A MEASURE FOR THE EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAMS

THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN RELIABLY AND ACCURATELY INDICATE CHANGES IN CLIENT ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS THAT RESULT FROM TREATMENT. THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE DESIGNED TO: (1) IDENTIFY THE CRITICAL DIMENSIONS OF CHANGE THAT ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE RESOCIALIZATION OF SUCCESSFULLY REHABILITATED DRUG ADDICTS; (2) MEASURE THE PERCEPTUAL AND MOTIVATIONAL CHANGES PRODUCED BY TREATMENT AND THE PROGRESS OF RESOCIALIZATION ALONG ITS CRITICAL DIMENSIONS AND IDENTIFY THE CRITICAL ELEMENTS IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS; AND (3) ALLOW USE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLIENT'S PERCEPTUAL AND MOTIVATIONAL DISPOSITIONS AND THEIR CHANGES TO HELP THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INDIVIDUAL CLIENT DISPOSITIONS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE IGNORED.