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kNOw Notes
January 21, 2008 archives

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	Regional Center Spotlight
	Our brightest idea and/or new project/program is...
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East ATTC has planned a one-day a month Clinical Supervision Workshop and Clinic in New Jersey beginning January 31st. The 20 module course will cover all aspects of clinical supervision of counselors working in addiction, and/or co-occurring disorder treatment centers. There will be a total of 10 sessions scheduled throughout the year. Each session will include a combination of didactic training, experiential learning and an opportunity for participants to discuss actual cases and issues in their supervisory work. We will then follow up this clinic with a series on the MIA-STEP protocol.
	Next SPOTLIGHT is on Great Lakes ATTC

	Network Meetings
	Reminders, projects, activities & minutes!
01/07/2008	NATIONAL OFFICE: The upcoming Network and Directors Meetings, scheduled for April 21-24 will be held in Baltimore, Maryland at the Marriott Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel. The Network meeting will be held on April 21-22, the Directors Meeting immediately follows on April 23-24. A tentative Leadership Coordinators meeting is being planned for April 23. More information will follow. All attendees will be receiving emails regarding registration and logistics. If you have any immediate questions please contact Cindy Christy christyc@umkc.edu.

	Special Projects & Opportunities
	A good chance for advancement and progress.
	Nothing additional to report

	Leadership Institute
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: As part of the Leadership Institute development plan the Center is responding to the LI graduates request with a new activity, where we will unite all the groups that have graduated from the program. read full description.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East is in the process of recruiting protégés from its four states for its March, 2008 Leadership Institute.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East is also in the process of collecting nominations for its Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Leadership Institute in July.
01/07/2008	CENTRAL EAST: Central East ATTC is in the process of recruiting protégés from its four states for its March, 2008 Leadership Institute.
01/07/2008	CENTRAL EAST: Central East is also in the process of collecting nominations for its Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Leadership Institute in July.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.

	Resources & Publications
	This section has been created to insure that the efforts of the Network are not duplicated, it will feature a listing of curricula and other products Regional Centers may be developing or completed so that the Network is aware of their plans. This way, Regional Centers can avoid the duplication of efforts and ideally promote collaboration on specific work.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East will soon be publishing and distributing the winter edition of Dialogue.
01/07/2008	CENTRAL EAST: Central East ATTC will soon be publishing and distributing the winter edition of Dialogue.
01/07/2008	NORTHWEST FRONTIER: The October through December issues of the NFATTC Addiction Messenger is featured articles related to Recovery Oriented Systems of Care.
01/07/2008	NORTHWEST FRONTIER: The MIA-STEP Manual is now available for purchase from the Northwest Frontier and Mid-Atlantic ATTC. The cost of the manual is $75 plus shipping costs. Shipping costs for the first manual is $12.50.
12/10/2007	CENTRAL EAST: Central East’s Aaron Williams, has been asked by National Office to incorporate his publication Self-Care Manual for Addiction Counselors into the ATTC’s www.addictiononline.com website material. The manual is currently available for purchase.
12/10/2007	CENTRAL EAST: Do not miss Dr. Durham’s article Where a Few Might Benefit Many: Individuals in recovery work to develop a treatment ethic in China, published in Addiction Professional, November 2007-vol. 5, No. 6.
12/10/2007	NORTHEAST: The NeATTC has recently revised the Adolescent Co-occurring Curriculum. The curriculum format has been updated to include the power point within each module of the trainers manual. A participant manual was also developed. Please visit www.neattc.org to review the updated curriculum.

