SCATTC Products

2008 Compendium of Evidence-Based Practices This compendium of evidence-based substance abuse treatment practices is newly updated (February 2008) and organizes the most up-to-date information on particular practices. The new version contains two sections: one for programs/practices for adults and one for programs/practices for adolescents. The information is organized using the Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Treatment Process Model developed by Dr. Dwayne Simpson (2002). This model is a systematic framework for representing how treatment works. This Compendium is updated periodically as new information becomes available to the field. 2008 Compendium of Evidence-Based Practices

Certified Associate Addiction Professional - Role Delineation Study Report SCATTC commissioned a study in Spring 2004, a role delineation study for entry-level addiction counselors, to formally identify the domains of knowledge and specific tasks needed to be competent at the entry-level. This report defines the domains of knowledge and specific tasks that were validated through the scientific and complex role delineation process. Representatives from several states participated in the study and five states participated in the validation survey: California, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Texas. CAAP Role Delineation Study Report

Positive Partnerships: A Guide to Facilitating Collaboration Between Faith and Community-Based Organizations This new (September 2005) SCATTC product is a resource that can be used to foster synergy between faith-based and community based providers of addiction services. The fully scripted Facilitator’s Guide provides a six module framework for a structured process to discuss and establish both formal and informal collaboration between faith-based and community-based organizations. The Resource CD contains the full process curriculum along with supplemental resource materials. This product is available in Print/CD-ROM ($40) or CD-ROM only ($10). Contact SCATTC for more information on the product or ordering. You may also use the order form that is provided. Order Form

Raising the Bar: Conference Proceedings The Florida Certification Board, the administrator of the Southern Coast ATTC, and an array of diverse stakeholders convened a southern regional conference entitled Raising the Bar: Strengthening Substance Abuse Treatment through Workforce Development held on February 1-2, 2005. This conference proceedings publication is a compilation of the plenary and breakout sessions, with some additional content, that is presented in the form of briefing papers. In addition to the publication, a CD of full conference proceedings, presentations and video clips is available. Contact the ATTC to request the CD. Conference Proceedings

Report of the Florida Faith and Community-based Committee The Southern Coast ATTC took the lead in coordinating a project that brought together leaders from faith and community-based providers of addiction services to dialogue about the continuum of care and examine how services can be best delivered by both groups. The committee met from October 2002 through August 2003. This report is a summary of the committee's work and provides: a defined common purpose; guiding principles; matrices of service continuums; examples of service collaboration; and recommendations for further actions. Report of the Florida Faith and Community-based Committee

SCATTC Beacon One of the publications of the Southern Coast ATTC. "The Beacon" is published quarterly and is designed to synthesize some of the latest research on a variety of topics related to addiction treatment and adoption of new practices. Download Individual PDFs: NEW!!  Improving Practices in Addiction Treatment Organizations: Making a Business Case Elevating Safety Concerns: Crisis Prevention and Intervention in Behavioral Health Organizations Crisis Prevention and Intervention The 2-part series on Spirituality in Addiction Treatment and Recovery Spirituality Beacon Part I Spirituality Beacon Part II The 3-part series on Evidence-based Practices: Beacon Part I Beacon Part II Beacon Part III Or Download Beacon (Parts I-III combined in one PDF file) Clinical Supervision: A Key to Treatment Success Beacon Part IV The 2-part series on Lifespan Issues Beacon Part V - Part 1 Beacon Part V - Part 2 Beacon Part V - Table 1 insert Or Beacon Part V (Parts I and II with insert combined in one PDF file) Improving Practices in Addiction Treatment Organizations

SCATTC Beacon Spotlight CD SCATTC produces quarterly Spotlight compilations available only on CD-Rom. These compilations contain public domain materials such as treatment manuals, training products, special resource documents, etc. Current Spotlights are: Addiction Treatment Manuals, Adolescent Treatment Resources - Part 1 & Part 2, Women's Treatment Issues and Resources for Treatment of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders. Please contact SCATTC to have a free CD-Rom mailed to you. Contact Us

