Attention first-time readers: kNOw Notes is the bi-weekly electronic newsletter published by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center National Office.  This internal newsletter is aimed at providing a variety of information impacting the Network.  The National Office is not responsible for content provided on Web sites hosted by organizations outside the ATTC Network.

There are ten sections to kNOw Notes each time: Proposal Aids, Regional Center Spotlight, Network Meetings, Special Projects & Opportunities, Leadership Institute, Resources & Publications, Events, FYI, NIDA Initiative Activities, and NIDA ATTC Blending Teams. Items will appear for three weeks and then will be removed.

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	Regional Center Spotlight
	Nothing additional to report
	Regional Center Spotlight Index
	Network Meetings
	Nothing additional to report
	Network Meetings Index
	Special Projects & Opportunities
	Nothing additional to report
	Special Projects & Opportunities Index
	Leadership Institute
	MID-AMERICA:  Mid-America ATTC has begun the recruitment process for the 2008 Leadership Institute. The previous Institutes have been held in each of the four states in the region. The 2008 Leadership Institute will be Mid-America’s first regional LI, with participants recruited from five states since the addition of Nebraska in the latest grant cycle. Although the state-focused LI served to build relationships and infrastructure within each state, we expect that one benefit of the regional model will be the exposure to peers and mentors from outside the participants’ own systems. SSA directors have been contacted and are disseminating nomination and application packets. The Immersion Training is scheduled for March 31 through April 4 in Kansas City, MO. For more information, contact Debbie Rockford at rockford@mattc.org or 816.482.1175.
	MID-AMERICA:  In response to requests from graduates and mentors of the 2007 Arkansas Leadership Institute, Mid-America is sponsoring regular conference calls for that group in order to continue the relationships and projects developed during the Institute. The group continues to support one another in implementation of projects, sharing innovative solutions to problems as they arise, and using the tools and skills they gained through the Leadership Institute. Debbie Rockford, Leadership Institute Coordinator, facilitates these calls. For more information, contact Debbie Rockford at rockford@mattc.org or 816.482.1175.
	NEW ENGLAND:  ATTCof New England will hold the 2nd retreat, of the 2007-2008 NE-ATTC Leadership Institute, on January 22 – 24, 2008, at Antioch College; in Keene, New Hampshire. This second immersion training will cover such competencies as leading teams/team development, group decision making, introduction to strategic planning, and leading change. Some 30 participants from throughout the region are expected.
	NORTHEAST:  Northeast ATTC Leadership Institute Graduates are working together under the direction of Onaje Muid, a 2007 graduate, to share in an electronic newsletter aimed to keep each other connected and informed about continued leadership developments in the Northeast region. The NeATTC is also planning its next spring newsletter to focus on leadership and management and the region’s graduates will be asked to take part in its development.
	NORTHWEST FRONTIER:  Northwest Frontier ATTC’s 2008 Leadership Institute is scheduled for March 3-7, 2008 in Seattle, WA and will focus on protégés from adolescent treatment agencies. NFATTC is partnering with Washington’s Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (DASA) on the LI. Participants will come from both Washington and Alaska.
	Leadership Institute
	Resources & Publications
	Resources & Publications Index
	Events
	PRAIRIELANDS:  The 5th Annual Midwest Conference on Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse is Aug. 13-15, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis-Clayton Hotel in St. Louis. 2008 proves to be a positive opportunity with keynote presentations from H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA,and leading problem gambling researcher Nancy Petry, PhD, University of Connecticut. Additional networking opportunity will be held at the St. Louis Zoo with dinner and music on August 14th. For further information and registration contact Prairielands ATTC at www.pattc.org or telephone 319.335.5368. PROPOSALS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR WORKSHOPS AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS: DEADLINE JANUARY 21st. For a 'Save the Date'  flyer with tentative timeline information please click here.
12/10/2007	NORTHEAST:  The NeATTC is currently planning a recovery symposium entitled, Aligning Concepts, Aligning Practice, Aligning Context for May 1-2, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. Day 1 will involve a small workgroup designed to modify and discuss a recovery research agenda which will be presented during the second day of the event to all conference participants. Day 2 will focus on information which will contribute to a blueprint for recovery systems change. The overall goal for participants at the event is to understand successful recovery-oriented systems change efforts and how various stakeholders at many different levels can and might play a role in that change. The proposed event is built upon on myriad national, regional, and local efforts to effect recovery-oriented systems change and will highlight such efforts throughout.
	Events Index
	FYI
	CENTRAL EAST:  The Danya Institute and Central East will continue to support three ongoing co-occurring competent training programs in the District of Columbia during 2008. These concurrent programs, coordinated in conjunction with the DC Department of Mental Health, comprise classes meeting once or twice a month, giving each participant a total of 81 hours of training while preparing them to work in co-occurring treatment environments.
	MID-AMERICA:  Mid-America ATTC provided an introductory presentation about the work and projects of our organization at the recent Nebraska State Advisory Committee on Substance Abuse Services. The meeting was held November 28, 2007, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Pat Stilen, Director; Jan Wrolstad, Associate Director; and Debbie Rockford, Project Manager attended. Approximately 25 persons including the SSA director, other state personnel, treatment directors and community members were present. For more information contact Jan Wrolstad at wrolstad@mattc.org or 816.482.1150.
