2018
Experiences of Burnout among Drug Counselors in A Large Opioid Treatment Program: A Qualitative Investigation
Beitel M, Oberleitner L, Muthulingam D, Oberleitner D, Madden LM, Marcus R, Eller A, Bono MH, Barry DT. Experiences of Burnout among Drug Counselors in A Large Opioid Treatment Program: A Qualitative Investigation. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2018, 39: 211-217. PMID: 29522381, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1449051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperience of burnoutDrug counselorsTreatment programJob-related demandsIndividual semi-structured interviewsWork engagementCounselor burnoutBurnoutCounselor feedbackPhysiological symptomsSemi-structured interviewsCounselorsQualitative investigationParticipantsPossible experienceSystem-level changesCounselor descriptionsExperienceProgram settingsOpioid treatment programsTreatment gapMultidisciplinary teamEngagementProgramTranscribedTraining Addiction Counselors to Deliver a Brief Psychoeducational Intervention for Chronic Pain among Patients in Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Pilot Investigation
Butner JL, Bone C, Martinez C, Kwon G, Beitel M, Madden LM, Bono MH, Eller A, Barry DT. Training Addiction Counselors to Deliver a Brief Psychoeducational Intervention for Chronic Pain among Patients in Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Pilot Investigation. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2018, 39: 199-205. PMID: 29522379, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1449052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial interventionsBrief psychosocial interventionAddiction counselorsBrief psychoeducational interventionChronic painRole of counselorsAbsence of trainingPerceived AbilityAppropriate treatment interventionsCounselor's abilityPsychoeducational interventionTreatment counselorsDrug counselorsPositive attitudesTreatment interventionsCounselorsFuture researchKnowledge scorePilot investigationTrainingPre-test knowledge scoreOpioid agonist treatmentAppropriate interventionsInterventionAttitudes
2017
Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Beitel M, Oberleitner L, Kahn M, Kerns RD, Liong C, Madden LM, Ginn J, Barry DT. Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Pain Medicine 2017, 18: 2152-2161. PMID: 28177509, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentChronic painDrug counselorsMaintenance treatmentTreatment needsUse disordersMedical providersCo-occurring chronic painMethadone maintenance treatment programPain management referralsChronic noncancer painPatient-related barriersMethadone-maintained patientsTreatment of patientsMaintenance treatment programPatients' treatment needsNoncancer painMedication regimensPain managementManagement referralsTreatment adherencePatient improvementPatient reportsPain
2016
Drug Counselors’ Attitudes Toward Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain
Oberleitner LM, Beitel M, Schottenfeld RS, Kerns RD, Doucette C, Napoleone R, Liong C, Barry DT. Drug Counselors’ Attitudes Toward Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2016, 10: 34-39. PMID: 26690289, PMCID: PMC4733570, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painNonpharmacologic treatmentsDrug counselorsNonpharmacologic pain treatmentsMethadone-maintained patientsInterdisciplinary pain managementMethadone maintenance treatmentVulnerable patient populationCognitive behavioral therapyNonpharmacologic interventionsPain managementPain treatmentPain interventionsMaintenance treatmentPatient populationPainPatientsHerbal medicineGroup interventionEfficacyInterventionTreatmentPerceived EfficacyTherapyUndertreatment