Staying motivated by anchoring on values: a mixed methods study on the workplace well-being and addiction beliefs of substance use professionals in Singapore
SU professionals derived satisfaction and stayed motivated by crafting their work to re-align with their personal values and beliefs, finding role-clarity, adopting a multidimensional and flexible model of addiction and having external support. Implications highlight the role that organisational training, supervision and career development can play in supporting SU professionals.
Authors
- Sherry Aw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3067-0323)
- Maria Hennessy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3500-7128)
- Joanna Barlas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6087-7830)
- Jonathan E. Ramsay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4634-9040)
- Jing En Cher
Institutions
- James Cook University Singapore (SG)
- James Cook University (AU)
- Singapore University of Social Sciences (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-025-00691-5
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00