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Principal Investigator
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Counseling Psychology
 Primary Research Areas
Substance abuse clinician training, substance use and the elderly.
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Current Projects
Knowledge exchange and skills training for therapists (funded by NIDA). Investigating the use of a combination of laptop computers, an interactive database, and distance learning for a new therapist training program (in collaboration with R. Lorraine Collins, Ph.D. of UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions, and Nancy Smyth, Ph.D. of UB’s School of Social Work.
Dissemination of a MI-based preparatory procedure (funded by NIAAA). Investigating the dissemination and “real world” effectiveness of a motivational interviewing-(MI)-based preparatory procedure designed to reduce early attrition from alcoholism outpatient treatment (with Principal Investigator Kimberly S. Walitzer, Ph.D. and Co-investigators Kurt H. Dermen, Ph.D. and Gerard J. Connors, Ph.D.).
Representative and Recent Publications
Dearing, R. L., Barrick, C., Dermen, K. H., & Walitzer, K. S. (2005). Indicators of client engagement: Influences on alcohol treatment satisfaction and outcomes. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 19, 71-78.
Barrick, C., & Walitzer, K. S. (2004). Problem drinking. In R. Coombs (Ed.), Addiction counseling review: Preparing for comprehensive, certification and licensing examinations (pp. 225-244). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Barrick, C., & Connors, G. J. (2002). Preventing relapse in the older adult alcohol-dependent patient. Drugs and Aging, 19, 583-594.
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