Samuel A Macmaster
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 103744 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Samuel A Macmaster |
| NOMBRES | Samuel A |
| APELLIDO | Macmaster |
| FIRMA | MACMASTER S A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 53 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2002 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program for Urban High-Risk Females
Implementing peer recovery coaching and improving outcomes for substance use disorders in underserved communities
Clients enrolled in a tailored evidence based peer-led program decreased their psychiatric symptoms and increased their housing stability and employment. Study outcomes support the use of an integrated peer-led support for increasing engagement in care for adults experiencing substance use disorders
Characteristics and Outcomes of College-Age Adults Enrolled in Private Residential Treatment
Substance use among college-age adults is of interest due to high levels of use and low levels of treatment access and engagement relative to other adults. Data collected from 1,972 clients in residential services were analyzed to investigate differences in use patterns, treatment outcomes, and other life area problems. Participants completed an Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) at baselin…
Predictors of Residential Treatment Retention among Individuals with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
A significant number of individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders do not engage, stay, and/or complete residential treatment. The purpose of this study is to identify factors during the initial phase of treatment which predict retention in private residential treatment for individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. The participants were 1,317 individuals with co-occurring substance abu…
Preliminary Outcomes of a Model Program for Increasing Treatment Access for African American Women Who Use Crack Cocaine and Are at Risk for Contracting HIV
In the United States, the threat of HIV/AIDS to African American women's health has become the focus of much concern. This paper describes a federally funded community-based program that provides services to African American women at risk for HIV/AIDS in Nashville, Tennessee. The program provides a culturally relevant set of interventions specific to crack cocaine users aimed at reducing substance use and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. The model is imp…
The Experiences of African American Male Commercial Sex Workers At-Risk for HIV
Due to the lack of education and the stigma attached to HIV testing, African American men are less likely to seek outreach services; therefore they are often unaware of their HIV status. Stigmatization of homosexuality in communities of color may also influence the availability of HIV/AIDS education and services; compounded with the fact that access to appropriate health care may be limited in these communities. While infection rates among Africa…
Racial Differences in Retention in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
Purpose: This study employed a static group comparison design with 106 men in residential treatment to examine the relationship of race to treatment retention. Methods: A retrospective analysis of retention, by race, including survival analysis, was undertaken. Results: Findings from the study indicated that (a) Caucasian men complete treatment more frequently than African American men, (b) Race was not predictive of time in treatment, and (c) th…
Perceptions of HIV Risk Behaviors and Service Needs Among Methamphetamine Users in Rural Appalachian Tennessee
Like many areas of the country, the state of Tennessee is experiencing a recent and growing rise in the rate of methamphetamine use, particularly in rural areas of the state. While substance use is a known risk factor for contracting HIV/AIDS, there is limited information regarding the risk behaviors of rural methamphetamine users. This paper seeks to document the existence of known HIV risk behaviors as they relate to rural southern methamphetam…
Culturally Grounded HIV Prevention for Latino Adolescents in Border Areas
This manuscript presents a theoretical, rational, and empirical argument for the development of culturally grounded programs for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. It focuses specifically on adolescents of Mexican descent residing along the southwestern border of the United States. The differential effects of five life dimensions that produce diversity (inherited endowment, learned values and culture, developmental history, specific patterns of problems…
A Model Program for Increasing Treatment Access for African American Women Who Use Crack Cocaine and Are at Risk of Contracting HIV
In the United States, the threat of HIV/AIDS to African-American women's health has become the focus of much concern. This article describes a federally funded community-based program that provides services to African-American women at risk for HIV/AIDS in Nashville, TN. This program provides a culturally relevant set of interventions specific to crack cocaine users aimed at reducing substance use and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. The model is importa…
International Perspectives on Women and HIV
Throughout the world, the threat of HIV/AIDS to women's health has become the focus of increased concern. The latest report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2004) reports that a
