Based upon clinical considerations, scales were developed measuring client perceptions
across four interrelated domains: circumstances (external pressures), motivation (intrinsic …

A growing body of research has demonstrated the importance of motivation and readiness
among drug abusers in seeking, complying with, and remaining in treatment. To date …

There is currently little empirical research on the effect of motivation and readiness on the
treatment of different groups of substance abusers. In the present study, the CMRS scales …

Current research concludes that participation in postprison aftercare is critical to the
effectiveness of prison-based therapeutic community (TC) treatment. This conclusion makes …

This exploratory study assessed the value of fixed and dynamic variables for predicting
client retention in therapeutic communities. Fixed variables included demographic and …

Evaluation research documents a firm relationship between retention and treatment
outcomes among substance abusers in therapeutic communities (TCs). However, most …

Aims. This study examined client motivation as a predictor of retention and therapeutic
engagement across the major types of treatment settings represented in the third national …

The therapeutic community (TC) Client Assessment Inventory (CAI), Client Assessment
Summary (CAS), and Staff Assessment Summary (SAS) are instruments developed from a …

Previous research has suggested that time spent in treatment is the most important predictor
of therapeutic community treatment outcomes. Although level divisions or treatment stages …

Studies of community-based substance abuse treatment indicate that motivation for
treatment is critical for retaining clients in the program and for their becoming therapeutically …