Implementing traumatic brain injury screening in behavioral health treatment settings: results of an explanatory sequential mixed-methods investigation

Table 4 Characteristics of participants in the quantitative and qualitative phases

	Quantitative phase N = 215	Qualitative phase N = 20
	n (%)	n (%)
Age group
18–24	4 (1.9)	0
25–34	45 (21.2)	1 (5.0)
35–54	97 (45.8)	13 (65)
55–65	49 (23.1)	6 (30.0)
> 65	17 (8.0)	0
Gender
Female	181 (85.4)	18 (90.0)
Male	30 (14.2)	2 (10.0)
Nonbinary	1 (0.5)	0
Race/ethnicity
Caucasian or White	176 (81.9)	19 (95.0)
African American or Black	16 (7.4)	1 (5.0)
Multi-racial	11 (5.1)	0
Hispanic or Latinx	6 (2.8)	0
Asian or Pacific Islander	2 (0.9)	0
Other^a	4 (1.8)	0
Highest level of education
Masters or doctorate	166 (78.3)	17 (85.0)
Associates or bachelors	46 (21.7)	3 (15.0)
License type
LSW	58 (27.0)	3 (15.0)
LISW-S	47 (21.9)	5 (25.0)
LPC	24 (11.2)	4 (20.0)
LISW or LCSW	23 (10.7)	1 (5.0)
LICDC	22 (10.2)	3 (15.0)
LPCC or LPCC-S	20 (9.3)	5 (25.0)
LCDC-II or LCDC-III	16 (7.4)	2 (10.0)
CDCA	12 (5.6)	0
LP	6 (2.8)	0
LACDC	4 (1.9)	1 (5.0)
Other	22 (10.2)b	1 (5.0)c
Behavioral health setting
Private practice	57 (26.5)	11 (55.0)
Community-based outpatient treatment clinic	55 (25.6)	3 (15.0)
Hospital-based outpatient services	26 (12.1)	2 (10.0)
Prison/jail	12 (5.6)	2 (10.0)
School-based behavioral health	11 (5.1)	0
Hospital-based inpatient services	9 (4.2)	0
Child welfare agency	9 (4.2)	0
Residential treatment facility	8 (3.7)	0
Senior services	5 (2.3)	1 (5.0)
Managed care organization	4 (1.9)	0
Developmental disability services	4 (1.9)	0
Public health agency	3 (1.4)	0
Domestic violence agency	2 (0.9)	1 (5.0)
Other^d	10 (4.7)	0
Years worked as a behavioral health provider (M, SD)	14.13 (10.20)	9.88 (6.23)
Years worked at the current organization (M, SD)	7.09 (7.57)	3.72 (4.09)

^aOther race, chose not to disclose or preferred not to answer
^bOther licenses included licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed independent marriage and family therapist, licensed alcohol and drug counselor, Certified Addiction Counselor-III, National Certified Addiction Counselor-II, substance use disorder professional, Certified Independent Professional, Certified Addiction Specialist, credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor, person-centered case manager, licensed mental health counselor, licensed clinical addiction specialist, licensed addiction specialist, Certified Brain Injury Specialist, master addiction counselor, licensed school counselor, registered nurse, certified community health worker
^cOther license was substance use disorder professional
^dOther settings included primary care, military-based treatment setting, homeless shelter, community outreach and crisis center, affordable housing agency, employee assistance program, domestic violence shelter, local government authority, university academic medical institute, and professional ice hockey organization

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