Clinical Assessment and Substance Abuse Treatment: The Target Cities Experience

Clinical Assessment and Substance Abuse Treatment

Clinical Assessment and Substance Abuse Treatment The Target Cities Experience E D I T E D B Y Richard C. Stephens, Christy K Scott, and Randolph D. Muck STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2003 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, N.Y., 12207 Production by Diane Ganeles Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clinical assessment and substance abuse treatment : the target cities experience / edited by Richard C. Stephens, Christy K Scott, and Randolph D. Muck p. cm. — (SUNY series, the new inequalities) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5593-9 (HC : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5594-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Drug abuse—United States. 2. Drug abuse—Treatment—United States. 3. Alcoholism—United States. 4. Alcoholism—Treatment— United States. I. Stephens, Richard C. II. Scott, Christy K. III. Muck, Randolph D. IV. Series. HV5825 .C5784 2003 362.29'1860973—dc21 2002023126 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To my wife Barbara J. Stephens for her wit, wisdom, love and courage. Richard C. Stephens, Ph.D. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Mark Godley for his unwavering support over the years and to my field team, particularly Floyd, Judy, Kevin, Mick, and Lloyd for their passionate commitment to our work. I would also like to thank the treatment providers in Chicago for all they taught us, and the thousands of clients who participated in the Target Cities project, for their time and patience. Christy K Scott, Ph.D. I want to acknowledge my wife, Bonnie, for her support and encouragement during the many long days, nights, weekends, and the frequent meetings away from home, that were a part of this effort. And thanks to my children (Justin, Rebekah, Jordan, and Joshua), who didn’t completely understand why I had to be away so much, but kept loving me anyway and were always ready to advise me on where to find good music while I was on the road. Randolph D. Muck, M.Ed. We would like to thank the CSAT project officers and their immediate supervisors who worked with the individual sites and assisted in their participation in the development and implementation of the cross-site evaluation: David Thompson, Edith Jungblut, Joyce Johnson, Ray Hylton, Jean Donaldson , Carol Coley, Mady Chalk, Barry Blandford, Jutta Butler, and Mary Lou Andersen. The Editors ...