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Perceived Self‐Efficacy of Licensed Counselors to Provide Substance Abuse Counseling
Author(s) -
Chandler Nichelle,
Balkin Richard S.,
Perepiczka Michelle
Publication year - 2011
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.2161-1874.2011.tb00205.x
Subject(s) - substance abuse , psychology , substance abuse treatment , clinical psychology , self efficacy , substance use , quality (philosophy) , psychiatry , psychotherapist , philosophy , epistemology
This nationwide, quantitative study documented licensed counselors' perceived self‐efficacy of adequately providing substance abuse services. Despite their lack of substance abuse training, counselors were highly confident in their ability to provide quality substance abuse services. Counselor training implications are discussed.