KEY LINKAGES BETWEEN CHILD WELFARE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT: SOCIAL FUNCTIONING IMPROVEMENTS AND CLIENT SATISFACTION IN A FAMILY DRUG TREATMENT COURT* |
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Authors: | Valerie Bryan Jennifer Havens |
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Affiliation: | 1. University of South Alabama Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work;2. University of Kentucky Department of Behavioral Science in the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research |
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Abstract: | This article summarizes early findings regarding social functioning and client satisfaction from a longitudinal study of women receiving treatment in a family drug treatment court located in the Midwestern United States (N = 33). Drug treatment court participants were interviewed at program entry and when they had completed 6 months of treatment. Family drug court participants reported significant improvements in employment status and increases in earned income after 6 months of treatment. Respondents also reported improved social functioning and high overall levels of satisfaction with treatment. Findings and implications for future research are discussed. |
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Keywords: | family drug court substance abuse treatment family reunification parental substance abuse court‐ordered treatment |
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