Supervision in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs

Substance use disorders such as opioid addiction affect millions of adults in the United States each year, but the delivery of high-quality, effective addiction services is disrupted by organizational issues such as counselor burnout and turnover. Clinical supervisors are essential for supporting counselors in specialty addiction treatment programs, but few supervisors receive supervision-focused training. This project seeks to develop and pilot an evidence-based supervision strategy that has a high potential to enhance supervision and result in improved counselors' well-being and performance and, in turn, to improve client outcomes.

NCT Number	NCT07262372
Lead Sponsor	University of Arkansas Collaborators: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Chestnut Health Systems
Conditions	Self Efficacy, Burnout, Professional, Substance Use Disorders, Supervision
Enrollment	43 participants
Start Date	2025-07-21
Primary Completion	2027-05-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-06-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-12-11