Insights into the effective management of support groups for Aboriginal Australian women with substance use disorders

Lee, K; Dawson, A; Conigrave, K

Insights into the effective management of support groups for Aboriginal Australian women with substance use disorders

Lee, K Dawson, A

Conigrave, K

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Publisher:: Co-Action Publishing
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Society, Health and Vulnerability, 2016, 7
Issue Date:: 2016-07-04

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dc.contributor.author	Lee, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dawson, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-2202	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Conigrave, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-07-04	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Society, Health and Vulnerability, 2016, 7	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2002-1518	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/44741
dc.description.abstract	Aboriginal women with substance use disorders are a vulnerable population. This study examines approaches used to deliver support to Aboriginal women in an outpatient alcohol and other drug treatment service in Australia. A descriptive qualitative study was undertaken using structured interviews to explore staff and client perceptions of current and optimal processes for the management of an Aboriginal women’s group. The findings show that approaches to the management of the support group involved personal skills development and therapeutic strategies that were all grounded in the women’s social and cultural context. A framework is proposed for the management of support groups that may be transferrable to other culturally distinct and marginalised populations.	en_US
dc.publisher	Co-Action Publishing	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Society, Health and Vulnerability	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3402/shv.v7.29474	en_US
dc.title	Insights into the effective management of support groups for Aboriginal Australian women with substance use disorders	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Aboriginal women with substance use disorders are a vulnerable population. This study examines approaches used to deliver support to Aboriginal women in an outpatient alcohol and other drug treatment service in Australia. A descriptive qualitative study was undertaken using structured interviews to explore staff and client perceptions of current and optimal processes for the management of an Aboriginal women’s group. The findings show that approaches to the management of the support group involved personal skills development and therapeutic strategies that were all grounded in the women’s social and cultural context. A framework is proposed for the management of support groups that may be transferrable to other culturally distinct and marginalised populations.

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