2021
“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
2018
Training 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 interventionsInterventionAttitudesExperiences 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 teamEngagementProgramTranscribed
2009
Do psychologically‐minded clients expect more from counselling?
Beitel M, Hutz A, Sheffield KM, Gunn C, Cecero JJ, Barry DT. Do psychologically‐minded clients expect more from counselling? Psychology And Psychotherapy Theory Research And Practice 2009, 82: 369-383. PMID: 19527565, DOI: 10.1348/147608309x436711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAwarenessCharacterCognitive Behavioral TherapyCounselingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ParticipationPatient SatisfactionPersonality InventoryProfessional-Patient RelationsPsychoanalytic TherapyPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsPsychological mindednessPositive outcomesPsychological Mindedness ScaleClient expectationsParticipant volunteersPersonality stylesCounselling questionnaireCross-sectional designDispositional optimismSession behaviorLife orientationSouthwestern US universityStudy variablesMindednessGreat expectationsCounsellingExpectationsClientsUS universitiesHigh levelsRelationshipTherapistsCounselorsParticipantsOptimism