Abstract：
:This paper describes our experience using telephone conference calls to conduct support groups for chemically-dependent women. Forty-seven women agreed to participate in regular, weekly support groups that were conducted by two chemical dependency counselors. Counselors attempted to conduct 59 support groups via a telephone conferencing system. Our data indicated that attendance at these sessions was poor. Seventeen sessions had no participants. No group sessions were attended by 4 or more women, and only 3 sessions (7.1%) included 3 participants. Very few clients made regular use of the support groups. Only 4 clients (8.5%) participated in more than 3 group sessions. Our findings suggest that teleconferencing may not be the most effective method for providing support services to chemically-dependent women.
journal_name
J Med Systjournal_title
Journal of medical systemsauthors
Alemi F,Jackson M,Parren T,Williams L,Cavor B,Llorens S,Mosavel Mdoi
10.1023/a:1022846408428subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-04-01 00:00:00pages
119-25issue
2eissn
0148-5598issn
1573-689Xjournal_volume
21pub_type
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