Promising group practices to empower low-income minority women coping with chemical dependency.
On the basis of 2 cycles of group research, promising group therapy practices are described that can contribute to the recovery of low-income chemically dependent women. Self-reported benefits obtained from 78 participants in 2 types of group treatment suggested strategies to improve self-efficacy and increase empowerment that can result in desired therapeutic outcomes.
Washington
Olivia G M
OG
College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA. o.washington@wayne.edu
Moxley
David P
DP
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014478:Unemployment