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Drug Abuse Treatment Training in Peru: A Social Policy ExperimentPacific Institute for Research and EvaluationLouisville Center
Pacific Institute for Research and EvaluationLouisville Center
Pacific Institute for Research and EvaluationLouisville Center
University of Illinois at Chicago A social policy experiment is presented that was conducted from 1997 to 2000 in a setting with ahigh level of readiness for implementing a randomized experiment of therapeutic community(TC) drug treatment training in Peru. Seventy-six drug abuse treatment organizations were randomlyassigned into three groups, and data were collected at multiple assessment periods. Staffand directors in organizations assigned to the training groups participated in either 6-weekbasic training or 8-week basic plus booster training sessions, which were theoreticallygrounded. Small- to medium-size positive effects were found on increased staff empowerment touse actual tools and principles from the training; medium and large positive effects were foundon the implementation of TC methods with fidelity after the training. A follow-up with the fundingand training organizations 1 year later showed use of the evaluation results in decision makingin both organizations.
Key Words: Peru drug abuse treatment therapeutic community
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