Faculty Articles
A Dual-Focus Motivational Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2010
Publication Title
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
Volume
17
Issue/Number
2
First Page
203
ISSN
1077-7229
Last Page
212
Abstract/Excerpt
Project CHOICES developed an integrated behavioral intervention for prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure in women at high risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Settings included primary care, university-hospital based obstetrical/gynecology practices, an urban jail, substance abuse treatment settings, and a media-recruited sample in three large cities. The intervention was based on motivational interviewing and targeted both adoption of effective contraception and reduction of alcohol use. Treatment included 4 manual-guided sessions delivered by mental health clinicians and 1 contraceptive counseling session delivered by a family planning clinician. This paper describes the rationale for treatment; the use of motivational interviewing and the transtheoretical model for a dual-focused approach to behavior change; the development of the Project CHOICES intervention; development of the study protocol and treatment manual; and selection, training, supervision, and monitoring of study counselors. Implications for future applications of the intervention are discussed.
DOI
10.1016/j.cbpra.2009.02.004
NSUWorks Citation
Velasquez, M. M.,
Ingersoll, K. S.,
Sobell, M. B.,
Floyd, R. L.,
Sobell, L. C.,
von Sternberg, K.
(2010). A Dual-Focus Motivational Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 17(2), 203-212.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/284
