Tanya J. Middleton, Emeka Obinnakwelu Jr., Ildico Tamakloe, Kyla Shabazz, Janayia Rodgers
{"title":"Perceived Preparedness: A Phenomenological Study of Licensed Counselors’ Readiness to Treat Substance Use Disorders","authors":"Tanya J. Middleton, Emeka Obinnakwelu Jr., Ildico Tamakloe, Kyla Shabazz, Janayia Rodgers","doi":"10.1002/jaoc.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jaoc.70002","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This phenomenological study examined the lived experiences of 11 licensed professional counselors (LPCs, LPCCs, LPCC-Ss), exploring their educational and professional trajectories and perceived preparedness for working with clients suffering from substance use disorders. The findings of semi-structured interviews identified five main themes and two subthemes regarding experiences perceived as helpful throughout their educational and professional trajectories. The findings are relevant for CACREP-accredited counselor education programs and the profession. Recommendations are reviewed, along with suggestions to enhance counselors' readiness to meet the growing demand.</p>","PeriodicalId":43029,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS & OFFENDER COUNSELING","volume":"46 2","pages":"134-144"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaoc.70002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julianna C. Williams, Casey A. Barrio Minton, Haley R. Ault
{"title":"The Impacts of Mass Incarceration on Partners of the Incarcerated: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research","authors":"Julianna C. Williams, Casey A. Barrio Minton, Haley R. Ault","doi":"10.1002/jaoc.70001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jaoc.70001","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>With the United States leading the world in incarceration rates, an estimated 113 million US adults have experienced the emotional, relational, and financial impacts related to the incarceration of a loved one. This study utilized a PRISMA review to examine the literature on partners of incarcerated individuals, analyzing 17 peer-reviewed empirical articles published between 2013 and 2022. Four primary themes emerged regarding carceral impacts on loved ones: (1) intrapersonal, (2) interpersonal, (3) coping and interventions, and (4) systemic and institutional. We discuss implications for professional counseling practice and research.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":43029,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS & OFFENDER COUNSELING","volume":"46 2","pages":"120-133"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145197030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amanda L. Giordano, Yeoju Chung, Sung Woo Kim, Holly Adams
{"title":"Using Motivational Interviewing to Address Internet Gaming Disorder","authors":"Amanda L. Giordano, Yeoju Chung, Sung Woo Kim, Holly Adams","doi":"10.1002/jaoc.70000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jaoc.70000","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Given the prevalence of internet gaming disorder (IGD) and official diagnostic criteria, counselors should be prepared to address gaming-related issues in counseling. One clinical modality that could be particularly effective with this presenting concern is motivational interviewing (MI). MI can be used in combination with other established clinical approaches and has empirical support for its utility with addictive behaviors. Although the use of MI has been previously proposed with IGD, this article presents a detailed description of the use of MI in conjunction with the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction (CITA) treatment model in a hypothetical adolescent case example.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":43029,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS & OFFENDER COUNSELING","volume":"46 2","pages":"145-154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling: Gratitude and future directions","authors":"M. Kristina DePue","doi":"10.1002/jaoc.12142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jaoc.12142","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43029,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS & OFFENDER COUNSELING","volume":"45 2","pages":"134-135"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142434985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of a telementalhealth alcohol use intervention program for mandated college students","authors":"Lauren Parker, Dogukan Ulupinar","doi":"10.1002/jaoc.12146","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaoc.12146","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Youthful Offenders Program for Telementalhealth (YOP-T) is a synchronous brief intervention for alcohol harm reduction and the virtual application of the Youthful Offenders Program. This study aims to provide psychometric support for use of the protective behavioral measurements Safe Drinking Practices and Avoid Risky Behaviors in telementalhealth and to provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of YOP-T in eliciting alcohol use and related harm reductions and increases in protective strategy utilization (<i>N</i> = 302). Reliability and validity for measurements were observed, and preliminary support for program effectiveness was established. Recommendations to improve psychometric properties and generalizability are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":43029,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS & OFFENDER COUNSELING","volume":"46 1","pages":"105-118"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaoc.12146","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142197989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intolerance of uncertainty dimensions and alcohol problems: The effects of coping motives and heavy drinking","authors":"Edward Wahesh, Lauren Ondrejack","doi":"10.1002/jaoc.12145","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaoc.12145","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study explored the roles of coping motives and frequency of heavy drinking episodes on the association between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) dimensions (i.e., prospective IU and inhibitory IU) and alcohol problems in a crowdsourced sample of 375 adult drinkers. Serial mediation results indicated that there was a significant positive indirect effect of inhibitory IU on alcohol problems via coping motives and heavy drinking episodes. Unexpectedly, prospective IU had significant negative effects on frequency of heavy drinking episodes and alcohol problems. Implications of the study findings are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":43029,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS & OFFENDER COUNSELING","volume":"46 1","pages":"89-104"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142197990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Queer, transgender, Black, and/or Indigenous people of color experiences in substance use disorder counseling: Enhancing QTBIPOC counseling care","authors":"Frank B. Gorritz FitzSimons, Jacklyn J. Byrd","doi":"10.1002/jaoc.12144","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaoc.12144","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This PhotoVoice study explored the lived experiences of queer, transgender, Black, and Indigenous people of color (QTBIPOC) in substance use disorder counseling. Furthermore, this study utilized a Critical Participatory Action Research framework to discuss QTBIPOC strategies and ideas on enhancing substance use disorder counseling for QTBIPOC communities. The group dialogues in this study further explored how QTBIPOC experience minority stress and affirmative counseling experiences when seeking out counseling for substance use. Substance use disorder counselors and institutions can strongly benefit from the implications of this study as part of enhancing overall QTBIPOC counseling care.</p>","PeriodicalId":43029,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS & OFFENDER COUNSELING","volume":"46 1","pages":"18-38"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141783648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}