New therapy aims to help mothers in recovery connect with their kids

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Client Subjects Inclusion Criteria: * Identifies as a woman * English-speaking * Age 18 years or older * Enrolled in outpatient substance use treatment for a substance use disorder (by DSMV criteria) at one of the four target clinics operated by participating agencies * Caring for at least one child between 0 and 60 months of age (either as guardian or working towards reunification with regular contact) Exclusion Criteria: * Have severe mental health problems (e.g., actively suicidal, homicidal, psychosis) * Severely cognitively impaired * Have psychiatric or substance-related symptoms requiring inpatient hospitalization or ambulatory detoxification * Unable to speak English * Have a potential target child who has a severe medical condition that limits their ability to interact with their mother (such as paralysis or severe weakness) Children Subjects Inclusion Criteria: * Age 5 years or younger * Are in their biological mother's custody OR are in custody of family with the goal of reunification with their biological mother and have permission from the child's legal guardian to participate in this study Exclusion Criteria: •In child welfare custody and goal is not reunification with biological mother Counselor Subjects Inclusion Criteria: * Age 21 years or older * Employed as an addiction counselor at one of the participating agencies in one of the target clinics * Have a bachelor's degree or higher in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field * Have secure administrative approval for a 1-hour per biweekly commitment to supervision and 2-3 hours weekly for MIO delivery * Do not intend to give notice and are not scheduled for medical or family leave during the study period * Willing to have counseling and supervision sessions recorded * Receive a mean score greater than 4 on the Clinical Reflective Functioning Scale * Are deemed capable to manage the responsibilities of being a counselor in a randomized trial (deliver MIO promptly to participants, compliant with study procedures and assessments, willing to receive supervision) by their supervisors Exclusion Criteria: •None Agency Staff Subjects Inclusion Criteria: * Employment at a participating agency for at least 3 months * Willingness to complete questionnaires and participate in a confidential interview or focus group * Fluency in English Exclusion Criteria: •None