SCATTC Workforce Survey Reports SCATTC has administered two workforce surveys. In 2002, SCATTC administered a workforce survey for addiction treatment counselors in both Alabama and Florida. Survey results have been analyzed and prepared for this summary report. The report has three sections: summary data for the two states combined; summary data for Alabama; and summary data for Florida. In 2004, a workforce survey was administered to treatment agency directors in Florida. This summary report is now available. 2004 Florida Agency Director Workforce Survey Report In 2006, SCATTC administered two workforce surveys in Alabama. These surveys can be accessed below. Alabama Agency Director Workforce Survey Report Alabama Staff Workforce Survey Report Executive Summary for Workforce Survey 2002 - Staff Version

Scope of Professional Practice for Addiction Professionals in Florida The Florida Certification Board (FCB) upgraded the standards for certification using the national standards for substance abuse counseling set forth by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CSAT/SAMHSA) in their Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 21 Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice. A new scope of professional practice for each level of addictions certification was created for Florida. Download the Scope of Professional Practice for Addiction Professionals in Florida

Ayudando a Pacientes Que Beben en Exceso—Guía Para Profesionales de la Salud The Guide provides a research-based approach to alcohol screening and brief intervention for both primary care and mental health clinicians. The Guide offers streamlined, step-by-step guidance for conducting brief interventions and managing patient care. Guía Para Profesionales de la Salud

Caribbean Basin and Hispanic ATTC The Caribbean Basin and Hispanic Addiction Technology Transfer Center has numerous publications of interest to addiction counselors in Spanish, such as Medicamentos Psicoterapéuticos and Drogas de Diseño. Website:http://cbattc.uccaribe.edu/espanol/home.htm

Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has multiple language accessibility on their website. Visit the Spanish language site for numerous publications on HIV/AIDS, drug addiction, general health topics, etc. Website:http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/default.htm

Indice De Severidad De Adicción 5ta Edición Este sitio Web contiene el ASI en inglés y español y para el uso con Indios Americanos, así como puntas en el CÁLCULO DE TANTEOS DE COMPUESTO de ASI y otros manuales. ISA

National Center for Cultural Competence The National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) provides materials and educational courses designed to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems. Most of the cultural framework material is in English, however one page provides many links to other Spanish language materials related to families and children. website: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/nccc/espanol.html

TAP 21: Competencias para Consejería en Adicción: Conocimiento, Destrezas, y Actitudes de la Práctica Profesional Espanol TAP 21

TIP 35: Mejorando la Motivación para el Cambio en el Tratamiento de Abuso de Sustancias Serie de Protocolo para Mejorar el Tratamiento (TIP- por sus siglas en inglés (Treatment Improvement Protocol) TIP 35

Alcoholism: The Science Made Easy "Alcoholism: The Science Made Easy" is a new publication from the ATTC National Office, the Research Society on Alcoholism and its journal, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. The book includes approximately 100 Addiction Science Made Easy articles arranged by topic. It presents current research relating to alcohol abuse and alcoholism in a concise, easy-to-understand format for educators and clinical supervisors to use in educating students, practitioners, clients and the public. ASME Link

National ATTC Product Database Visit the National ATTC Product Database to discover the wealth of training and resource material of interest to addiction counselors, educators, and program directors. website: http://www.nattc.org/resPubs.html

TAP 29 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment announces the availability of a new Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 29, Integrating State Administrative Records To Manage Substance Abuse Treatment System Performance. This document describes the utility and practice of integrating the information available in State agency data sets with information on clients of alcohol and drug abuse services. Developed with guidance from an advisory group of State and Federal representatives and field researchers, it provides both implementation and technical guidance for developing integrated-data systems to monitor performance, improve service quality, and use these integrated data as a management tool. website: www.ncadi.samhsa.gov

A Collection of Articles That Address Women's Health and Gender Differences Eight years worth of articles from NIDA on women's health and gender differences. NIDA Collection

