TY - JOUR
T1 - A cluster analytic study of clinical orientations among chemical dependency counselors
AU - Thombs, Dennis L.
AU - Osborn, Cynthia J.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Three distinct clinical orientations were identified in a sample of chemical dependency counselors (N = 406). Based on cluster analysis, the largest group, identified and labeled as "uniform counselors," endorsed a simple, moral-disease model with little interest in psychosocial interventions. A 2nd group, identified as "multiform counselors," embraced an incongruent moral-disease-psychosocial model, and valued a myriad of treatment approaches. The smallest group, labeled "client-directed counselors," did not fully endorse Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) principles, valued non-coercive treatment, and recognized coexisting psychopathology in clients. Results from a discriminant function analysis provided evidence to support the 3-group cluster solution.
AB - Three distinct clinical orientations were identified in a sample of chemical dependency counselors (N = 406). Based on cluster analysis, the largest group, identified and labeled as "uniform counselors," endorsed a simple, moral-disease model with little interest in psychosocial interventions. A 2nd group, identified as "multiform counselors," embraced an incongruent moral-disease-psychosocial model, and valued a myriad of treatment approaches. The smallest group, labeled "client-directed counselors," did not fully endorse Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) principles, valued non-coercive treatment, and recognized coexisting psychopathology in clients. Results from a discriminant function analysis provided evidence to support the 3-group cluster solution.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01992.x
DO - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01992.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035622747
SN - 0748-9633
VL - 79
SP - 450
EP - 458
JO - Journal of Counseling and Development
JF - Journal of Counseling and Development
IS - 4
ER -