Development of the Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation model Based on the Conceptual of Experiential Learning and Network Power for Drug Addict in Voluntary System of Saraburi Province

Abstract

The purposes of this mixed-method research were to development and evaluate of the drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation model based on the conceptual of experiential learning and network power for drug addict in voluntary system. The research was conducted during September – December 2021 that divided into two phases. The first phase was quality study to developing the Model process that purposive informants consisted of the 13 drug addiction treatment workers, and the 15 of stakeholders of drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation process. The semi-structured interview and focus group discussion were employed for data collection; and content analysis was used to analyzing data. The second phase was the quantitative study to evaluate the Model. The samples were the 7 academic experts and the 130 of stakeholders of drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation process that selected by the purposive sampling technique. The questionnaire was used for data collection. The data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics.    

The research findings showed that the drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation model based on the conceptual of experiential learning and network power for drug addict in voluntary system concise of 5 components. (1) Conceptual; included understanding and acceptable in drug addict, community participation, and local administrative driving force of drug addict. (2) Principles; included building the family values ​​on drug responsibility, strengthen and support community potential, promote local leaders as leaders in drug treatment, promoting the drug addict treatment as a strategy of the development quality of life, and development of a community communication system. (3) Goals; included drug addict literacy, collaboration network and  access to service drug addict. (4) Process; included the capital management on the network, building participation of the people's sector, drug addiction treatment in 3 module, empower and monitoring after drug addiction treatment.  (5) Evaluation; included personal evaluation and network evaluation. The model was evaluated and found that the model was considered high level in actually utility (= 4.03, S.D. ± .731) and feasibility (= 3.93, S.D. ± .305). The model could be applied to the context of the society in Saraburi Province.