Oxford House World Convention 2016

1. 2016 OH Research Update
Christopher R. Beasley, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor
Washington College

2. • Current
– Medication-assisted treatment
– Transgender and non-transgender resident
experiences
– Women’s leadership in Oxford House
• Future
– Neighborhood real estate values
Overview

3. • Maryland MAT Use & Acceptance
• Data Collection
– Visited each house
• 23 houses
• 89 residents
– Survey via iPads
• MAT use
• MAT stigma
• Data Analysis
– Descriptive statistical analyses
Medication-Assisted Treatment

4. • Results
– About 4/5 think the recovery community has a
positive attitudes toward MAT
– Approximately 2/3 would consider voting in a
resident that uses MAT
– Nearly 15% currently using MAT
• Less than a 1/4 disclose in their recovery meetings
• About 1/3 felt out of place in recovery circles
• All but one had told someone in OH
Medication-Assisted Treatment

5. • Limitations
– Maryland only
– Low rates of participation
• Future Directions
– National survey of prevalence of MAT in OH
• How attitudes toward MAT affect success
• Success of people on MAT in OH
Medication-Assisted Treatment

6. • Experiences of T-Girl & Cisgender OH residents
• 2 Oxford Houses in Hawaii
– Men’s houses
– Known for t-girls living there
• Mix of cisgender & transgender
• Data Collection
– Interviews
• 7 cisgender & 7 transgender
• Telephone
• Data Analysis
– Grounded Theory
T-Girls

7. • Results
– General Process
• Lacking support, stability, & normalcy
• Using to suppress negative feelings
• Seeking stability & normalcy
• Prioritization of sobriety
• Emulation of housemates
• Feelings of stability & normalcy
• Familial connection w/ housemates
• Reestablishing social support networks
• Feeling positive about progress
• Cisgender self-efficacy (confidence)
T-Girls

8. • Results
– Unique to t-girls
• Stigma and shame
• Acceptance
• Female family roles
– Auntie
– Sister
– Cooking & cleaning
• Self-esteem instead of self-efficacy
• Mentoring/helping t-girls
T-Girls

9. • Limitations
– Unique Hawaiian culture
• Future Directions
– Affirmation through family roles
– Best setting for t-girls (male vs. female homes)
T-Girls

10. • Process of Leadership in OH Women
– Emily Stecker
• Data Collection
– In-Person Interviews
– 10 Women in Seattle
• Analysis
– Grounded Theory
Women’s Leadership

11. • Results
– Initial lack of confidence
– Initial unwillingness to volunteer
– Housemates encouraged/pushed volunteering
– Housemates helped get leadership positions &
succeed
– Confidence grew after leadership
– Feelings of paying it forward by helping others like
they were helped
– Critical for sobriety, happiness, & self
– House & chapter growth
Women’s Leadership

12. • Limitations
– Small sample
– Limited to Seattle leaders
• Future Directions
– Quantitative study to
• Confirm
• Generalize
Women’s Leadership

13. • Participatory Action Research
– OH Research Advisory Board
• Real Estate Values
– Random selection of Oxford Houses
– Gather 10 years of neighborhood real estate values
– Select similar neighborhoods in same city/state
– Gather 10 years of comparison real estate values
– Compare trends for OH neighborhoods to
comparison neighborhoods
Future Research