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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidChronic PainCounselorsFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMethadoneOpiate Substitution TreatmentPain ManagementPilot ProjectsProgram EvaluationPsychotherapyConceptsPsychosocial 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