Correlates of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Child Protective Services Workers
The purpose of this study was to add to the limited research on secondary traumatic stress in child welfare by investigating correlates of secondary traumatic stress (STS) in child protective services workers. Specifically, we examined the relationship between levels of STS in CPS professionals and personal history of trauma, peer and administrative support, intent to remain employed in child welfare, professional experience, and size of caseload…
Evaluation of a Faith-Based Culturally Relevant Program for African American Substance Users at Risk for HIV in the Southern United States
Objective: This article provides an evaluation of a federally funded faith-based program that serves African Americans who use heroin and cocaine and are at risk for HIV/AIDS in Nashville, Tennessee. Methods: Data were collected from 163 individuals at baseline and 6- and 12-month follow-up interviews. A subset of participants (n = 51) completed all three interviews. Results: Results suggested that this culturally relevant set of interventions wa…
Responding to the war with Iraq among social work faculty in the USA, UK and Australia
English The current study explored how social work educators responded to the war with Iraq. The majority of respondents felt that faculty had a responsibility to educate students about the war. However, more Australian respondents felt that social work faculty had a responsibility to advocate for or against the war. French La présente étude explore la réponse des professeurs en travail social à la guerre en Irak. La majoritédes répondants soutie…
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Experiences with, and Perceptions of, Barriers to Substance Abuse and HIV Services Among African American Women Who Use Crack Cocaine
Significant health disparities in the rates of HIV infection exist that primarily impact African American women. While research has demonstrated that HIV is preventable through changes in high-risk behaviors facilitated by substance abuse treatment, an individual must first be able to access and engage with treatment to derive any benefit from these services. While there is some research that identifies barriers to treatment access and engagement…
Spiritual Mechanisms Underlying Substance Abuse Behavior Change in Faith-Based Substance Abuse Treatment
Despite increasing interest in “faith-based” substance abuse treatment and HIV risk reduction interventions, there is little systematic evidence of the efficacy of explicitly spiritual interventions. However, fundamental to effective interventions is an explicit conceptualization of mechanisms underlying behavior change. This paper discusses the definition of faith-based organizations, specifically as they relate to substance abuse treatment prog…
Empirical and Theoretical Support for the Inclusion of Non-Abstinence-Based Perspectives in Prevention Services for Substance Using Adolescents
The purpose of this article is to present the Harm Reduction Model and its potential as a framework from which to provide prevention services for adolescents. While it may be uncomfortable for service providers to acknowledge, the vast majority of adolescents in the United States will have used mood-altering substances sometime during their teen years. While non-abstinence-based prevention services have existed for some time, they are not without…
Providing HIV Education and Outreach via Internet Chat Rooms to Men who Have Sex with Men
This article describes a pilot project that provided Internet-based outreach and HIV educational information to Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM). The project provided services via chat rooms designated for MSM who meet there anonymously for sexual encounters. Services were designed to support behavior changes as well as serving a gateway function for additional services at the host agency. The experiences of the project suggest that the target pop…
Demystifying the Injection Drug User
Injection drug users have been vilified in our culture as being wild-eyed and willing to do anything for the next hit. These individuals are typically seen as being unemployed, uneducated and completely disinterested in making any changes in their lives. Sixty-one participants in a syringe exchange program in Cleveland, Ohio were interviewed using the NIDA Risk Behavior Assessment. Fifty (81%) of the respondents were either in an abstinence-based…
Correlates of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Child Protective Services Workers
The purpose of this study was to add to the limited research on secondary traumatic stress in child welfare by investigating correlates of secondary traumatic stress (STS) in child protective services workers. Specifically, we examined the relationship between levels of STS in CPS professionals and personal history of trauma, peer and administrative support, intent to remain employed in child welfare, professional experience, and size of caseload…
Evaluation of a Faith-Based Culturally Relevant Program for African American Substance Users at Risk for HIV in the Southern United States
Objective: This article provides an evaluation of a federally funded faith-based program that serves African Americans who use heroin and cocaine and are at risk for HIV/AIDS in Nashville, Tennessee. Methods: Data were collected from 163 individuals at baseline and 6- and 12-month follow-up interviews. A subset of participants (n = 51) completed all three interviews. Results: Results suggested that this culturally relevant set of interventions wa…
