TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical orientation and sociodemographic characteristics of chemical dependency practitioners in ohio
AU - Osborn, Cynthia J.
AU - Thombs, Dennis L.
PY - 2002/2/2
Y1 - 2002/2/2
N2 - A mail survey was used to assess the clinical orientation and sociodemographic characteristics of chemical dependency practitioners (N = 406) in Ohio. Discriminant analysis identified a number of characteristics that distinguished among five types of practitioners (i.e., clinician, clinical supervisor, program administrator, case manager, and education/outreach/prevention specialist). The most important discriminating variables were (1) annual salary, (2) confidence in DSM-IV knowledge, (3) years of experience in the field, (4) race/ethnicity status, (5) education, and (6) computer access at work. Characteristics that did not distinguish among the practitioner groups included (1) clinical orientation, (2) recovery status, (3) age, (4) gender, and a number of other variables. Implications of these findings are discussed in light of the complexity of and changes taking place in the chemical dependency practitioner workforce today.
AB - A mail survey was used to assess the clinical orientation and sociodemographic characteristics of chemical dependency practitioners (N = 406) in Ohio. Discriminant analysis identified a number of characteristics that distinguished among five types of practitioners (i.e., clinician, clinical supervisor, program administrator, case manager, and education/outreach/prevention specialist). The most important discriminating variables were (1) annual salary, (2) confidence in DSM-IV knowledge, (3) years of experience in the field, (4) race/ethnicity status, (5) education, and (6) computer access at work. Characteristics that did not distinguish among the practitioner groups included (1) clinical orientation, (2) recovery status, (3) age, (4) gender, and a number of other variables. Implications of these findings are discussed in light of the complexity of and changes taking place in the chemical dependency practitioner workforce today.
KW - Chemical dependency counselors
KW - Clinical orientation
KW - Workforce
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33845270610&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J188v01n01_02
DO - 10.1300/J188v01n01_02
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33845270610
SN - 1533-2705
VL - 1
SP - 5
EP - 18
JO - Journal of Teaching in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Teaching in the Addictions
IS - 1
ER -