Session Description
Substance use and mental health concerns commonly co-occur and affect millions of adults in the United States (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2021). Recent reports from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) indicate that 20.4 million Americans had a substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year, and approximately 1.5 million were enrolled in treatment for a SUD in a single day (SAMHSA, 2020). Residential SUD treatment facilities typically offer diverse therapeutic programming. Nevertheless, there is tremendous need to expand the availability of different psychosocial and community-based treatments for this population (SAMHSA, 2020). Group drumming is an innovative treatment that has garnered increased attention in recent years as studies have documented therapeutic benefits following interventions. Specifically, group drumming has been shown to benefit individuals with SUD (Blackett & Payne, 2005; Hill et al., 2017) as well as those receiving mental health services (Ascenso et al., 2018; Fancourt et al., 2016; Perkins et al., 2016).
Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss the relevance of using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) as an assessment tool in recreational therapy (RT) service delivery for individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD).
2. Describe three possible activities that can be incorporated into a group drumming protocol focused on addressing affect in adults being treated for a SUD.
3. Identify three benefits of brief, single session RT interventions that positively impact affect in individuals with a SUD.