Racial Differences in Retention in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
Purpose: This study employed a static group comparison design with 106 men in residential treatment to examine the relationship of race to treatment retention. Methods: A retrospective analysis of retention, by race, including survival analysis, was undertaken. Results: Findings from the study indicated that (a) Caucasian men complete treatment more frequently than African American men, (b) Race was not predictive of time in treatment, and (c) th…
The Experiences of African American Male Commercial Sex Workers At-Risk for HIV
Due to the lack of education and the stigma attached to HIV testing, African American men are less likely to seek outreach services; therefore they are often unaware of their HIV status. Stigmatization of homosexuality in communities of color may also influence the availability of HIV/AIDS education and services; compounded with the fact that access to appropriate health care may be limited in these communities. While infection rates among Africa…
Demystifying the Injection Drug User
Injection drug users have been vilified in our culture as being wild-eyed and willing to do anything for the next hit. These individuals are typically seen as being unemployed, uneducated and completely disinterested in making any changes in their lives. Sixty-one participants in a syringe exchange program in Cleveland, Ohio were interviewed using the NIDA Risk Behavior Assessment. Fifty (81%) of the respondents were either in an abstinence-based…
Providing HIV Education and Outreach via Internet Chat Rooms to Men who Have Sex with Men
This article describes a pilot project that provided Internet-based outreach and HIV educational information to Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM). The project provided services via chat rooms designated for MSM who meet there anonymously for sexual encounters. Services were designed to support behavior changes as well as serving a gateway function for additional services at the host agency. The experiences of the project suggest that the target pop…
C.r.a.c.k
Experiences with, and Perceptions of, Barriers to Substance Abuse and HIV Services Among African American Women Who Use Crack Cocaine
Significant health disparities in the rates of HIV infection exist that primarily impact African American women. While research has demonstrated that HIV is preventable through changes in high-risk behaviors facilitated by substance abuse treatment, an individual must first be able to access and engage with treatment to derive any benefit from these services. While there is some research that identifies barriers to treatment access and engagement…
Spiritual Mechanisms Underlying Substance Abuse Behavior Change in Faith-Based Substance Abuse Treatment
Despite increasing interest in “faith-based” substance abuse treatment and HIV risk reduction interventions, there is little systematic evidence of the efficacy of explicitly spiritual interventions. However, fundamental to effective interventions is an explicit conceptualization of mechanisms underlying behavior change. This paper discusses the definition of faith-based organizations, specifically as they relate to substance abuse treatment prog…
Empirical and Theoretical Support for the Inclusion of Non-Abstinence-Based Perspectives in Prevention Services for Substance Using Adolescents
The purpose of this article is to present the Harm Reduction Model and its potential as a framework from which to provide prevention services for adolescents. While it may be uncomfortable for service providers to acknowledge, the vast majority of adolescents in the United States will have used mood-altering substances sometime during their teen years. While non-abstinence-based prevention services have existed for some time, they are not without…
Correlates of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Child Protective Services Workers
The purpose of this study was to add to the limited research on secondary traumatic stress in child welfare by investigating correlates of secondary traumatic stress (STS) in child protective services workers. Specifically, we examined the relationship between levels of STS in CPS professionals and personal history of trauma, peer and administrative support, intent to remain employed in child welfare, professional experience, and size of caseload…
Evaluation of a Faith-Based Culturally Relevant Program for African American Substance Users at Risk for HIV in the Southern United States
Objective: This article provides an evaluation of a federally funded faith-based program that serves African Americans who use heroin and cocaine and are at risk for HIV/AIDS in Nashville, Tennessee. Methods: Data were collected from 163 individuals at baseline and 6- and 12-month follow-up interviews. A subset of participants (n = 51) completed all three interviews. Results: Results suggested that this culturally relevant set of interventions wa…
Responding to the war with Iraq among social work faculty in the USA, UK and Australia
English The current study explored how social work educators responded to the war with Iraq. The majority of respondents felt that faculty had a responsibility to educate students about the war. However, more Australian respondents felt that social work faculty had a responsibility to advocate for or against the war. French La présente étude explore la réponse des professeurs en travail social à la guerre en Irak. La majoritédes répondants soutie…
