Mountain West Addiction Technology Transfer Center

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Mountain WestAddiction Technology TransferCenter

• Nancy A. Roget, MS
• Wendy L. Woods, MA

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Overview of Presentation

• What are ATTCs
• History
• Technology Transfer
• National ATTC Network
• Mountain West ATTC
• MWATTC Activities

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ATTC History

• 1993 11 centers
• 1998 13 Regional Centers National Office
• 2002 Network
• 14 Regional Centers National Office

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ATTCs Funded To

• 1993 provide states/regions with
  adequately trained substance abuse counselors

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• 1998 Enhance The Knowledge And Skills Of All
  Health Professionals

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• 2002
• develop substance abuse treatment and recovery
  curricula
• provide education and professional development
  opportunities to the workforce

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• Addiction Training Centers
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• Addiction Technology Transfer Centers

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Technology Transfer
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Diffusion of Innovation
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Diffusion is User-Oriented
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Technology Transfer is Producer-Oriented
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Critical Mass
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• Speed the adoption of Evidence-based practices

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• Poor Motor Memory Performance
• 33 year old male- 80 days post detox
• Low Severity- Parkinson Disease
• transporter losses may not recover
• Volkow, et al. 2001

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SAMHSA/CSAT
NIDA

• Researchers Practitioners
  

ATTCs -Boundary spanners 1.00 for research
1.00 for dissemination
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ATTC Mission

• To increase knowledge and skills of addiction
  treatment practitioners

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ATTC Mission

• To heighten the awareness, knowledge and skills
  of ALL professionals regarding addiction treatment

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ATTC Mission

• To foster regional and national alliances among
  practitioners, researchers, policy makers,
  funders, and consumers

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ATTC Vision
ATTCs Vision
Unifying science, education, and services to
transform lives.
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ATTC Network 2001-2006
NorthwestFrontierATTC
Prairielands ATTC
ATTC ofNew England
NortheastATTC
Great LakesATTC
ATTC National Office
MountainWestATTC
Central East ATTC
Mid-AmericaATTC
Central EastATTC
Mid-Atlantic ATTC
PacificSouthwestATTC
Southeast ATTC
Gulf Coast ATTC
Southern CoastATTC
NorthwestFrontierATTC
Caribbean Basin Hispanic ATTC
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Characteristics of All ATTCs

• Serve constituency groups related to addiction
• Provide training and educational services
• Develop curriculum
• Translate research for use by counselors and
  other providers
• Disseminate SAMHSA/CSAT products

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Unique Aspects of Regional Centers

• Location
• Target Audience/Discipline
• Educational Focus
• Systems Focus
• Staff Expertise

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Caribbean Basin Hispanic ATTCUniversidad
Central del Caribe Bayamon, Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico
• U.S. Virgin Islands

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Central East ATTCDanya Institute Silver
Spring, Maryland

• Washington DC
• Delaware
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Maryland

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Great Lakes ATTCUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

• Illinois
• Ohio
• Wisconsin
• Indiana
• Michigan

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Gulf Coast ATTCUniversity of Texas - Austin

• Texas
• Louisiana
• Mississippi

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Mid-America ATTCUniversity of Missouri - Kansas
City

• Kansas
• Missouri
• Oklahoma
• Arkansas

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Mid-Atlantic ATTCVirginia Commonwealth
University Richmond, Virginia

• Virginia
• Maryland
• North Carolina
• West Virginia

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Mountain West ATTCUniversity of Nevada - Reno

• Nevada
• Montana
• Wyoming
• Utah
• Colorado

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ATTC of New EnglandBrown University -
Providence, Rhode Island

• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Maine
• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts
• Connecticut

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Northeast ATTCIRETA - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania

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Northwest Frontier ATTCOregon Health Sciences
University - Salem, Oregon

• Alaska
• Idaho
• Oregon
• Washington
• Hawaii
• Pacific Trust Territories

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Pacific Southwest ATTCUniversity of California -
Los Angeles

• California
• New Mexico
• Arizona

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Prairielands ATTCUniversity of Iowa Iowa City

• Iowa
• Nebraska
• North Dakota
• South Dakota
• Minnesota

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Southeast ATTCCork Institute, Morehouse School
of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia

• Georgia
• South Carolina

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Southern Coast ATTCFlorida Certification Board
Tallahassee, Florida

• Florida
• Alabama

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ATTC National OfficeUniversity of Missouri -
Kansas City

• Serving 14 Regional Centers and the nation

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National Network Products

• Website
• www.nattc.org

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The Change Book

• Nearly 25,000 copies disseminated since June 2000
• The Change Book in Spanish

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www.AddictionEd.org

• An international reference for distance education
  opportunities

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Network Products

• The Competencies
• TAP 21

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ATOD KDA Grant Awards

• A National ListingAlcohol, Tobacco, Other
  DrugsKnowledge Development Application Grant
  Awards

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NIDA/ATTC Partnership

• Buprenorphine Awareness
• ASI/DENS Treatment Planning

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Mountain West ATTC

• Located at University of Nevada, Reno
• One of the original eleven ATTCs

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Mountain West ATTC Staff

• Nancy Roget
• Wendy Woods
• Meri Shadley
• Marlene OConnell
• Michael Loos
• Pete Singleton
• Jennifer Helgren
• Renee Warren
• Eric Albers
• Nora Luna

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Mountain West Activities

• Academic Programs
• Consortia
• Conferences/Institutes
• Training
• Online Courses
• Sub-Agreements
• Workforce Development

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Academic Programs
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Undergraduate Minor at University of Nevada, Reno

• Problems of Substance Abuse and Addiction
• Biopsychosocial Factors in Addiction
• Developmental Theories Prevention Education
  Strategies
• Addiction Treatment I
• Individual Group Addiction Treatment
• Addiction Treatment II

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• Online Academic
• 18 credit minor on online- Fall 2004

http//extendedstudies.unr.edu/
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Consortia

• Frontier Treatment Providers

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Consortia

• Native American Initiative

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Consortia

• Licensing/Certification Board

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Consortia

• Addiction Educators

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Consortia

• SSA Directors

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Consortia

• Treatment Provider Associations

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Consortia

• Faith-Based
• Teen Challenge
• Vanguard University

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Conferences/Institutes

• Nevada Summer Institute

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Conferences Institutes

• 2004 NAADAC Fall Conference
• Yellowstone
• October 6-9th
• Utah Fall Conference

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Online CEU Courses
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Sub-Agreements

• Montana
• Wyoming
• White Bison

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Workforce DevelopmentActivities

• Workforce Studies
• Leadership Institutes
• Recruitment and Retention Efforts

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Leadership
ATTCs will sponsor Leadership Institutes in
2005
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Developing Career Ladders
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Career Paths
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Career Path
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Career in Substance Abuse Field
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