title: Retention and ongoing participation in residential substance abuse treatment: perspectives from adolescents, parents and staff on the treatment process.
abstract: Many adolescents entering substance abuse treatment do not stay for the full course of prescribed treatment. There have been few explorations into what facilitates the ongoing participation of adolescents while in treatment. This paper describes adolescent, parent, and treatment staff perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to retention and participation. Interviews were conducted with 87 adolescents, parents, and staff from three residential substance abuse treatment agencies in two states. Data were coded thematically and organized into themes by respondent type. Respondents reported barriers related to treatment population, program design, and communication and relationships, and reported facilitators related only to communication and relationships. Staff reported far more barriers than facilitators in comparison to either adolescents or parents. Findings suggest that parents and staff underestimate their contributions to the treatment process and practitioners might benefit from rethinking how to communicate the value of these stakeholders.
authors.affiliation: Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA. lpg2104@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Leah P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Gogel
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cavaleri
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gardin
authors.forename: Jennifer P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wisdom
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012114:Residential Treatment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
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