Perceptions of HIV Risk Behaviors and Service Needs Among Methamphetamine Users in Rural Appalachian Tennessee
Like many areas of the country, the state of Tennessee is experiencing a recent and growing rise in the rate of methamphetamine use, particularly in rural areas of the state. While substance use is a known risk factor for contracting HIV/AIDS, there is limited information regarding the risk behaviors of rural methamphetamine users. This paper seeks to document the existence of known HIV risk behaviors as they relate to rural southern methamphetam…
Culturally Grounded HIV Prevention for Latino Adolescents in Border Areas
This manuscript presents a theoretical, rational, and empirical argument for the development of culturally grounded programs for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. It focuses specifically on adolescents of Mexican descent residing along the southwestern border of the United States. The differential effects of five life dimensions that produce diversity (inherited endowment, learned values and culture, developmental history, specific patterns of problems…
A Model Program for Increasing Treatment Access for African American Women Who Use Crack Cocaine and Are at Risk of Contracting HIV
In the United States, the threat of HIV/AIDS to African-American women's health has become the focus of much concern. This article describes a federally funded community-based program that provides services to African-American women at risk for HIV/AIDS in Nashville, TN. This program provides a culturally relevant set of interventions specific to crack cocaine users aimed at reducing substance use and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. The model is importa…
International Perspectives on Women and HIV
Throughout the world, the threat of HIV/AIDS to women's health has become the focus of increased concern. The latest report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2004) reports that a
The Experiences of African American Male Commercial Sex Workers At-Risk for HIV
Due to the lack of education and the stigma attached to HIV testing, African American men are less likely to seek outreach services; therefore they are often unaware of their HIV status. Stigmatization of homosexuality in communities of color may also influence the availability of HIV/AIDS education and services; compounded with the fact that access to appropriate health care may be limited in these communities. While infection rates among Africa…
Racial Differences in Retention in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
Purpose: This study employed a static group comparison design with 106 men in residential treatment to examine the relationship of race to treatment retention. Methods: A retrospective analysis of retention, by race, including survival analysis, was undertaken. Results: Findings from the study indicated that (a) Caucasian men complete treatment more frequently than African American men, (b) Race was not predictive of time in treatment, and (c) th…
Preliminary Outcomes of a Model Program for Increasing Treatment Access for African American Women Who Use Crack Cocaine and Are at Risk for Contracting HIV
In the United States, the threat of HIV/AIDS to African American women's health has become the focus of much concern. This paper describes a federally funded community-based program that provides services to African American women at risk for HIV/AIDS in Nashville, Tennessee. The program provides a culturally relevant set of interventions specific to crack cocaine users aimed at reducing substance use and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. The model is imp…
Predictors of Residential Treatment Retention among Individuals with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
A significant number of individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders do not engage, stay, and/or complete residential treatment. The purpose of this study is to identify factors during the initial phase of treatment which predict retention in private residential treatment for individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. The participants were 1,317 individuals with co-occurring substance abu…
Characteristics and Outcomes of College-Age Adults Enrolled in Private Residential Treatment
Substance use among college-age adults is of interest due to high levels of use and low levels of treatment access and engagement relative to other adults. Data collected from 1,972 clients in residential services were analyzed to investigate differences in use patterns, treatment outcomes, and other life area problems. Participants completed an Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) at baselin…
Implementing peer recovery coaching and improving outcomes for substance use disorders in underserved communities
Clients enrolled in a tailored evidence based peer-led program decreased their psychiatric symptoms and increased their housing stability and employment. Study outcomes support the use of an integrated peer-led support for increasing engagement in care for adults experiencing substance use disorders
Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program for Urban High-Risk Females
Psychology (19 obras) · Medicine (17 obras) · Psychiatry (13 obras) · Family medicine (9 obras) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (9 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (8 obras) · Clinical Psychology (7 obras) · Gerontology (7 obras)