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The Powerless‐Empowerment Scale: Measurement of Substance Abuse Counseling Orientation
Author(s) -
Shearer Robert A.,
King Pafricia A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of addictions and offender counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2161-1874
pISSN - 1055-3835
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1874.2001.tb00152.x
Subject(s) - substance abuse , empowerment , psychology , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , substance use , clinical psychology , substance abuse treatment , applied psychology , social psychology , psychotherapist , power (physics) , political science , geography , physics , cartography , quantum mechanics , law
The authors describe the development of an instrument to measure substance abuse counseling orientations. The Powerless‐Empowerment Scale, which was developed by investigating its reliability and viability, demonstrated initial promise as an instrument that can be used in a variety of settings in the substance abuse field.