Table 3.
Probation Department Leader Responses to, and Perceptions of Staff Training, Knowledge, Referrals, and Familiarity with OUD Medications (N = 26)
| Amount of training | Not at all to a little | A moderate amount | A lot to a great deal | |||
| % | n | % | n | % | n | |
| Probation department leader training | ||||||
| Naltrexone | 46.1 | 12 | 38.5 | 10 | 15.4 | 4 |
| Buprenorphine | 61.5 | 16 | 23.1 | 6 | 15.4 | 4 |
| Methadone | 65.4 | 17 | 23.1 | 6 | 11.5 | 3 |
| Perceived staff training | ||||||
| Naltrexone (n = 25) | 64.0 | 16 | 24.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 3 |
| Buprenorphine (n = 25) | 76.0 | 19 | 20.0 | 5 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Methadone (n = 25) | 84.0 | 21 | 12.0 | 3 | 4.0 | 1 |
| How knowledgeable are … | Not at all to slightly knowledgeable | Moderately knowledgeable | Very to extremely knowledgeable | |||
| Probation department leaders about referrals for medications | ||||||
| Naltrexone | 26.9 | 7 | 34.6 | 9 | 38.5 | 10 |
| Buprenorphine | 34.6 | 9 | 26.9 | 7 | 38.5 | 10 |
| Methadone | 34.6 | 9 | 23.1 | 6 | 42.3 | 11 |
| How open are/is … | Not at all to slightly open | Moderately open | Very to extremely open | |||
| Leaders to client referrals for medications | ||||||
| Naltrexone (n = 24) | 4.2 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 87.5 | 21 |
| Buprenorphine (n = 25) | 8.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 5 | 72.0 | 18 |
| Methadone (n = 25) | 20.0 | 5 | 24.0 | 6 | 56.0 | 14 |
| The agency to client referrals for medications | ||||||
| Naltrexone (n = 24) | 4.2 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 87.5 | 21 |
| Buprenorphine (n = 25) | 8.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 5 | 72.0 | 18 |
| Methadone (n = 25) | 20.0 | 5 | 24.0 | 6 | 56.0 | 14 |
| How familiar are probation department leaders with … | Not at all to slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Very to extremely familiar | |||
| The use and purpose of medications | ||||||
| Naltrexone | 15.4 | 4 | 38.5 | 10 | 46.1 | 12 |
| Buprenorphine | 23.1 | 6 | 34.6 | 9 | 42.3 | 11 |
| Methadone | 15.4 | 4 | 50.0 | 13 | 34.6 | 9 |
| The administration of medications | ||||||
| Naltrexone | 26.9 | 7 | 38.5 | 10 | 34.6 | 9 |
| Buprenorphine | 30.8 | 8 | 38.5 | 10 | 30.8 | 8 |
| Methadone | 19.2 | 5 | 53.8 | 14 | 26.9 | 7 |
| How each of the medications work | ||||||
| Naltrexone | 34.6 | 9 | 23.1 | 6 | 42.3 | 11 |
| Buprenorphine | 34.6 | 9 | 26.9 | 7 | 38.5 | 10 |
| Methadone | 30.8 | 8 | 38.5 | 10 | 30.8 | 8 |
| The effectiveness of medications | ||||||
| Naltrexone | 19.2 | 5 | 50.0 | 13 | 30.8 | 8 |
| Buprenorphine | 26.9 | 7 | 38.5 | 10 | 34.6 | 9 |
| Methadone | 19.2 | 5 | 50.0 | 13 | 30.8 | 8 |