Melinda Hohman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4883226 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melinda Hohman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melinda |
| FAMILY NAME | Hohman |
| SIGNATURE | HOHMAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Diego State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8749-0708 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Case Study of an Asynchronous Motivational Interviewing Add-on to a Community Mental Health Course in a Social Work Curriculum
This case study explores the implementation and outcomes of an asynchronous Motivational Interviewing (MI) training program integrated into a Master of Social Work (MSW) course on community mental health. MSW (n=64) students completed a five-module intervention known as the MI Companion, designed to strengthen reflective listening, open-ended questioning, and support for client autonomy through deliberate practice. Students participated in pre- a…
The use of motivational interviewing in field instruction
The required field internship in social work education is its signature pedagogy and is described by students as the most meaningful part of their education. Interns often experience anxiety and self-doubt however and look to field instructors for guidance. Currently there are few frameworks or evidence-based models that are used in field instruction and in social work supervision. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a communication method that has…
Motivational Interviewing
Journal Article Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (4th ed). William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick Get access Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (4th ed). William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick Guilford Press, 2023. 338 pages. ISBN: 9781462552795. $65.00 hardcover. Melinda Hohman, PhD Melinda Hohman, PhD School of Social Work, San Diego State University San Diego, CA, USA [email protected] Search for …
Interprofessional Education
Simulation training has been found to be an effective method to increase social work student knowledge, empathy, or skills. This study examined the impact of an interprofessional poverty simulation on public school teacher participants, who would learn about the impact of poverty, and on social work students, who were the volunteers or “standardized providers” in the simulation. The teachers and the BSW and MSW students all significantly increase…
What Lies Beneath
The prevention and reduction of alcohol misuse is one of the Grand Challenges of Social Work. Addressing client needs beyond alcohol misuse can improve client outcomes. Driving under the influence program clients (N = 1,248) were screened for trauma events and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Results found that males more often reported having been assaulted with a weapon or that they caused injury to someone else. Females more often reporte…
Student-Perceived Quality of Motivational Interviewing Training
Objective: This study developed and tested a student-report measure of motivational interviewing (MI) teaching quality called the Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing Teaching (EMIT) scale. Method: Social work students (N = 297) receiving course content on motivational interviewing completed the EMIT, and exploratory factor analysis investigated whether theory-based dimensions of teaching emerged as EMIT subscales, including: interactivity/ski…
Traditional, Alternative, and Harm Reduction Approaches
How social workers conceptualize substance use disorder (SUD) treatment will affect the types of interventions that they select, including the use of harm reduction strategies. An amended version of the Treatment Attitudes Scale–Revised was given to 280 social work students (graduate and undergraduate) along with 30 SUD counselors. The results indicated that all 3 groups in the sample scored similarly, with endorsing traditional methods as benefi…
Linking Basic and Advanced Motivational Interviewing Training Outcomes for Juvenile Correctional Staff in California
Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based communication method that can be effective in engaging incarcerated juveniles in substance abuse programming and other treatment services. However, MI can be difficult to learn and often requires several training exposures for skill change. Few studies have examined MI training outcomes over time. This study reports outcomes for 222 juvenile corrections workers trained in MI in a three-day intro…
Selecting Strategic Counseling Interventions for DUI Clients
Multiple driving under the influence (DUI) offenders present to DUI programs with a variety of needs, including alcohol and other drug use disorders, mood disorders, and psychosocial stressors. This article describes the paradigm developmental model of treatment (PDMT), developed for use with multiple DUI offenders along with accompanying scale and manualized brief interventions. Psychometrics of the PDMT scale are reported elsewhere, but this ar…
Predictors of Role Legitimacy and Role Adequacy of Social Workers Working with Substance-Using Clients
Role adequacy (feeling knowledgeable about one's work) and role legitimacy (believing that one has the right to address certain client issues) have long been key theoretical constructs regarding explanations why various helping professionals are reluctant to address drug misuse problems with clients. This study examines these concepts in a sample of social workers and social work students. Using regression analysis, it was determined that the soc…
