Study title

Substance Abuse Treatment in Community Sanctions Offices: Client Meetings 2007-2009

Dataset ID Number

FSD3370

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3370

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Koski-Jännes, Anja (Tampere University)
• Sarpavaara, Harri (Tampere University)
• Tolonen, Kari (Tampere University)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• The client meetings were recorded by 25 employees in community sanctions offices.

Abstract

This dataset consists of counselling session discussions between community sanctions offices employees and clients regarding the client's substance use and the causes and consequences connected to it. The aim was to record two meetings for each of the 50 clients. The data were collected as part of a research project on the adherence of motivational interviewing in the initial substance abuse setting and its effect on clients' substance abuse harm reduction (the MISA project), funded by the Academy of Finland, Criminal Sanctions Agency and Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies. The discussions included in this dataset were conducted according to the Behaviour-Interviewing-Change (BIC) program.

This qualitative dataset consists of transcriptions of the client meeting discussions. This dataset can be connected to the quantitative dataset FSD3369 Substance Abuse Treatment in Community Sanctions Offices: Pre- and Post-treatment Surveys 2007-2010, which consists of a pre-treatment survey, evaluations of the counselling session discussions by both the counsellor and the client, post-treatment surveys, and background information surveys for both the client and the employee. The respondents in the two datasets can be connected with a unique client number.

The discussions examined the client's objectives regarding their substance use, their motivation to stop or reduce their use of substances, and their motivation to change their criminal lifestyle. The counsellors and clients also discussed the client's situation in life more widely, focusing on their family, employment and health. During the meetings, the clients completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), which was then discussed between the counsellor and client. Conducted according to the BIC program, the first discussion charted the client's aspirations and hopes for their life, and the second discussion compared the advantages and disadvantages of using substances to stopping or reducing their use. Most of the clients in the data identified alcohol as their principal opiate, but the data include users of cannabis, amphetamine and buprenorphine as well.

Background information for this dataset included the following information based on the quantitative dataset: unique client number, date of client meeting, categorised age of the client, the client's gender, marital status, principal opiate and whether the client had children. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

alcohol use; drinking behaviour; drug abuse; drug addiction; drug education; drug use; offences; social problems; social services; substance use

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Legislation and legal systems (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Criminal Sanctions Agency

Collection Dates

2007-12-05 – 2009-07-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Clients of community sanctions offices who were completing community service

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The researchers promoted the study to probation officers during 11 training sessions for the BIC program in different parts of Finland. The employees who decided to take part in the research presented the opportunity to participate to their clients. In total, 25 counsellors and 50 clients from 12 different community sanctions offices participated in the study.

Collection Mode

Recording

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines

Data Files

97 files in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3367 Substance Abuse Treatment in Outpatient Clinics: Pre- and Post-treatment Surveys 2007-2010

FSD3368 Substance Abuse Treatment in Outpatient Clinics: Client Meetings 2008-2009

FSD3369 Substance Abuse Treatment in Community Sanctions Offices: Pre- and Post-treatment Surveys 2007-2010

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The clients' responses to the surveys and the evaluations of the counselling session discussions are available in dataset FSD3369 Substance Abuse Treatment in Community Sanctions Offices: Pre- and Post-treatment Surveys 2007-2010. The respondents in the two datasets can be connected with a unique client number.

To prevent identification of individuals, direct and strong indirect identifiers, such as municipality names, were removed from the data by the researchers. Additionally, the client's and their children's ages were categorised and information regarding the client's occupation was removed by FSD during archiving. The changes made at FSD were marked with [[double square brackets]].

One recording of the client meeting failed and is not included in the data. Additionally, only one meeting was recorded for one client.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Koski-Jännes, Anja (Tampere University) & Sarpavaara, Harri (Tampere University) & Tolonen, Kari (Tampere University): Substance Abuse Treatment in Community Sanctions Offices: Client Meetings 2007-2009 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-08-25). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3370

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Tolonen, Kari (2018) Viisi keskustelua muutoksesta (VKM) -ohjelman prosessi ja tulokset yhdyskuntaseuraamusasiakkailla. Tampere:Tampereen yliopisto. Väitöskirja.

Related Publications

Tolonen, Kari (2018). Viisi keskustelua muutoksesta (VKM) -ohjelman prosessi ja tulokset yhdyskuntaseuraamusasiakkailla. Akateeminen väitöskirja. Tampereen yliopisto: Tampere University Press. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-0855-1