Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the clinical utility of the Alcohol and Drug Outcome Measure (ADOM) in real-world practice at a community alcohol and drug (AOD) treatment service. The client cohort were referred to the treatment programme via the probation service. The ADOM was completed at treatment entry and at 3 and 6-months post-programme. Clinicians and researchers were asked about their views on using the ADOM to evaluate client outcomes in practice. The ADOM was completed with 278 clients at treatment entry, with 96 clients at 3 months and 53 clients at 6 month followup post-programme. The ADOM was found to be straightforward and brief to administer and it was an effective therapeutic tool facilitating clinical practice through recording change in client substance use and impact of use over time. In addition, aggregated ADOM data from the participating offender cohort enabled the treatment service to evaluate the effectiveness of their intervention programme.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 115-119 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | New Zealand Journal of Psychology |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |