10.2190/BQKV-X2HR-MVFD-1VPL BQKVX2HRMVFD1VPL 213 Substance Abuse Treatment Providers Referral to Self Help: Review and Future Empirical Directions 213 225 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 BQKVX2HRMVFD1VPL.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=BQKVX2HRMVFD1VPL 3 Alexandre B. Laudet As duration and intensity of services decline, the treatment system s success in engaging substance-using clients in self-help (SH) will increasingly influence client outcomes. Clinicians play an important role in involving clients with SH, yet little is known about how referral decisions are made or about the referral process itself. This article reviews clinicians attitudes toward SH and their role in referring clients to SH, and identifies types of research needed to elucidate the referral process from both clinicians and clients perspectives. Such research can help enhance the number and outcome of referrals to self-help groups.