Improving the quality of counseling and clinical supervision in opioid treatment programs: how can technology help?

CONCLUSIONS: Implementing evidence-based counseling practices can help the population served in OTPs; another benefit of focusing on clinical skills is to emphasize and hold up counselors' roles as worthy. Machine learning technology can have a positive impact on clinical practices among counselors and clinical supervisors in opioid treatment programs, settings whose clinical workforce continues to be challenged by the opioid epidemic. Using technology to focus on clinical skill building may enhance counselors' and clinical supervisors' overall experiences in their places of work.PMID:38245783 | PMC:PMC10799386 | DOI:10.1186/s13722-024-00435-z
Source: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research