	MID-AMERICA:  Mid-America ATTC continues to provide technical assistance for the Arkansas Methamphetamine Treatment Initiative. Mid-America ATTC hosted monthly conference calls throughout 2007 with the key supervisors from the six initial sites involved in the initiative to provide support for implementation of the Matrix treatment model. During 2007 other key staff members involved in implementation were invited to the calls, in addition to the key supervisors who attended Matrix training at their treatment sites in Los Angeles, California. Pat Stilen, Director, facilitates the calls. TA for implementation will continue into 2008, as the state expands its initiative to include additional sites throughout the state. For more information, contact Pat Stilen at pstilen@mattc.org or 816.482.1168.
	NEW ENGLAND:  The Institute for Addiction Recovery at Rhode Island College has received grants from the DelPrete Family Foundation and the Rhode Island Foundation totaling $100,000. The ATTC-NE has been supporting the creation of the Institute. An inaugural event will be held Thursday, January 17 at the College to kick off the Institute. Michael Flaherty, PhD director of the Northeast ATTC will present the keynote address, speaking on the value of Recovery Based Model or why we need a new vision of a Recovery Based Model and what it means to policy, research, recovery, treatment and workforce.
	NEW ENGLAND:  At the request of the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS), the ATTC-NE has organized a group of advocates, educators and practitioners to address concerns about recovery services for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals. The goals of the group are (1) increasing the knowledge, skills and resources of the treatment system to provide services to Deaf and hard of hearing individuals; (2) increasing the knowledge, skills and resources of the Deaf and hard of hearing social service system around addiction treatment and recovery issues; and (3) improving access to and inclusion into the recovery communities for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Because of the scarcity of services for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals, we have extended an invitation for other ATTCs to join in this regional effort to expand the knowledge and use of available resources throughout the country. We will be holding a conference call the last week of January. Other interested ATTCs can email Stephen_Gumbley@brown.edu to join in. We expect to hold a regional half-day conference in the spring.
	NORTHEAST:  The NeATTC is participating in the New York States OASAS Talent Management Committee (formerly the Steering Committee on Workforce Development). The group was recently reconvened to provide a comprehensive approach to attracting, selecting and retaining talent across the state system of care. The following teams have been identified: recruitment and retention, career ladders, leadership development, marketing, compensation, staff development, organizational culture and work environment. Each team is co-chaired by an OASAS and ASAP staff person. The NeATTC will keep the network updated on the developments and outcomes of the Talent Management Committee.
	NORTHWEST FRONTIER:  NFATTC is revising and expanding clinical supervision curricula. Our basic 3-day course is being shortened to two days. Two additional courses have been developed, also each two days in length. All are practice oriented. Content includes skills for observation, feedback, structuring a supervisory interview, corrective interviewing, development of learning plans, ethical dilemmas, and agency implementation of the new supervisory paradigm. For more information contact Steve Gallon gallons@ohsu.edu.
	NORTHWEST FRONTIER:  NFATTC has established two advisory boards for its service area. One board, the Commission for the Advancement of Addiction Professionals, covers four states and the other, the Pacific Islands Substance Abuse and Mental Health Collaborating Council, encompasses all six Pacific Island jurisdictions. Both groups meet twice per year. For more information contact Steve Gallon gallons@ohsu.edu.
	FYI Index
	NIDA Initiative Activities
	Nothing additional to report
	NIDA Initiative Activities Index
	NIDA ATTC Blending Teams
	SOUTHEAST:  Southeast ATTC sponsored a Blending Product workshop on December 13, 2007 at Ashland United Methodist Church, Columbia, South Carolina. Presented by Dr. Glenda Clare, two Blending Products were reviewed for participants: Treatment Planning M. A. T. R.S and Buprenorphine Awareness. This event was co-sponsored by DAODAS, the South Carolina Single State Authority, and SCAADAC, the South Carolina NAADAC affiliate. Over 50 counselors from SC attended this informative workshop.
	NORTHEAST:  NIDA Blending news for the NeATTC region - The NeATTC held a PAMI presentation/training on December 20, 2008. NeATTC and IRETA staff participated. A dissemination plan is being established for our region. The NeATTC has had a good response to the presentations conducted so far and look forward to continuing the dissemination of this product. Wayne Shipley and Holly Hagle will conduct a MATRS training March 2008 at the Pennsylvania Regional Training Institute.
10/29/2007	NORTHEAST:  Save the Date! June 2-3, 2008 for the NIDA Blending Conference in Cincinnati:  Blending Addiction Science and Treatment - The Impact of Evidence Based Practices on Individuals, Families and Communities. Who Should Attend:  Drug treatment counselors, social workers, health care providers, criminal justice professionals, marriage and family counselors, public health workers and clinicians who treat individuals with drug abuse or addiction problems, and researchers interested in drug abuse and addiction issues. Civic leaders and policymakers who wish to learn more about drug addiction and its treatment are also invited to attend. The website for the Blending Conference is now up and running at www.NIDABlendingConference.info
	NIDA ATTC Blending Teams Index