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ArticleJournal of psychoactive drugs

Ethical Issues in Treating Substance Use Disorders: Counselor Perspectives.

James L Sorensen, Caravella McCuistian, J Konadu Fokuo, Homero E Del Pino, Jaime Dumoit Smith, Sania Elahi, Emily A Arnold

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7 authors.

James L SorensenDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1713-9650
Caravella McCuistianDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1898-2431
J Konadu FokuoMood and Anxiety Disorders Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4299-689X
Homero E Del PinoPsychiatry and Human Behaviors, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5702-0251
Jaime Dumoit SmithDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0220-8596
Sania ElahiDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9706-7292
Emily A ArnoldDepartment of Medicine, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3968-9100

Funding

Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR001872 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI COLLARD, HAROLD R, JACOBY, VANESSA · 2016 to 2025
$112.1M
Substance Use Disorders Treatment/Services Research Training ProgramT32DA007250 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Derek D Satre, Janice Y Tsoh · 1991 to 2026
$7.4M
Development of a Technology-Based HIV Prevention Intervention for Black Women Who Use SubstancesK23DA060073 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Caravella McCuistian · 2024 to 2026
$569k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001872NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA060073NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007250
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ethical issues arise frequently in the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD). Counselors need guidance to navigate ethical dilemmas but receive limited training in resolving ethical issues. To narrow the gap between the ethical dilemmas counselors face and their training, this qualitative study assessed ethical issues that counselors encounter, how they resolve them, and desired training. We conducted qualitative individual interviews with 20 front-line counselors working in two SUD treatment programs, presenting brief vignettes that depicted the ethics code of the national organization representing SUD counselors. The interviews asked open-ended questions about how counselors dealt with issues and their ideas for future ethics training. All participants had encountered ethical dilemmas. Areas of concern included confidentiality and privacy, mandatory reporting, fairness/equity, client-counselor boundaries, tensions between workplace and client welfare, and meeting clients' complex needs. Ways participants resolved ethical issues included consultations, using direct approaches to resolve ethical dilemmas, and commitment to providing client-centered care. Useful training in the workplace was sparse. Participants expressed needs for ongoing support to resolve workplace ethical dilemmas. Although the importance of ethical issues is widely acknowledged in treating SUD, this study underscores the need for ongoing and interactive training and supervision about ethical issues.

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CounselorsSubstance-Related DisordersAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelConfidentialityFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMandatory ReportingMiddle AgedProfessional-Patient RelationsQualitative Researchcounselor trainingethical issuesqualitative researchSubstance use disorder treatment

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PMID39215391
PMCPMC11868449

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