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. 2010 Nov-Dec;19(6):496-503.
doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00081.x. Epub 2010 Sep 21.

Counselor attitudes toward the use of motivational incentives in addiction treatment

Lori J Ducharme  1 , Hannah K Knudsen, Amanda J Abraham, Paul M Roman
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Counselor attitudes toward the use of motivational incentives in addiction treatment

Lori J Ducharme et al. Am J Addict. 2010 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Counselor attitudes toward evidence-based practices, such as motivational incentives/contingency management (MI/CM), are important in bridging the gap between research and practice. Mailed surveys from 1,959 substance abuse treatment counselors showed ambivalence toward MI/CM and strong disagreement with using monetary rewards for achievement of treatment goals. Attitudes were associated with counselors' educational attainment, a 12-step treatment ideology, affiliation with NIDA's Clinical Trials Network, and working in opioid treatment programs. Exposure to MI/CM via training was more strongly associated with attitudes when counselors worked in programs that had adopted MI/CM. While there is substantial resistance to MI/CM, dissemination and training about the essential elements of MI/CM may enhance counselors' receptivity toward this intervention.

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