Cory B Dennis
Biographic Data
| ID | 668754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cory B Dennis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cory B |
| FAMILY NAME | Dennis |
| SIGNATURE | DENNIS C B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2320-7149 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Strengths and weaknesses
Substance use treatment is aimed at improving the well-being of the receiving clients. Given the clinician–client interactions inherent in treatment, understanding clinician influence on treatment outcomes is important. Utilizing clinical data mining, we used existing data from the clinical files of 444 clients who received substance use day treatment. Using multinomial logistic regression and linear regression, we examined whether and which clie…
Addressing length of stay in substance use treatment to predict successful completion
There are many challenges to treating people for a substance use disorder. This study focuses on factors that might predict how long people stay in treatment, and whether it is enough time to complete treatment. Using data from a statewide subsample of the TEDS-D dataset, the results showed that free treatment leads to increased length of stay, while substance use frequency and days waiting to enter treatment have a negative effect on length of s…
Effects of online training on social work students' efficacy and confidence related to screening, brief intervention, referral and treatment
E-learning has become an important part of training in a growing number of social work programs. Evidence-based models such as Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) expand prevention efforts and help social workers screen for risk factors and existing substance use disorders in a variety of health-care settings. The purpose of this study was to assess one e-learning platform, Kognito, and examine the efficacy of first year…
Not forgetting the family system of the substance using client
Millions of people have a substance use disorder, but it also affects their family members and loved ones who are often overlooked in approaches to treating these disorders. This study is a review of the literature with focus on how a substance use disorder affects family members, approaches to meeting their needs, and improving how to approach meeting their needs. This review is based on 60 scholarly publications covering approximately a decade.…
Legal involvement and substance use treatment engagement and outcomes
Legally mandated substance use treatment is prevalent but controversial and further research aimed at understanding this relationship is important for developing and informing social policy, social work practice, and education. This study used clinical data mining to examine the relationship between a client’s legal involvement, treatment engagement, and treatment completion. By using structural equation modeling, this study found that legal invo…
Environmental paths that inform adolescent substance use prevention
Promoting healthy development among youth is one of the grand challenges taken on by social work. Because substance use can negatively affect the health and development of adolescents, this study examined environmental factors affecting substance use among adolescents ages 12 through 17 by gender using data from 17,736 adolescents in the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. It was hypothesized that environmental inputs such as parenting, …
Enhancing Health-Conscious Behaviors Among Clients in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
The physical health of substance abuse clients significantly deteriorates because of the client’s prolonged abuse of alcohol and other drugs and accompanying behaviors. The purposes of this study are (a) to understand how substance abuse clinicians think about the health needs of their clients, (b) to identify the mechanisms through which clinicians seek to enhance health-conscious behaviors among their clients, and (c) to identify how substance …
Practice Evaluation Strategies Among Clinical Social Workers
Objectives: Practice evaluation strategies range in style from the formal-analytic tools of single-subject designs, rapid assessment instruments, algorithmic steps in evidence-based practice, and computer software applications, to the informal-interactive tools of clinical supervision, consultation with colleagues, use of client feedback, and clinical experience. The purpose of this study was to provide practice researchers in social work with a …
Enhancing the Referral-Making Process to 12-Step Programs
Objectives: This study examines three preparatory strategies that can be used during treatment sessions to bridge the gap between clinician recommendations for client participation in 12-step programs (TSPs) and client adherence to such recommendations. Methods: A sample of 284 clinicians completed an online survey. Clinicians responded to items measuring their willingness to motivate client participation in TSPs, integrate 12-step principles int…
Assessing the Attitudes Substance Abuse Professionals Have Toward 12-Step Culture
Despite the wide incorporation of 12-step programs into substance abuse treatment, many clients fail to engage them. The lack of engagement might arise for multiple reasons, but the attitudes referring substance abuse professionals have toward 12-step culture might be a contributive factor. Although several available instruments measure client participation, none focus on substance abuse professionals' attitudes toward the culture of 12-step prog…
Environmental paths that inform adolescent substance use prevention
