Effectiveness of communication and relationship skills training for men in substance abuse treatment

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Bartholomew
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Relationship Skills ◽  
Abuse Treatment

The Cognitive Skills Component in Substance Abuse Treatment in Correctional Settings: A Brief Review

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen D. Husband ◽  
Jerome J. Platt
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Correctional Settings ◽  
Abuse Treatment

Cognitive skills training programs of different types have been used with various populations, including substance abusers, to successfully teach skills so that individuals can function more adaptively. Yet, with a few notable exceptions, there is a paucity of reports in the literature describing the inclusion of a cognitive skills component in correctional substance abuse treatment. Moreover, there is a serious lack of substance abuse treatment programs in many of the nation's jails; this is in spite of the fact that a substantial number of the nation's prisoners have been identified as substance abusers or are incarcerated for drug-related crimes. This article provides a brief overview of cognitive skills interventions, and highlights two correctional treatment programs that incorporated a cognitive component and provided for a controlled outcome evaluation.

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