	Events
	Projects & Program Updates
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: The Caribbean Basin & Hispanic ATTC will co-sponsor, with the Association and NAADAC, a one-day seminar: NAADAC’s Life-Long Learning Series Pharmacotherapy: Integrating New Tools into Practice on January 26, 2008. read full description.
	CENTRAL EAST: Dr. Durham will conduct the first session of a 5-month didactic Clinical Supervision training workshop in Catonsville, Maryland, on February 21st, 2008.
01/07/2008	CENTRAL EAST: Central East's Tom Durham will conduct the first session of a 10-month Clinical Supervision professional development clinic in Trenton, New Jersey on January 31st, 2008. Each session will include both didactic and experiential learning components, with ample opportunity for participants to discuss actual cases and issues in their supervisory work.
01/07/2008	CENTRAL EAST: Dr. Durham will also conduct the first session of a 5-month didactic Clinical Supervision training workshop in Catonsville, Maryland, on February 21st, 2008.
01/07/2008	PRAIRIELANDS: The 5th Annual Midwest Conference on Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse is Aug. 13-15 at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis-Clayton Hotel in St. Louis. read full description.
12/10/2007	CARIBBEAN BASIN: During December 1st, 2007 the CBHATTC will be conducting a workshop called: Brief Strategic Family Therapy Model part 2 in Bayamon, PR. For more information, contact Carmen L. Rivera at (787) 798-3001 ext 2118 or at carmenl.rivera@uccaribe.edu
12/10/2007	CENTRAL EAST: Central East ATTC director, Tom Durham will host a 10 sessions, 10 month Clinical Supervision professional development clinic in New Jersey starting on January 31st, 2008.Dr. Durham will also provide a 5 sessions, 5 month training on Clinical Supervision in Maryland, starting in February, 2008.
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. read full description.

	FYI
	Information to keep you in the kNOw!
	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. read full description.
	CENTRAL EAST: Dr. Durham attended the CSAT sponsored Recovery Regional Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina Jan 14 – 15th.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East will be conducting its annual Keeping It Real conference on HIV/AIDS Community Outreach in Princeton, NJ September 22-24, 2008.
	MID-ATLANTIC: In preparation for a 12 hour MIA:STEP face to face delivery, Mid-Altantic ATTC is providing "MI for Supervisors" on-line course (10 hours) to twelve clinical supervisors who have been participating in a nine month MI infusion project for the state of West Virginia. read full description.
	NORTHEAST: NeATTC Principle Investigator Dr. Michael Flaherty delivered the keynote presentation at the inaugural event for the Institute for Addiction Recovery at Rhode Island College, on January 17, 2008. read full description.
	NORTHEAST: The NeATTC held its first rural learning community conference call, on December 13, 2007. Rural providers and state administrators from New York and Pennsylvania participated on the call. read full description.
	NORTHEAST: NeATTC Director Wayne Shipley presented at the New York State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Cicatelli Associates, New York City, this past January 16 & 17, 2008. Wayne gave both groups an overview of SBIRT. Wayne also conducted a group counseling training on January 19, 2008 at Einstein Hospital, New York City.
	NORTHEAST: In January, Eric Hulsey, Scientific Coordinator for the NeATTC and IRETA, was assigned as an interim member of the NIDA Research Utilization Committee on Contingency Management. read full description.
	MID-ATLANTIC: On January 15, 2008, the Mid-Atlantic ATTC and the Virginia Department of Veterans Services released the Heroes Conference Report - results from the October 17, 2007 Virginia is for Heroes Conference. This state-wide conference addressed polytrauma and combat/operational stress among veterans of the Global War on Terror. read full description.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: January 8, 2008, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Thomas Freese conducted a Good Research/Clinical Practice Training. For more information, please contact Christina Gutierrez at gutierrezc@ucla.edu.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: January 9, 2008, Los Angeles, CA. Valerie Pearce and Christie Thomas conducted a Good Research/Clinical Practice Booster Training. For more information, please contact Christina Gutierrez at gutierrezc@ucla.edu.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: January 10, 2008, Casper, WY. Dr. Richard Rawson participated in a panel discussion at the 5th Annual Methamphetamine and Substance Abuse Conference in Casper, WY. read full description.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: January 11, 2008, Olympia, WA. Dr. Richard Rawson presented a talk entitled “Behavioral Treatment for Methamphetamine Dependence” to the Washington State Legislature. For more information, please contact Dr. Rawson at rrawson@mednet.ucla.edu.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	CENTRAL EAST: Dr. Durham will be attending the CSAT sponsored Recovery Regional Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina Jan 14 – 15th.
01/07/2008	CENTRAL EAST: Central East will be conducting its annual Keeping It Real conference on HIV/AIDS Community Outreach in Princeton, NJ September 22-24, 2008.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	NEW ENGLAND: The ATTC-NE will be participating in the Stakeholder Advisory Group to assist in creating a Strategic Plan for Workforce Development for the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Abuse Services.
01/07/2008	NEW ENGLAND: ATTC-NE director Dan Squires and associate director Steve Gumbley have initiated a series of meetings with regional SSA directors to provide a brief overview of priority areas identified in the new grant, along with the activities that were proposed to address them, to better understand the state’s specific needs, and how these needs might dovetail with the ATTC-NE’s present and future resources.
01/07/2008	NORTHEAST: The NeATTC is participating in the New York States OASAS Talent Management Committee (formerly the Steering Committee on Workforce Development). read full description.
01/07/2008	NORTHWEST FRONTIER: NFATTC continues to work with agencies to infuse an observation-based mentoring style of clinical supervision. Current projects include the Cook Inlet Tribal Council in Anchorage, AK; Willamette Family Treatment Services in Eugene, OR; and adolescent treatment providers in WA. For more information contact Steve Gallon gallons@ohsu.edu.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	NORTHWEST FRONTIER: NFATTC has established two advisory boards for its service area. read full description.
12/10/2007	CARIBBEAN BASIN: On December 1, 2007, the CBHATTC will end the series of four trainings for the review based on NAADAC’s study guide for the professional counseling exam in Spanish. For more information, contact Carmen L. Rivera at (787) 798-3001 ext 2118 or at carmenl.rivera@uccaribe.edu

