Testing an Occupational Stress Intervention for Harm Reduction Workers in Substance Misuse Settings, Texas, 2024 (ICPSR 39277)
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Suzannah K. Creech, University of Texas at Austin
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39277.v1
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The aim of the study is to conduct semi-structured qualitative focus groups with leaders and workers in harm reduction organizations within Texas, to understand occupational stressors and resilience strategies among this population.
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This is a documentation only release. Data files will be added in a future update.
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For more information about this study, please visit the University of Texas at Austin Addiction Research Institute Workforce Development website.
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The purpose of this study is to understand the stressors and strategies used by harm reduction workers. This feedback is to help inform a future Stress First Aid (SFA) model.
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Focus groups for Harm Reduction Workers (HRWs) and Harm Reduction Organization (HROs) leaders were utilized to gather feedback about Stress First Aid (SFA) trainings, methods, and recruitment strategies.
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Purposive and snowball sampling design
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Leaders and workers aged 18 and over, working in harm reduction in Texas with the ability to read and speak in conversational English.
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Questions were focused around five key principles of the SFA model: safety, calm, connect, competence, and confidence. Participants discussed their experiences with and how they practiced self-care regarding each of the SFA principles.
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Of the 20 programs contacted, 14 responded (70%). The final sample of 16 focus group participants were recruited from this pool of 14 programs. Among these 14 programs, a link to a screening survey was distributed to program leadership and staff to assess eligibility and find shared availability between prospective participant, of which we received 31 responses. Out of these 31 responses, 19 were eligible, completed demographic forms and were scheduled for a focus group date (61%). Our final sample of participants for focus groups was N = 16 (84% of respondents who were scheduled).
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