A Cluster Analytic Study of Clinical Orientations Among Chemical Dependency Counselors
✍ Scribed by Dennis L. Thombs; Cynthia J. Osborn
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 210 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-6678
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✦ Synopsis
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.