title: A treatment model for women substance users.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Portland Community College, Oregon 97280-0990, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wald
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hibbard
mesh_terms: 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*