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TCU counseling manuals focus on treatment readiness and motivation, client assessment applications for care planning and progress monitoring, behavioral techniques for improving treatment participation, therapeutic engagement strategies, emotional self-management, dealing with negative (e.g., criminal) thinking patterns, communication skills, developing healthy relationships, sexuality, parenting, HIV/AIDS awareness, and preparing for relapse risks. Evaluations of these manuals—designed within the framework of the TCU Treatment Process Model—indicate they improve treatment participation and engagement, knowledge levels, prosocial attitudes, and retention in outpatient and residential settings. In recognition of counselor preferences and implementation principles, they feature pragmatic step-by-step layout guides (usually for leading 4-8 counseling sessions on each topic), handouts and worksheets, ideas for presenting key concepts, and discussion questions, along with appendices that contain valuable resources. Although most are designed for leading group sessions, they can be adapted to individual counseling and also allow flexibility in their sequential delivery to accommodate client needs. The TCU manuals incorporate mapping-based counseling as a fundamental communication and decision-making tool.

Lead Investigators: Dwayne Simpson, George Joe, Norma Bartholomew, Danica Knight

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Published evidence for counseling manuals

Overview of Evidence
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Related Information

1. TCU Research Summary on Counseling Manuals [PDF; 223KB/4 pages]

Interventions in the Treatment Process Model
Dwayne Simpson. (August, 2002. PPS file; 620KB)
14 Slides advance by using the navigation bar provided.
Summary: Overview of major studies providing the evidence base for the TCU Treatment Process Model. [Printed version: PDF; 378K, 3 pages (with 6 slides per page)]

3. Project description & selected publications

4. Key publications

Bartholomew, N., Rowan-Szal, G. A., Chatham, L. R., & Simpson, D. D. (1994). Effectiveness of a specialized intervention for women in a methadone program. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 26(3), 249-255. [Abstract]
Boatler, J. F., Knight, K., & Simpson, D. D. (1994). Assessment of an AIDS intervention program during drug abuse treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 11(4), 367-372. [Abstract]
Hiller, M. L., Rowan-Szal, G. A., Bartholomew, N. G., & Simpson, D. D. (1996). Effectiveness of a specialized women's intervention in a residential treatment program. Substance Use & Misuse, 31(6), 771-783. [Abstract]
Rowan-Szal, G. A., Joe, G. W., Hiller, M. L., & Simpson, D. D. (1997). Increasing early engagement in methadone treatment. Journal of Maintenance in the Addictions, 1(1), 49-60. [Abstract]
Bartholomew, N. G., Hiller, M. L., Knight, K., Nucatola, D. C., & Simpson, D. D. (2000). Effectiveness of communication and relationship skills training for men in substance abuse treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 18(3), 217-225. [Abstract]
Knight, D. K., Wallace, G. L., Joe, G. W., & Logan, S. M. (2001). Change in psychosocial functioning and social relations among women in residential substance abuse treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse, 13, 533-547. [Abstract]
Rowan-Szal, G. A., Bartholomew, N. G., Chatham, L. R., & Simpson D. D. (2005). A combined cognitive and behavioral intervention for cocaine-using methadone clients. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 37(1), 75-84. [Abstract]
Knight, D. K., Bartholomew, N. G., & Simpson, D. D. (2007). An exploratory study of “Partners in Parenting” within two substance abuse treatment programs for women. Psychological Services, 4(4), 262-276.
Joe, G. W., Simpson, D. D., & Rowan-Szal, G. A. (in press). Interaction of counseling rapport and topics discussed in sessions with methadone clients. Substance Use & Misuse.

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