A treatment model for women substance users.
This paper sets forth a multifaceted program which consists of drug user women-centered counseling plus ancillary services based on the five basic steps of Freire's empowerment theory. The program is designed to increase self-awareness, skills, and knowledge acquisition, to reduce feelings of isolation by broadening interpersonal networks, includes activities to enhance assertiveness and communication skills, and parenting education to counteract inappropriate mother-child interaction as well as to positively influence role modeling. Both transportation and child care are recommended ancillary services.
Wald
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Portland Community College, Oregon 97280-0990, USA.
Harvey
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Hibbard
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001242:Assertiveness; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*