Community Reinforcement + Vouchers Approach (CRA + Vouchers)
About This Program
The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. Community Reinforcement + Vouchers Approach (CRA + Vouchers) has been rated by the CEBC in the area of: Substance Abuse Treatment (Adult).
Brief Description
CRA + Vouchers has two main components. The Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) component is an intensive psychosocial therapy emphasizing changes in substance use; vocation; social and recreational practices; and coping skills. The Voucher Approach is a contingency- management intervention where clients earn material incentives for remaining in treatment and sustaining cocaine abstinence verified by urine toxicology testing.
Goals of Community Reinforcement + Vouchers Approach (CRA + Vouchers):
Please check in the Brief Description section above for the program's goals. If they are not there, the program's representative has not provided these since we began requesting them in Fall 2010.
Target Population: Adults age 18 or older with a diagnosis of cocaine abuse or dependence.
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Contact Information
- Name: Stephen T. Higgins, PhD
- Website: www.drugabuse.gov/TXManuals/CRA/CRA1.html
- Email: shiggins@uvm.edu
- Phone: (802) 656-9615
- Fax: (802) 847-4891
Date Research Evidence Last Reviewed by CEBC: June 2011
Date Program Originally Loaded onto CEBC: August 2006
Date Program Content Last Reviewed by Program Staff: August 2006