	NIDA Initiative Activities
	Project Updates
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: The center conducted on January 17, 2008 a training rehearsal as part of M.A.T.R.S. Treatment Planning TOT delivered to participants of the state agency (ASSMCA) in San Juan, Puerto Rico
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East will be conducting Motivational Interviewing training in Trenton, New Jersey in February, 2008.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East has co-sponsored a long term MIA: STEP implementation initiative with the Mid-Atlantic Node at 6 Baltimore CTN program sites. The initiative began in June, 2007 with the training of all clinical staff in MI, continued with the training of senior clinical staff in MIA: STEP, and now will train all clinical supervisors in MIA: STEP. Central East is in the process of planning similar training within the Central East region around other blending initiatives.
01/07/2008	CENTRAL EAST: Central East has co-sponsored a long term MIA: STEP implementation initiative with the Mid-Atlantic Node at 6 Baltimore CTN program sites. The initiative began in June, 2007 with the training of all clinical staff in MI, continued with the training of senior clinical staff in MIA: STEP, and now will train all clinical supervisors in MIA: STEP. Central East is in the process of planning similar training within the Central East region around other blending initiatives.
01/07/2008	CENTRAL EAST: Central East will be conducting a MIA: STEP training in Trenton, New Jersey on Feb 5th, 2008.
01/07/2008	NORTHWEST FRONTIER: NFATTC is offering a one-day MIA-STEP Booster Session in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 14th. This training will provide clinical supervisors who have already received the basic MIA-STEP Training with an opportunity for additional practice and skill development around coding and MI supervision and coaching.
01/07/2008	NORTHWEST FRONTIER: NFATTC is collaborating with the nine MIA-STEP trainers in our region to develop a regional plan for dissemination of the MIA-STEP training. The first planning call was held on October 26th. For additional information on this initiative you can contact Denna Vandersloot at 503-378-8516.

	NIDA ATTC Blending Teams
	Updates on NIDA ATTC Blending Teams
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	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. read full description.
01/07/2008	NORTHWEST FRONTIER: MIA:STEP Blending Team is exploring the possibility of conducting a third TOT in conjunction with the June Blending Conference in Cincinnati, OH
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. read full description.
	Past NIDA ATTC Blending Teams Postings
	Click on link above to view archived NIDA ATTC Blending Team Postings

