Although I have not had enough clinical experience to contribute in a constructive manner to your research, I would just like to add my support to your endeavour. I'm a recent psych. graduate and have had only minimal contact with addiction treatment programmes...yet enough to concern me greatly with reference to the methods employed and the skills and training of, in fairness, often well meaning 'counsellors'. I wish you well with your study, and in illuminating this politically sensitive, yet crucial problem.