The purpose of this paper is to determine the effects of education on the attitudes of counselors in training toward alcoholism. Alcoholism is a treatable disease if recognized, properly diagnosed and the appropriate interventions are made available to the alcoholic and their families. There is estimated to be more than two billion people…

Results indicate positive development in attitudes and greater openness to the complications of alcoholism. (Author)

Two workshops were desired to influence community gatekeepers' knowledge, attitudes and referral practices toward women alcohol abusers. Workshops were successful in increasing participants' knowledge, however, little change in attitudes or behavior was found. Limited success of the workshop may be due to its appeal primarily to gatekeepers…

Measured understanding and attitudes about alcoholism by comparing adults attending either alcohol education program or Alcoholics Anonymous program. Found that, for persons in close relationship with alcoholic, intervention programs reinforced knowledge about alcoholism and facilitated attitude change. Pre- to post-test results did not depend on…

Investigated two methods for changing a perceiver's (N=37) observational set towards an alcoholic. Subjects given empathy instructions tended to like the alcoholic more while not changing their attributions for his alcoholism. Those receiving attributional rule instructions and controls showed greater dislike for the alcoholic and made situational…

Findings indicate that wives attempt to treat husbands' alcoholism at home long before they seek professional help. Wives' strategies reflect their changing beliefs about alcoholism, about their marital relationships, and about their failure to cope. Home treatment strategies of amelioration under stress contribute to the stress as well.…

A program geared toward students in grades 4 through 8 is described. It integrates information about alcohol use and abuse into the existing curriculum. (KC)

Evaluated short-term skill-training intervention that taught male alcoholics generation of appropriate behaviors in problematic situations. Verbal role-playing measures of responses to situations associated with drinking behavior and relapse showed significant performance improvement of training groups. Posttreatment follow-up indicated that skill…

Summarized in this report are the outcomes of an evaluation study conducted to assess the effectiveness of the supervisors' training program for preparing HSMHA supervisors to implement the Employee Health Program on Alcoholism. Results of questionnaires completed by supervisors with and without training indicate that the program was beneficial.…

This paper reports on a multimedia approach to alcohol education in the content of developing positive patterns of social interaction leading to personal and social health. ( MM)

Examined attitudes toward alcohol use and abuse, drinking norms, and treatment of alcoholism among a representative sample of adults (N=933). Results indicated public concern about alcohol abuse and a desire to help, definite norms maintained against heavy drinking and drunkeness, and a belief in the value of treatment demonstrated. (Author)

Results of pre- and posttest measurements of self-concept of recovering alcoholics and former drug addicts (N=156) over a 25-month period exhibited a statistically significant improvement on all scales of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale. (Author)

This document presents a 36-hour curriculum of the Navy Alcohol and Drug Safety Action Program designed to reduce drug and alcohol related problems in the Navy by increasing resistance to addiction. The responsibility each person holds for his or her own health and well-being as a member of the United States Navy is emphasized throughout the…