Promoting healthy development among youth is one of the grand challenges taken on by social work. Because substance use can negatively affect the health and development of adolescents, this study examined environmental factors affecting substance use among adolescents ages 12 through 17 by gender using data from 17,736 adolescents in the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. It was hypothesized that environmental inputs such as parenting, …
Assessing the Attitudes Substance Abuse Professionals Have Toward 12-Step Culture
Despite the wide incorporation of 12-step programs into substance abuse treatment, many clients fail to engage them. The lack of engagement might arise for multiple reasons, but the attitudes referring substance abuse professionals have toward 12-step culture might be a contributive factor. Although several available instruments measure client participation, none focus on substance abuse professionals' attitudes toward the culture of 12-step prog…
Practice Evaluation Strategies Among Clinical Social Workers
Objectives: Practice evaluation strategies range in style from the formal-analytic tools of single-subject designs, rapid assessment instruments, algorithmic steps in evidence-based practice, and computer software applications, to the informal-interactive tools of clinical supervision, consultation with colleagues, use of client feedback, and clinical experience. The purpose of this study was to provide practice researchers in social work with a …
Enhancing the Referral-Making Process to 12-Step Programs
Objectives: This study examines three preparatory strategies that can be used during treatment sessions to bridge the gap between clinician recommendations for client participation in 12-step programs (TSPs) and client adherence to such recommendations. Methods: A sample of 284 clinicians completed an online survey. Clinicians responded to items measuring their willingness to motivate client participation in TSPs, integrate 12-step principles int…
Enhancing Health-Conscious Behaviors Among Clients in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
The physical health of substance abuse clients significantly deteriorates because of the client’s prolonged abuse of alcohol and other drugs and accompanying behaviors. The purposes of this study are (a) to understand how substance abuse clinicians think about the health needs of their clients, (b) to identify the mechanisms through which clinicians seek to enhance health-conscious behaviors among their clients, and (c) to identify how substance …
Environmental paths that inform adolescent substance use prevention
Promoting healthy development among youth is one of the grand challenges taken on by social work. Because substance use can negatively affect the health and development of adolescents, this study examined environmental factors affecting substance use among adolescents ages 12 through 17 by gender using data from 17,736 adolescents in the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. It was hypothesized that environmental inputs such as parenting, …
Not forgetting the family system of the substance using client
Millions of people have a substance use disorder, but it also affects their family members and loved ones who are often overlooked in approaches to treating these disorders. This study is a review of the literature with focus on how a substance use disorder affects family members, approaches to meeting their needs, and improving how to approach meeting their needs. This review is based on 60 scholarly publications covering approximately a decade.…
Legal involvement and substance use treatment engagement and outcomes
Legally mandated substance use treatment is prevalent but controversial and further research aimed at understanding this relationship is important for developing and informing social policy, social work practice, and education. This study used clinical data mining to examine the relationship between a client’s legal involvement, treatment engagement, and treatment completion. By using structural equation modeling, this study found that legal invo…
Addressing length of stay in substance use treatment to predict successful completion
There are many challenges to treating people for a substance use disorder. This study focuses on factors that might predict how long people stay in treatment, and whether it is enough time to complete treatment. Using data from a statewide subsample of the TEDS-D dataset, the results showed that free treatment leads to increased length of stay, while substance use frequency and days waiting to enter treatment have a negative effect on length of s…
Effects of online training on social work students' efficacy and confidence related to screening, brief intervention, referral and treatment
E-learning has become an important part of training in a growing number of social work programs. Evidence-based models such as Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) expand prevention efforts and help social workers screen for risk factors and existing substance use disorders in a variety of health-care settings. The purpose of this study was to assess one e-learning platform, Kognito, and examine the efficacy of first year…
Strengths and weaknesses
Substance use treatment is aimed at improving the well-being of the receiving clients. Given the clinician–client interactions inherent in treatment, understanding clinician influence on treatment outcomes is important. Utilizing clinical data mining, we used existing data from the clinical files of 444 clients who received substance use day treatment. Using multinomial logistic regression and linear regression, we examined whether and which clie…
Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Substance use (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Substance abuse (6 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Substance abuse treatment (4 works) · Medical education (3 works)