Intervention with Pregnant Substance Abusers: The Power of Relationship
To find out about this 499 opportunity contact:
Faculty Information
| Faculty Advisor: | Dennis Donovan
Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute;
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Psychology |
| Department: | Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences |
| Office: | 1107 NE 45th Street, Suite 120 |
| Telephone: | (206) 20-0937 |
| Email: | ddonovan@uw.edu@u.washington.edu |
Does faculty advisor meet with students? | Yes |
| If yes, how often? | Upon request |
Direct supervisor of students: | Cara Ernst, M.A., Therese M Grant, Ph.D., |
| Supervisor Title: | Cara: Research Scientist, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Therese: Director of Fetal Alcohol & Drug Unit, Associate Professor in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences |
| Will 499 students participate in weekly or biweekly discussions sessions about research or project? | Yes |
Short Project Description
The theory behind this research project holds that the relationship between a clinician/case manager and a substance abusing pregnant woman is central to the success of the Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP, a well established statewide intervention program) because the relationship is the path through which change occurs. One quantitative proxy measure for the extent of relationship is amount of time spent with the subject. This study will examine the association between "time spent" (average per week) and outcomes on measures of treatment completion, abstinence from alcohol and drugs, family planning, child custody. Opportunities exist for data analysis and poster/publication assistance depending on student's interest.
Work Schedule
| Min. number of hours/weekstudent must work: | 3 |
| Evenings/weekends OK? | Yes |
| Times a student must bepresent/work: | Flexible |
| Student commitment: | 1 quarter with the option of continuing |
499 Responsibilities
| Working with Data |
Working with Subjects |
Working with Animals/physiology |
| 50 |
% data entry |
0 |
% video taping |
0 |
% animal care |
| 0 |
% database management |
25 |
% interview subjects |
0 |
% animal observation |
| 0 |
% encoding data |
0 |
% scheduling appt |
0 |
% surgical techniques |
| 25 |
% library research |
0 |
% running subjects |
0 |
% histology |
| 0 |
% data collection |
0 |
% child care |
0 |
% laboratory protocols |
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0 |
% recruiting subjects |
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Other:
Skills / Experience Preferred
Data entry; interest in maternal addiction problems
Posting Removal
08/31/2010
