Table 2.
Clinician demographic variables and experience levels by training condition
| Condition |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | SS | EX | TT | |
| Female, n (%) | 24 (77%) | 23 (72%) | 13 (45%) | * |
| Mean (SD) age | 45.9 (12.5) | 42.2 (10.9) | 46.3 (10.3) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
| African-American | 4 (13%) | 1 (3%) | 5 (17%) | |
| Caucasian-American | 25 (81%) | 29 (91%) | 22 (76%) | |
| Hispanic-American | 2 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 1 (3%) | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 (3%) | |
| Mean (SD) Years Education | 17.4 (2.4) | 17.3 (1.9) | 17.3 (3.5) | |
| Highest Degree Earned, n (%) | ||||
| Doctorate | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 3 (10%) | |
| Master’s | 17 (55%) | 21 (63%) | 11 (31%) | |
| Bachelor’s | 10 (32%) | 5 (34%) | 7 (59%) | |
| Associates | 2 (6%) | 3 (9%) | 3 (10%) | |
| High School | 1 (3%) | 2 (6%) | 5 (17%) | |
| Discipline, n (%) | ||||
| Alcohol/Drug Counseling | 23 (74%) | 21 (66%) | 21 (72%) | |
| Marriage and Family Counseling | 2 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 0 | |
| Social Work | 9 (29%) | 11 (34%) | 6 (21%) | |
| Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 (3%) | |
| Nursing | 0 | 1 (3%) | 0 | |
| Internal Medicine | 0 | 0 | 1 (3%) | |
| Licensure Status, n (%) | ||||
| Alcohol/Drug Certification | 12 (39%) | 12 (38%) | 11 (38%) | |
| Licensed Professional | 15 (48%) | 17 (53%) | 9 (31%) | |
| Primary Role | * | |||
| Clinician | 25 (81%) | 21 (66%) | 28 (97%) | |
| Program Manager/Director | 6 (19%) | 11 (34%) | 1 (3%) | |
| Mean (SD) Years Experience | ||||
| General Counseling | 10.7 (1.0) | 9.1 (6.5) | 8.9 (8.3) | |
| Substance Abuse Counseling | 9.2 (8.1) | 7.6 (6.0) | 7.7 (8.0) | |
| Past substance abuse problem, n (%) | 10 (32%) | 10 (31%) | 12 (41%) | |
| Level of Clinical Care, n (%) | ||||
| Outpatient/intensive outpatient | 23 (74%) | 20 (62%) | 18 (62%) | |
| Residential | 8 (26%) | 12 (38%) | 11 (38%) | |
| Past year MI training | ||||
| Mean (SD) hours | 1.1 (2.5) | 0.4 (2.1) | 1.3 (3.6) | |
| Lecture/presentation, n (%) | 5 (16%) | 1(3%) | 5 (17%) | |
| Workshop, n (%) | 4 (13%) | 1 (3%) | 3 (10%) | |
| Supervision, n (%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | |
| Read 2002 MI Textbook | 2 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 3 (10%) | |
| Used MI Manuals | 6 (19%) | 3 (9%) | 3 (10%) | |
Note. SS = Self-Study, EX = Expert, TT = Train-the-Trainer. For the Discipline category, the percentages in the SS and EX conditions exceed 100% because some clinicians belonged to more than one discipline.
*
p < .05.