When Communities Care: Treating People with Substance Use Disorder Through a Multi-Disciplinary Team
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Date
2021
Authors
Baldridge, Sofia
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University of Oregon
Abstract
People recovering from a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) face a myriad of physical, emotional, and psychological challenges. Parents in recovery may also face the additional burden of mandatory participation in multiple community agencies including the Department of Human Services, Community Justice Parole and Probation offices, and medical treatment. The Oasis Center of the Rogue Valley is a nonprofit primary clinic that specializes in treating parents and families who are affected by drug dependency. The Oasis Center recognizes the need for centralized care amongst parents in recovery who belong to multiple agencies and has created a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to help coordinate care for people in recovery who belong to two or more community agencies. My research questions asks: does the Oasis Center of the Rogue Valley’s MDT program increase the chances of maintaining long-term recovery for parents with Substance Use Disorder? Structured interviews and online surveys were conducted with 14 current and past MDT participants along with 6 interviews of MDT staff members to determine the program’s effectiveness. My analysis shows that the majority of the MDT participants who responded believed the MDT increased their chances of maintaining long-term recovery and has improved their recovery thus far. My study concludes that the MDT helps parents in recovery and measures should be taken to increase the number of MDT’s utilized to treat people in recovery.
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Keywords
Substance, Multi, Disciplinary, Team, Treat