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Supervisor ideology and organizational response: HIV/AIDS prevention in outpatient substance abuse treatment units.
Abstract
Distinct practice ideologies or ideologies of care are deemed to influence greatly the selection of intervention methods and the mix of services adopted by the providers. Examined here is the relation between clinical supervisor ideology and variation among human service organizations (HSO) in their provision of HIV/AIDS prevention services. Data were drawn from a 1990 national, representative sample outpatient substance abuse treatment (OSAT) units. The study affirms that ideology is central to both means and ends in HSOs, helping to define the organization's mission and goals, and establishing guidelines for practice and procedures. Future research on the relationship between ideology and HIV/AIDS education can benefit from efforts to develop alternative strategies for measuring ideologies of care among both managers and staff in substance abuse settings. (Journal abstract.)
Journal
(1997)
vol21
no1
pages49-64
Categories
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Nonprofit Service Sectors
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HIV
