“Day-to-Day, It’s a Roller Coaster. It’s Frustrating. It’s Rewarding. It’s Maddening and It’s Enjoyable”: A Qualitative Investigation of the Lived Experiences of Addiction Counselors
Oberleitner DE, Marcus R, Beitel M, Muthulingam D, Oberleitner LMS, Madden LM, Eller A, Barry DT. “Day-to-Day, It’s a Roller Coaster. It’s Frustrating. It’s Rewarding. It’s Maddening and It’s Enjoyable”: A Qualitative Investigation of the Lived Experiences of Addiction Counselors. Psychological Services 2021, 18: 287-294. PMID: 31580103, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddiction counselorsWork rolesExperiences of counselorsAddiction treatment settingsHuman resource specialistsWork motivationIntrinsic motivationExtrinsic motivationPositive feedbackEnjoyment of challengesNegative feedbackWorkplace opportunitiesCounselorsLived experienceQualitative investigationMotivationTreatment settingsPsychologistsLimited researchResource specialistsRoller coasterTheory analysisExperienceInterdisciplinary teamClients