use. METHOD: Baseline interviews completed with 129 male offenders prior their first MAT appointment....
This paper describes the development and protocol for feasibility efficacy testing of a risk reduction intervention designed to improve behavioral health outcomes among drug offenders on probation under community supervision or in residential substance abuse treatment centers. StaySafe is self-administered tablet-based teaching better decision-making skills regarding behaviors, especially those involving HIV risks. We are using pre/post, experimental/control group randomized clinical trial...
The two methods most often recommended for obtaining market-derived adjustments utilized in the sales comparison approach to appraisal are Paired Data Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis. These approaches viewed as competing alternatives, with advocates detractors each. main purpose of this paper is demonstrate that these alternatives estimating equivalent under certain circumstances. This point equivalence may prove be a useful starting place improving our understanding differences...
During the first 5 years of Disease Risk Reduction Project, an in-prison intervention curriculum was developed and tested that focused on decreasing risky sexual drug use behaviors after release. The WaySafe delivered during 2 months prior to release from incarceration. Compared control group, those in showed greater gains all composite measures (e.g., HIV knowledge confidence, avoidance sex, use, testing awareness, risk reduction skills. In addition, followed by a take-home workbook be...
Transition from incarceration to the community is a critical time for offenders, especially those with substance abuse problems. Many succumb temptation return drug use and possibly risky needle sharing, engaging in sex activities. This period entails substantial health risks offender as well significant public health. Well-established consistent of HIV/HBV/HCV risk reduction prevention programs continuity care do not exist most criminal justice treatment systems because lack policy...
Materials and methods The sample included 90 male participants (64 of which completed follow-up) seven counselor (i.e., four females three males) from communitybased treatment in a Midwestern metropolitan area. Hierarchical linear modeling was conducted to examine the influence victimization violence history, psychiatric disorders anxiety, depression), social functioning support, self-esteem), drug use severity, motivation on satisfaction progress after controlling for counselor-level...