2011
Mutual influence in therapist competence and adherence to motivational enhancement therapy
Imel ZE, Baer JS, Martino S, Ball SA, Carroll KM. Mutual influence in therapist competence and adherence to motivational enhancement therapy. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2011, 115: 229-236. PMID: 21227601, PMCID: PMC3397170, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBehavior, AddictiveClinical CompetenceCounselingFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMaleMotivationMulticenter Studies as TopicPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient ComplianceProfessional CompetenceProfessional-Patient RelationsPsychotherapyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeConceptsMotivational enhancement therapyClinical trialsTherapist adherenceEnhancement therapyMulti-site clinical trialLarge multi-site clinical trialDays of useTreatment protocolTherapists' caseloadsAdherenceTherapist competenceTrialsTherapist performanceClient severityTherapyCaseloadTherapistsThree-level multilevel models
2009
Evaluating motivational enhancement therapy adherence and competence among Spanish-speaking therapists
Santa Ana EJ, Carroll KM, Añez L, Paris M, Ball SA, Nich C, Frankforter TL, Suarez-Morales L, Szapocznik J, Martino S. Evaluating motivational enhancement therapy adherence and competence among Spanish-speaking therapists. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2009, 103: 44-51. PMID: 19394164, PMCID: PMC2692434, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotivational enhancement therapySkill factorsNeed of treatmentOutpatient treatment programAdequate fidelityExcellent interrater reliabilitySubstance use problemsUsual sessionTherapy adherenceDrug counselingEnhancement therapyBilingual SpanishTreatment programRating ScaleHispanic individualsIndependent ratingsUse problemsInterrater reliabilitySupervision modelSignificant differences
2000
A general system for evaluating therapist adherence and competence in psychotherapy research in the addictions
Carroll K, Nich C, Sifry R, Nuro K, Frankforter T, Ball S, Fenton L, Rounsaville B. A general system for evaluating therapist adherence and competence in psychotherapy research in the addictions. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2000, 57: 225-238. PMID: 10661673, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(99)00049-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapist adherenceRandomized clinical trialsSubstance use disordersDrug abuse treatmentYale AdherenceClinical trialsPharmacotherapy researchUse disordersBehavioral treatmentAbuse treatmentClinical researchAdherenceTreatmentComparison treatmentCompetence scoresExcellent reliabilityAddictionDiscriminant validityCompetence ScaleFactor structurePsychotherapy research