A Concurrent Validation Study of the Alcohol and Other Drug Identification (Aodi) Scale
This study measured the concurrent validity of the Alcohol and Other Drug Identification (AODI) scale, a measure of barriers to social workers addressing substance abuse issues with their clients. The scale was administered along with the Drug and Drug Problems Perceptions Questionnaire (DDPPQ), a measure of mental health workers' attitudes toward working with substance abusers. A total of 197 graduate social work students and field supervisors p…
The Impact of Methamphetamine Use on Parenting
Children whose parents abuse substances are often exposed to chaotic and neglectful lifestyles. Because of the increase in methamphetamine abuse, especially by females of child-bearing age, it is important to understand how the use of this drug impacts parenting. In this qualitative study, ten parents being treated for methamphetamine abuse were interviewed. Results indicated that while using, parents utilized a polarized style of parenting and s…
Development and Validation of the Alcohol and Other Drug Identification (Aodi) Scale
Social workers and other helping professionals often have difficulty addressing client alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of potential barriers social workers might experience in discussing AOD use with clients. A pool of 29 items was generated, pilot tested, and given to social work students, and to home visitors (n = 219). Exploratory factor analysis using a rotated component matrix found 14 ite…
Methamphetamine Abuse and Manufacture
Methamphetamine abuse is on the rise, particularly by women of childbearing age. This article describes the history and effects of methamphetamine use. The authors examine the ways exposure to the manufacture of this drug affects clients and social workers in the course of their work. Because children are frequently found at the scene of a manufacturing laboratory, the child welfare system often becomes involved, and child protective services and…
Women in Substance Use Treatment
The objective of this study was to examine the differences between women with children in substance use treatment who are involved in Child Protective Services (CPS+) and those who are not involved (CPS-). Using a sample of all alcohol and other drug (AOD) clients (N = 6,023) receiving substance use treatment over a three-year period (1997-99), the study found that CPS+ women were more likely to be younger, have more children, have been arrested …
Latinas in Treatment
This study analyzed secondary data collected from a recovery home specifically for Hispanic female substance abusers, and from four other recovery homes. Demographics, drug use history, and length of stay were compared to determine if participants of the culturally specific home remained in the program longer, and the reasons why. Results indicated that the women in the Hispanic recovery home stayed over a month longer and were more likely to be …
Satisfaction with Surrogate Mothering
Seventeen surrogate mothers were interviewed regarding their experiences and satisfaction with the process for this study. All had given birth to one or more children, and five had been a surrogate morethan once. All described their relationshipswith thecouple asbeing the key factor in their satisfaction. Other relationships identified as very importantincludedtheirsignificantother, children, friends, extendedfami-ly, and thesurrogacyprogram dire…
Surrogate Motherhood
This study explored the personality traits of 15 women who served as surrogate mothers in a California-based surrogacy program. Their satisfaction with their service providers, i.e., the program director, psychologist, and medical doctor, were explored. All had given birth to one or more children, and five had been a surrogate more than once. 13 used in vitro fertilization, with only two choosing artificial insemination. 15 subjects were given th…
The Social Support Needs of Older Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals
This exploratory study surveyed 71 self-identified gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals age 50-80 to identify their social service needs. Results showed (a) participants used social and support groups within the gay/lesbian community, but used general community health services, (b) gay/lesbian community services were significantly rated as more adequate in meeting needs in times of emotional crises than non-gay/lesbian services, (c) both women and me…
Methamphetamine Abuse and Manufacture
Methamphetamine abuse is on the rise, particularly by women of childbearing age. This article describes the history and effects of methamphetamine use. The authors examine the ways exposure to the manufacture of this drug affects clients and social workers in the course of their work. Because children are frequently found at the scene of a manufacturing laboratory, the child welfare system often becomes involved, and child protective services and…
The Social Support Needs of Older Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals
This exploratory study surveyed 71 self-identified gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals age 50-80 to identify their social service needs. Results showed (a) participants used social and support groups within the gay/lesbian community, but used general community health services, (b) gay/lesbian community services were significantly rated as more adequate in meeting needs in times of emotional crises than non-gay/lesbian services, (c) both women and me…
Satisfaction with Surrogate Mothering
