Strengthening the Substance Use Treatment Workforce & Provider Networks

Buch | Hardcover

175 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62808-683-6 (ISBN)

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In 2004, over 23 million Americans age 12 and older needed speciality treatment for alcohol or illicit drug problems. Of those in need, only 10 percent received treatment at a speciality facility. There are a number of factors that contribute to low treatment participation rates. One of the most fundamental is the lack of an adequate human infrastructure to support current and future demands for treatment. The addictions treatment field is facing a workforce crisis. Worker shortages, inadequate compensation and stigma currently challenge the field. Increasingly, treatment and recovery support providers also struggle with issues related to recruitment, retention and professional development of staff. The ability to provide quality addictions treatment and recovery support services is severely hampered by these conditions. Without investment in human infrastructure, this critical public health function will not be equipped to respond effectively to the overwhelming need for services. This book includes a discussion of both long-term and emergent issues impacting the addictions treatment workforce and provides a context for understanding the challenges facing the addictions treatment workforce and a background for the recommendations that follow.

Preface; Strengthening Professional Identity: Challenges of the Addictions Treatment Workforce: A Framework for Discussion; Strategies for Strengthening Substance Use Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Systems: Provider Networks & Impact on the Workforce; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2013
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 260 mm
Gewicht	436 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten
ISBN-10	1-62808-683-1 / 1628086831
ISBN-13	978-1-62808-683-6 / 9781628086836
Zustand	Neuware