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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
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: As part of the Leadership Institute development plan the Center is responding to the LI graduates request with a new activity, where we will unite all the groups that have graduated from the program. This will consist of three-booster session with diverse topics, which were obtained from the assessment done by the LI graduates, their supervisors and the input of Nancy Rosenshine. This program will be beginning in March 2008.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: The Caribbean Basin & Hispanic ATTC will co-sponsor, with the Association and NAADAC, a one-day seminar: NAADAC’s Life-Long Learning Series Pharmacotherapy: Integrating New Tools into Practice on January 26, 2008. Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC II, SAP, executive Director of NAADAC and former Executive Director for the Danya Institute and Project Officer of the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (CEATTC) and Shirley Beckett Mikell, NCAC II, SAP, Deputy Director of NAADAC will be the trainers for this event. The seminar’s goal is to bring together multidisciplinary addiction professionals to discuss approved pharmacotherapy for alcohol dependence, focus on overcoming treatment obstacles, and apply strategies to match patients to the most appropriate therapy and to motivate patients in treatment. Also, this activity has as main purpose to introduce and invite addiction service providers of different professions to become members of the Association. This activity will be held at the Bayamon Regional Hospital conference room in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
01/07/2008	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-ATLANTIC: In preparation for a 12 hour MIA:STEP face to face delivery, Mid-Altantic ATTC is providing "MI for Supervisors" on-line course (10 hours) to twelve clinical supervisors who have been participating in a nine month MI infusion project for the state of West Virginia. To date the participants have received a total of 29 hours of training. One of Mid-Atlantic national MIA:STEP TOT participants will co-teach the course and the face to face with Ms. Hall. For more information about MI for Supervisors course or Mid-Atlantic ATTC project design, please contact Denise Hall at drhall@vcu.edu
	NORTHEAST: NeATTC Principle Investigator Dr. Michael Flaherty delivered the keynote presentation at the inaugural event for the Institute for Addiction Recovery at Rhode Island College, on January 17, 2008. The Institute is intended to be a scholastic hub for the analysis of issues related to addiction, prevention, treatment and recovery, and to support individuals and families in recovery. Participants at the forum came together to explore a unified vision for recovery in Rhode Island.
	NORTHEAST: The NeATTC held its first rural learning community conference call, on December 13, 2007. Rural providers and state administrators from New York and Pennsylvania participated on the call. The community is intended to provide a forum for rurally-based providers to discuss issues unique to rural populations and rural service delivery. Discussions on the calls, which will occur once per month, will form the basis of policy recommendations to each state and action items for rural providers.
	NORTHEAST: In January, Eric Hulsey, Scientific Coordinator for the NeATTC and IRETA, was assigned as an interim member of the NIDA Research Utilization Committee on Contingency Management. On Jan 4, 2008 Amy Shanahan, member of the PAMI Blending Team, left the NeATTC to begin a new position at a provider agency in Pennsylvania. We wish Amy well in her new endeavor and look forward to future collaborations with her.
	MID-AMERICA: On January 15, 2008, the Mid-Atlantic ATTC and the Virginia Department of Veterans Services released the Heroes Conference Report - results from the October 17, 2007 Virginia is for Heroes Conference. This state-wide conference addressed polytrauma and combat/operational stress among veterans of the Global War on Terror. (To see the report please go to: www.VirginiaIsForHeroes.org ).The ATTC also announced the first of several regional Virginia is for Heroes conferences. Workshops at the regional level will address the "seven actions" described in the statewide Conference Report. The conference’s primary goals were to raise awareness of the impact of polytrauma and combat/operational stress injuries on military service members, veterans, families, employers and the community; and to mobilize resources in our communities and at all levels of government. The conference brought together clinicians, educators, employers, state and federal government representatives, members of the faith-based community, criminal justice professionals, policy makers, and the media, and included veterans and active duty service members including top leadership of the Virginia National Guard. Through workshops and panel discussions, participants determined that to adequately meet the needs of returning veterans, members of the National Guard and Armed Forces Reserves and their families, political leaders, government agencies at all levels and community organizations—working as partners—must take action to: Recognize the impact of deployment on military service personnel and their families. Eliminate stigma associated with combat/operational stress injuries. Reach and connect with veterans and their families. Build a service delivery infrastructure. Make healthcare accessible. House veterans; prevent homelessness. Hire veterans. In their recommendations, conference participants made it clear that caring for our returning veterans and their families requires active partnerships between federal, state, and local governments and community organizations. These government agencies and organizations must function as first responders to veterans and their families so that there is No Wrong Door to which they can present for accurate information and effective service. Please contact: Sally Holzgrefe scholzgr@vcu.edu if you have any questions.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: January 10, 2008, Casper, WY. Dr. Richard Rawson participated in a panel discussion at the 5th Annual Methamphetamine and Substance Abuse Conference in Casper, WY. The title of the panel discussion was “New Addiction and Treatments.” The conference was hosted by the Casper Area Meth Watch Committee and Casper Police Department. For more information, please contact Dr. Rawson at rrawson@mednet.ucla.edu.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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
01/07/2008	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.
01/07/2008	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