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Continuing Care App for Probationers and Parolees with Substance Use Disorders
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Carswell, Steven B.; Gordon, Michael S.; Gryczynski, Jan; Taxman, Faye S.; Schadegg, Mary; Ferguson, Kaitlin N.; Maher, Kelly – Journal of Drug Education, 2022
This pilot proof-of-concept study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a Continuing Care mobile application (app) designed to meet the recovery and personal support needs of individuals under justice supervision who were receiving outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The study included adults on probation or parole who were…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Correctional Rehabilitation, Computer Software, Drug Rehabilitation
Is Treatment Readiness Associated with Substance Use Treatment Engagement? An Exploratory Study
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Sloas, Lincoln B.; Caudy, Michael S.; Taxman, Faye S. – Journal of Drug Education, 2017
With nearly 8.2% of Americans experiencing substance use disorders (SUDs), a need exists for effective SUD treatment and for strategies to assist treatment participants to complete treatment programs (Chandler, Fletcher, & Volkow, 2009). The purpose of the current research is to contribute to an emerging knowledge base about treatment…
Descriptors: Drug Rehabilitation, Therapy, Substance Abuse, Readiness
Implementation of a Contingency Management-Based Intervention in a Community Supervision Setting: Clinical Issues and Recommendations
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Trotman, Adria J.; Taxman, Faye S. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2011
A cognitive-behaviorally based substance abuse treatment program was implemented within a community supervision setting. This program included a goals group that used a contingency management component and included the probation agent as a part of the treatment. In this article, the authors describe the contingency management component of the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Supervision, Contingency Management, Cognitive Restructuring
Collaborative Behavioral Management for Drug-Involved Parolees: Rationale and Design of the Step'n Out Study
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Friedmann, Peter D.; Katz, Elizabeth C.; Rhodes, Anne G.; Taxman, Faye S.; O'Connell, Daniel J.; Frisman, Linda K.; Burdon, William M.; Fletcher, Bennett W.; Litt, Mark D.; Clarke, Jennifer; Martin, Steven S. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2008
This article describes the rationale, study design, and implementation for the Step'n Out study of the Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies. Step'n Out tests the relative effectiveness of collaborative behavioral management of drug-involved parolees. Collaborative behavioral management integrates the roles of parole officers and treatment…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Drug Rehabilitation
Improving Process Evaluations of Correctional Programs by Using a Comprehensive Evaluation Methodology.
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Bouffard, Jeffrey A.; Taxman, Faye S.; Silverman, Rebecca – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2003
Developed a comprehensive methodology for a series of process evaluations of seven therapeutic communities for drug-involved offenders. The methodology used stakeholder interviews, official measures of program implementation, and a new structured observation technique. Discusses the type and quality of information provided by each technique. (SLD)
Descriptors: Drug Rehabilitation, Evaluation Methods, Interviews, Outcomes of Treatment
Treatment as Part of Drug Court: The Impact on Graduation Rates
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Taxman, Faye S.; Bouffard, Jeffrey A. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
Drug treatment is one of the critical components of drug court programming, yet it has not been thoroughly studied in the drug court literature. Very little is understood about the nature of drug treatment services provided in the drug court setting. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of selected treatment variables on drug court…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Recidivism, Drug Rehabilitation, Critical Incidents Method