Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Gillum, Myra H. URN etd-12192007-004745 Title A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF PARENTS' EXPERIENCES OF HAVING HAD AN ADOLESCENT SON IN A RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM Degree Master of Science Department Human Development Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title McCollum, Eric E. Committee Chair Hendrickson, Edward L. Committee Member Huebner, Angela J. Committee Member Keywords
- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
- Parents of Adolescents
Date of Defense 2007-11-27 Availability unrestricted Abstract Despite the fact that much information is available in the literature regardingadolescents with a substance abuse problem, little exists that focuses on the parents'
personal experience dealing with this problem. Not many researchers actually
interviewed parents--when they did, it was usually for parents' observations of their
adolescent or their views of treatment success--and seemingly none did so for the purpose
of allowing parents to tell their own story in their own words. Furthermore, most of the
existing literature has tended to see such parents in terms of their deficits, even when
advocating the importance of their being included in the treatment process. Through the
lens of a Family Systems perspective and by allowing parents to speak for themselves,
this preliminary study explores what it was like for three parents to have had their sons go
through a residential substance abuse treatment program. Six categories emerged from
the semi-structured interviews: initial departure, settling in, homecoming, resources,
costs and losses, and advice to other parents and professionals. The findings expand the
primarily negative view of such parents to include a richer and more complex
understanding.
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