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Supervision Strategy for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs: A Pilot Study
Led by University of Arkansas · Updated on 2025-12-11
43
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
4 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Arkansas
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Substance use disorders, including addiction to opioids, methamphetamines, and alcohol, affect nearly 50 million people annually in the United States. This research aims to develop and pilot a new supervision strategy designed to improve the support clinical supervisors provide to counselors in substance use disorder (SUD) residential treatment programs. The study focuses on addressing organizational challenges like counselor burnout and turnover, which affect service quality in these programs. The study tests the FOCUS supervision strategy, a strengths-based model tailored for SUD settings. This strategy includes five pillars for effective supervision, practical skills for supervisors, and experiential activities to help staff apply these skills in real-life situations. Supervisors will be trained and coached in this new approach, which is expected to improve supervision quality and, in turn, counselors' well-being and performance. Participants will include supervisors and counselors from residential SUD treatment programs. Researchers will assess outcomes such as counselor self-efficacy, supervisor fidelity to the FOCUS strategy, leadership qualities, organizational climate, burnout, counselor performance, turnover, client treatment completion, and satisfaction. These will be measured at regular intervals over two years to evaluate the strategy's feasibility, acceptability, and impact, providing insights for future larger studies.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Supervision in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Serve as a supervisor or counselor at a substance use treatment facility or program
- Work at a program that provides residential substance use treatment services
- Be 18 years of age or older
You will not qualify if you...
- Supervisors who are contracted and not employed by the treatment facility or program
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - Up to 2 years
Participants who serve as supervisors in substance use disorder treatment programs are trained and coached in the FOCUS supervision strategy tailored for residential SUD settings.
Monthly visits for coaching and supervision support
Duration - Up to 2 years
Participants are assessed periodically to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, counselor self-efficacy, and organizational outcomes related to the FOCUS supervision strategy.
Assessments every 6 months
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jure Baloh, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
1
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