Seventeen surrogate mothers were interviewed regarding their experiences and satisfaction with the process for this study. All had given birth to one or more children, and five had been a surrogate morethan once. All described their relationshipswith thecouple asbeing the key factor in their satisfaction. Other relationships identified as very importantincludedtheirsignificantother, children, friends, extendedfami-ly, and thesurrogacyprogram dire…
Predictors of Role Legitimacy and Role Adequacy of Social Workers Working with Substance-Using Clients
Role adequacy (feeling knowledgeable about one's work) and role legitimacy (believing that one has the right to address certain client issues) have long been key theoretical constructs regarding explanations why various helping professionals are reluctant to address drug misuse problems with clients. This study examines these concepts in a sample of social workers and social work students. Using regression analysis, it was determined that the soc…
Latinas in Treatment
This study analyzed secondary data collected from a recovery home specifically for Hispanic female substance abusers, and from four other recovery homes. Demographics, drug use history, and length of stay were compared to determine if participants of the culturally specific home remained in the program longer, and the reasons why. Results indicated that the women in the Hispanic recovery home stayed over a month longer and were more likely to be …
The Social Support Needs of Older Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals
This exploratory study surveyed 71 self-identified gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals age 50-80 to identify their social service needs. Results showed (a) participants used social and support groups within the gay/lesbian community, but used general community health services, (b) gay/lesbian community services were significantly rated as more adequate in meeting needs in times of emotional crises than non-gay/lesbian services, (c) both women and me…
Surrogate Motherhood
This study explored the personality traits of 15 women who served as surrogate mothers in a California-based surrogacy program. Their satisfaction with their service providers, i.e., the program director, psychologist, and medical doctor, were explored. All had given birth to one or more children, and five had been a surrogate more than once. 13 used in vitro fertilization, with only two choosing artificial insemination. 15 subjects were given th…
Women in Substance Use Treatment
The objective of this study was to examine the differences between women with children in substance use treatment who are involved in Child Protective Services (CPS+) and those who are not involved (CPS-). Using a sample of all alcohol and other drug (AOD) clients (N = 6,023) receiving substance use treatment over a three-year period (1997-99), the study found that CPS+ women were more likely to be younger, have more children, have been arrested …
Latinas in Treatment
This study analyzed secondary data collected from a recovery home specifically for Hispanic female substance abusers, and from four other recovery homes. Demographics, drug use history, and length of stay were compared to determine if participants of the culturally specific home remained in the program longer, and the reasons why. Results indicated that the women in the Hispanic recovery home stayed over a month longer and were more likely to be …
Satisfaction with Surrogate Mothering
Seventeen surrogate mothers were interviewed regarding their experiences and satisfaction with the process for this study. All had given birth to one or more children, and five had been a surrogate morethan once. All described their relationshipswith thecouple asbeing the key factor in their satisfaction. Other relationships identified as very importantincludedtheirsignificantother, children, friends, extendedfami-ly, and thesurrogacyprogram dire…
Methamphetamine Abuse and Manufacture
Methamphetamine abuse is on the rise, particularly by women of childbearing age. This article describes the history and effects of methamphetamine use. The authors examine the ways exposure to the manufacture of this drug affects clients and social workers in the course of their work. Because children are frequently found at the scene of a manufacturing laboratory, the child welfare system often becomes involved, and child protective services and…
The Impact of Methamphetamine Use on Parenting
Children whose parents abuse substances are often exposed to chaotic and neglectful lifestyles. Because of the increase in methamphetamine abuse, especially by females of child-bearing age, it is important to understand how the use of this drug impacts parenting. In this qualitative study, ten parents being treated for methamphetamine abuse were interviewed. Results indicated that while using, parents utilized a polarized style of parenting and s…
Development and Validation of the Alcohol and Other Drug Identification (Aodi) Scale
Social workers and other helping professionals often have difficulty addressing client alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of potential barriers social workers might experience in discussing AOD use with clients. A pool of 29 items was generated, pilot tested, and given to social work students, and to home visitors (n = 219). Exploratory factor analysis using a rotated component matrix found 14 ite…
A Concurrent Validation Study of the Alcohol and Other Drug Identification (Aodi) Scale
