Format
Book
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
Drug and Alcohol Findings
Original Language

English

Keywords
illegal drugs
treatment
addiction treatment
management
supervision
training
workforce development
triage
cycle of change
stages of change
care planning
clinical decision making
patient choice
client choice

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Managing Transformation

Key studies on the role of management and supervision in the treatment of problem drug use. Commentary asks, “Is there anything more instructive than *being* the patient?”, explores the role of patient choice and preferences in treatment planning, and queries the ubiquitous stages of change model as a basis for determining the treatment offer. Compared to interventions, research on these issues is scarce, but it is at this level that services can be transformed from ‘going through the motions’ into engaging recovery-promoters.