Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Click here for more information

Click here for more information on The Virtual Advisor
Journal of Aging and Health
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by West, P. M.
Right arrow Articles by Graham, K.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by West, P. M.
Right arrow Articles by Graham, K.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?

Clients Speak

Participatory Evaluation of a Nonconfrontational Addictions Treatment Program for Older Adults

Paulette M. West, BA, BEd

Kathryn Graham, PhD

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London, Ontario

Objectives:To describe the important aspects of the Lifestyle Enrichment for Senior Adults (LESA) program from the clients’ perspective and why these aspects were important to them. Methods:The study used a participatory approach. Researchers collaborated with counselors and clients to develop an evaluation that (a) respected the experiences and knowledge of people in the program and (b) provided an accurate assessment of the important aspects of the program from the clients’ perspective. One-to-one interviews were conducted with 52 clients. Results:Clients’ relationships with counselors, the positive emotions experienced during individual and group counseling, and the program’s flexibility were of key importance. Allowing clients to choose their level of involvement and the general acceptance of drinkers also contributed to perceived benefits of the program. Discussion:The benefits of client-centered addictions therapywarrant closer examination. Senior adults’motivation for behavior change may be highly sensitive to the relational aspects of the treatment approach.

Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 11, No. 4, 540-564 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/089826439901100404
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?