Evidence-Based Practices and Self-Efficacy: A Quantitative Study of Mental Health Counselors Treating Clients With Substance Use Disorder

<p>Substance use disorder affects a substantial number of individuals in the United States. The specific problem of this research is that it was not known to what extent their use of evidence-based practices is driven by their sense of self-efficacy. The purpose of this quantitative correlational research was to examine to what extent the use of evidence-based practices covary with a sense of self-efficacy for mental health counselors treating individuals diagnosed with a substance use disorder. The study population was 121 mental health counselors who specialized in substance use disorder treatment who completed a digital survey. The study findings did not support the existence of a simple regressive relationship between the use of evidence-based practices and self-efficacy, <em>R</em>² = 0.01, sig = 0.33. The multiple regression model illustrated the personal characteristics of counselors to be statistically significant at <em>p</em> < 0.05 and where 4.9% of self-efficacy among counselors was explained by evidence-based practices, gender, and age as predictors, <em>F</em> (3,114) = 3.00, sig = 0.03. The study findings demonstrate the importance of considering the role of evidence-based practices in supporting the self-efficacy of counselors. Future research is needed to develop a holistic understanding of the relationship between evidence-based practice and self-efficacy among counselors.<strong></strong></p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Counseling Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2023

Author dc:creator

• Bastien, Carl

Contributors dc:contributor

• Martin Cortez Wesley, PhD, LPCC-S, LCADC, NCC, MAC, BC-TMH
• Joffrey S. Suprina, PhD, LMHC, NCC

• Experimental Analysis of Behavior
• Health Services Research
• Other Mental and Social Health
• Psychological Phenomena and Processes
• Quantitative Psychology
• Substance Abuse and Addiction

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/764

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1816