Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a significant and growing problem in all walks of life in Canada and the United States. Counselors are increasingly likely to have clients with SUDs regardless of their area of expertise. There is limited research on counselors’ attitudes towards working with such clients, or the factors that contribute to these attitudes. In an online survey of 263 Canadian counselors, we found attitudes were mostly positive, although statistically significantly less positive than toward working with clients with major depression. Numerous variables showed significant bivariate relationships with attitudes towards working with clients with SUDs, but only more frequent contact with such clients, fewer workplace situational constraints, and less frequent feelings of anger towards such clients remained as significant predictors of more positive attitudes in a regression analysis. Our research highlights the importance of providing more support for counselors to ensure better service to clients with SUDs.

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辅导员对与有物质使用障碍的客户合作的态度

物质使用障碍 (SUD) 是加拿大和美国各行各业中一个重要且日益严重的问题。顾问越来越有可能让客户拥有 SUD，无论他们的专业领域如何。关于咨询师对与此类客户合作的态度或导致这些态度的因素的研究有限。在对 263 名加拿大顾问进行的在线调查中，我们发现态度大多是积极的，尽管在统计上明显不如与患有严重抑郁症的客户一起工作积极。许多变量显示出与对待有 SUD 的客户的态度之间存在显着的双变量关系，但只有更频繁地与此类客户接触，更少的工作场所情境限制，在回归分析中，对这些客户的较少愤怒情绪仍然是更积极态度的重要预测因素。我们的研究强调了为顾问提供更多支持以确保为患有 SUD 的客户提供更好服务的重要性。