This study measured the concurrent validity of the Alcohol and Other Drug Identification (AODI) scale, a measure of barriers to social workers addressing substance abuse issues with their clients. The scale was administered along with the Drug and Drug Problems Perceptions Questionnaire (DDPPQ), a measure of mental health workers' attitudes toward working with substance abusers. A total of 197 graduate social work students and field supervisors p…
Selecting Strategic Counseling Interventions for DUI Clients
Multiple driving under the influence (DUI) offenders present to DUI programs with a variety of needs, including alcohol and other drug use disorders, mood disorders, and psychosocial stressors. This article describes the paradigm developmental model of treatment (PDMT), developed for use with multiple DUI offenders along with accompanying scale and manualized brief interventions. Psychometrics of the PDMT scale are reported elsewhere, but this ar…
Predictors of Role Legitimacy and Role Adequacy of Social Workers Working with Substance-Using Clients
Role adequacy (feeling knowledgeable about one's work) and role legitimacy (believing that one has the right to address certain client issues) have long been key theoretical constructs regarding explanations why various helping professionals are reluctant to address drug misuse problems with clients. This study examines these concepts in a sample of social workers and social work students. Using regression analysis, it was determined that the soc…
Linking Basic and Advanced Motivational Interviewing Training Outcomes for Juvenile Correctional Staff in California
Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based communication method that can be effective in engaging incarcerated juveniles in substance abuse programming and other treatment services. However, MI can be difficult to learn and often requires several training exposures for skill change. Few studies have examined MI training outcomes over time. This study reports outcomes for 222 juvenile corrections workers trained in MI in a three-day intro…
Traditional, Alternative, and Harm Reduction Approaches
How social workers conceptualize substance use disorder (SUD) treatment will affect the types of interventions that they select, including the use of harm reduction strategies. An amended version of the Treatment Attitudes Scale–Revised was given to 280 social work students (graduate and undergraduate) along with 30 SUD counselors. The results indicated that all 3 groups in the sample scored similarly, with endorsing traditional methods as benefi…
What Lies Beneath
The prevention and reduction of alcohol misuse is one of the Grand Challenges of Social Work. Addressing client needs beyond alcohol misuse can improve client outcomes. Driving under the influence program clients (N = 1,248) were screened for trauma events and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Results found that males more often reported having been assaulted with a weapon or that they caused injury to someone else. Females more often reporte…
Student-Perceived Quality of Motivational Interviewing Training
Objective: This study developed and tested a student-report measure of motivational interviewing (MI) teaching quality called the Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing Teaching (EMIT) scale. Method: Social work students (N = 297) receiving course content on motivational interviewing completed the EMIT, and exploratory factor analysis investigated whether theory-based dimensions of teaching emerged as EMIT subscales, including: interactivity/ski…
Interprofessional Education
Simulation training has been found to be an effective method to increase social work student knowledge, empathy, or skills. This study examined the impact of an interprofessional poverty simulation on public school teacher participants, who would learn about the impact of poverty, and on social work students, who were the volunteers or “standardized providers” in the simulation. The teachers and the BSW and MSW students all significantly increase…
The use of motivational interviewing in field instruction
The required field internship in social work education is its signature pedagogy and is described by students as the most meaningful part of their education. Interns often experience anxiety and self-doubt however and look to field instructors for guidance. Currently there are few frameworks or evidence-based models that are used in field instruction and in social work supervision. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a communication method that has…
Motivational Interviewing
Journal Article Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (4th ed). William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick Get access Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (4th ed). William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick Guilford Press, 2023. 338 pages. ISBN: 9781462552795. $65.00 hardcover. Melinda Hohman, PhD Melinda Hohman, PhD School of Social Work, San Diego State University San Diego, CA, USA [email protected] Search for …
Case Study of an Asynchronous Motivational Interviewing Add-on to a Community Mental Health Course in a Social Work Curriculum
This case study explores the implementation and outcomes of an asynchronous Motivational Interviewing (MI) training program integrated into a Master of Social Work (MSW) course on community mental health. MSW (n=64) students completed a five-module intervention known as the MI Companion, designed to strengthen reflective listening, open-ended questioning, and support for client autonomy through deliberate practice. Students participated in pre- a…
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