Study title

Substance Abuse Treatment: Therapists of Outpatient Clinics 2008

Dataset ID Number

FSD2688

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2688

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Saarnio, Pekka (University of Tampere. Department of Social Policy and Social Work)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Knuuttila, Vesa

Abstract

The data are part of Substance Abuse Treatment series, which comprises datasets that can be used in both quantitative and qualitative research.

The questionnaire in this dataset was filled in by therapists working in outpatient clinics in Western and Southern Finland and whose patients participated in the study. The patients answered a separate questionnaire (see FSD2687).

The respondents were first asked which treatment method or approach they themselves mostly used and how important they thought some often used methods or approaches were. Opinions were probed on whether the respondents would prefer to work with members of one sex over the other. The respondents were asked whether they had experienced sexual violence or abuse, had been exposed to someone's alcohol or drug problem as a child, had been interested in helping people as a child and whether they had personal experience of recovering from substance abuse. Finally, the respondents' religiosity and enthusiasm for their work were investigated.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's age, gender, marital status, education and job title

During the study, the respondents were also asked to respond to vignette questions, the answers to which are available in a separate dataset (FSD2689).

Keywords

alcoholism; childhood; drug abuse; occupational choice; rehabilitation; social services; social workers

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Substance Abuse Treatment

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Saarnio, Pekka (University of Tampere. Department of Social Policy and Social Work)
• Knuuttila, Vesa (University of Tampere. Department of Social Policy and Social Work)

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2008

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Therapists of outpatient clinics working with the substance abusers participating in the study

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2687 Substance Abuse Treatment: Clients of Outpatient Clinics 2008

FSD2689 Substance Abuse Treatment: Outpatient Clinic Therapist Responses to Frame Stories 2008

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Saarnio, Pekka (University of Tampere): Substance Abuse Treatment: Therapists of Outpatient Clinics 2008 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2012-01-03). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2688

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Knuuttila, V. & Kuusisto, K. & Saarnio, P. & Nummi, T. (2012). Effect of early working alliance on retention in outpatient substance abuse treatment. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. Volume 25, 2012. Issue 4. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2012.707116

Kuusisto, K. Artkoski, T. & Saarnio, P. (2011) Päihdehoidon naistyöntekijä ja asiakkaan sukupuoli. Naistutkimus 24 (1), 30-42.

Artkoski, Tytti & Saarnio, Pekka (2011) Therapist effects in substance abuse treatment: a naturalistic study. Journal of Substance Use, 2011; Early Online: 1-12.

Knuuttila, V., Kuusisto, K., Saarnio, P. and Nummi, T. (2012), Early working alliance in outpatient substance abuse treatment: Predicting substance use frequency and client satisfaction. Clinical Psychologist, 16: 123-135. doi:10.1111/j.1742-9552.2012.00049.x

Knuuttila, V., Kuusisto, K., Saarnio, P. and Nummi, T. (2012). Effect of early working alliance on retention in outpatient substance abuse treatment. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. Volume 25, 2012. Issue 4. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2012.707116

Knuuttila, Vesa & Kuusisto, Katja & Saarnio, Pekka. (2011). Client characteristics and therapist style: A combined analysis of impact on retention and effectiveness in outpatient substance abuse treatment. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 28. DOI: 10.2478/v10199-011-0028-x

Kuusisto, Katja & Saarnio, Pekka (2012). Päihdehoidon toimivuus yleisten tekijöiden valossa. Katsaus projektin tuloksiin. Helsinki: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka-YP 77 (2012): 3. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe201209117948

Kuusisto, Katja (2012) Toimiva yhteistyösuhde ja asiakkaan myönteiset odotukset tuottavat tulosta. Tiimi 3, 10-14.

Kuusisto, Katja & Artkoski, Tytti (2013) The female therapist and the client's gender. Clinical Nursing Studies 1(3), 32-56. https://doi.org/10.5430/cns.v1n3p39