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Family Engagement and Retention in Substance Abuse Case Planning
The following resources and strategies address how to engage clients and their family members in substance abuse treatment services and case planning, including State and local examples.
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Children's Justice Initiative Alcohol and Other Drug Project (CJI-AOD): Summary of the Parents' Focus Groups (PDF - 153 KB)
Minnesota Children's Justice Initiative (2005)
Presents results from family focus groups affected by substance abuse and involved in the child welfare and court systems to gather opinions on family engagement and father involvement, services to children, and exit/transition strategies for families.
Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention and Recovery (SAFERR)
This guidebook presents the SAFERR (Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement , Retention, and Recovery) model for helping staff of public and private agencies to families affected by substance use disorders. SAFERR was developed in response to frequent requests from managers of child welfare agencies for a "tool" that caseworkers could use to screen parents for potential substance use disorders in order to make decisions about children's safety. (Author abstract, modified)
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Adolescent Portable Therapy: A Practical Guide for Service Providers (PDF - 824 KB)
Vera Institute of Justice (2005)
A guide to implementing an intervention therapy for adolescents with substance abuse problems involved in the juvenile justice system. Includes procedures and techniques to engage and motivate families throughout the treatment.
Beyond Risk: Improving Assessments to Keep People Safer (Rev. Ed.) (Word - 134 KB)
Kinney, Vaughn, & Strand (2000)
Suggests strategies to improve family assessments and treatment plans by engaging all family members and extended family, neighbors, friends, and other service providers throughout the process.
Enrolling and Retaining Mothers of Substance-Exposed Infants in Drug Abuse Treatment (PDF - 108 KB)
Dakof & Quille
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(4), 2003
This study found that a program to engage mothers increased short-term retention and entry into substance abuse treatment programs.
The Impact of Motivational Interviewing on Substance Abuse Treatment Retention: A Randomized Control Trial of Women Involved With Child Welfare
Mullins, Suarez, Ondersma, & Page
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 27(1), 2004
View Abstract
While studies have found that motivational interviewing increases engagement and retention among people with substance abuse disorders, this study did not find the same effect among coerced populations, particularly women referred for treatment by child welfare due to prenatal drug use.
Motivating Substance Abusers to Enter Treatment: Working With Family Members
Smith & Meyers (2004)
View Abstract
Presents CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training), a program to help family members encourage a substance abuser to enter treatment and to help the abuser reduce substance use in order to improve relationships with family members.
Motivational Interviewing
Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Recent research and training resources for clinicians, researchers, and trainers about motivational interviewing.
"Nothing About Me": Leading the Way to Collaborative Relationships With Families
O'Connor, Morgenstern, Gibson, & Nakashian
Child Welfare, 84(2), 2005
View Abstract
Discusses CASA Safe Haven, an intervention program for children and families in child welfare who have been affected by substance abuse. The program builds multidisciplinary teams for families and uses family group conferencing to design and drive the service plan.
Partners' Influence on Women's Addiction and Recovery: The Connection Between Substance Abuse, Trauma, and Intimate Relationships (PDF - 301 KB)
National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (2002)
Explains a relational model for working with women with substance abuse problems and describes how to engage partners in treatment using peer groups, home visitation programs, and child-focused services.
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State and local examples
Florida: An Analysis of Preferred Practice Approaches in Substance Abuse and Child Welfare: Comparative Practice Elements (PDF - 192 KB)
Florida Department of Children and Families & National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (2004)
Identifies several practice elements and values, such as prevention, parent engagement, and strength-based intervention, and provides suggested approaches to achieve desired outcomes.
Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Waiver Demonstration: Final Evaluation Report (PDF - 563 KB)
Children and Family Research Center (2006)
Examines the use of recovery coaches in promoting progress and success for drug-involved parents of children involved in the child welfare system. The strategy emphasizes continual and aggressive outreach efforts to engage and retain parents in treatment and other services needed for recovery.
Oklahoma Infants Assistance Program
Mullins & Page (2004)
View Abstract
Describes the activities and outcomes of a program for families and children at risk of being abandoned, primarily those with prenatal exposure to controlled substances or testing positive for HIV. Among the program's research results, motivational interviewing was not found to be more effective in increasing treatment engagement of clients.
Promoting Permanency: Family Group Conferencing at the Manhattan Family Treatment Court (PDF - 127 KB)
Wolf
Journal of the Center for Families, Children and the Courts, 4, 2003
Describes the court's use of family group conferencing to engage family members in developing solutions to support two primary goals: speedy permanency and parental sobriety.
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