A Key to Methamphetamine-Related Literature The New York State Department of Health has posted an updated release of A Key to Methamphetamine-Related Literature on its website. This resource, now in Version 1.0.1 (January 2007) is a  comprehensive thematic index of research articles which pertain to methamphetamine. A Key to Methamphetamine-Related Literature

Alcoholism: The Science Made Easy "Alcoholism: The Science Made Easy" is a new publication from the ATTC National Office, the Research Society on Alcoholism and its journal, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. The book includes approximately 100 Addiction Science Made Easy articles arranged by topic. It presents current research relating to alcohol abuse and alcoholism in a concise, easy-to-understand format for educators and clinical supervisors to use in educating students, practitioners, clients and the public. ASME Link

An Action Plan for Behavioral Health Workforce Development This Action Plan provides an overview of key findings of a multiyear process that showed how public and private collaboration by diverse stakeholders can strengthen the behavioral workforce.  The Action Plan articulates specific, actionable objectives to assist the Nation in transforming the behaviora health service delivery system Action Plan

ASSESSING ALCOHOL PROBLEMS: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers This revision includes several new sections of chapters dealing with emerging topics, such as assessment of alcohol craving and new uses of biomarkers in treatment and research. In addition, a new chapter has been written dealing with adolescent assessment issues and instruments. Finally, the format of the Guide has been changed from a bound volume to a looseleaf format, which will allow users to add additional pages on new instruments, and the revised Guide will be accessible to users of the Internet. Go to Guide

Brief Counseling for Marijuana Dependence: A Manual for Treating Adults This manual is based on the research protocol used by counselors in the Marijuana Treatment Project.  The manual provides guidelines for counselors, social workers, and psychologists in both public and private setting who treat adults dependent on marijuana. The 10 weekly one-on-one sessions in the maual offer examples of how a counselor can help a client understand certain topics, keep his or her determination to change, learn new skills, and access needed community supports. Brief Counseling for Marijuana Dependence

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment TIP Manuals The Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) are best practice guidelines for the treatment of substance abuse. CSAT's Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis, and Synthesis draws on the experience and knowledge of clinical, research, and administrative experts to produce the TIPs, which are distributed to a growing number of facilities and individuals across the country. Currently, there are 38 different titles available. For an on-line read, click on the link. For print copies, in Florida contact the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association Resource Center at 850-878-2196. Print copies may also be ordered from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information by accessing its electronic catalog, http://www.health.org/about/Questions.aspx or by calling 1-800-729-6686. website: http://www.treatment.org/Externals/tips.html

Co-Occurring Disorders and Specialty Courts By Roger H.Peters,Ph.D.and Fred C.Osher,M.D. Published by the National GAINS Center and the TAPA Center for Jail Diversion, a branch of the National GAINS Center. Funded by the Center for Mental Health Services and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, April 2004. Link to White Paper

Database: Evidence-Based Practices for Treating Substance Use Disorders The EBP Substance Abuse Database is one tool to help treatment providers make informed decisions about which science-based practices are most appropriate in which circumstances and for which individuals. EBP Database

Drug Courts: The Second Decade This NIJ Special Report presents findings from several recent studies that speak to the concerns of policymakers and practitioners about "what works" in drug courts. Topics addressed include how target populations and participant attributes affect program outcomes, the judge's role in the success of drug court participants, treatment issues, drug court interventions for juveniles, and cost-benefit analyses of drug courts. NIJ Report

Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities The purpose of this report is to provide policymakers, program leaders and staff, health administrators, scientists, and others with information that may help them understand the nature and extent of illegal drug use, associated behaviors, and problems that now affect our Nation’s racial/ethnic minority populations and the current non-Hispanic White majority population. Its content has been culled from the best and most recent reports on these topics. NIDA Report

Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction Drugs, Brains and Behavior: The Science of Addiction is a 30-page full color booklet explaining in layman's terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior. NIDA hopes this new publication will help reduce the stigma against addictive disorders. The Science of Addiction Booklet

Enhancing Motivation for Change Inservice Training The Enhancing Motivation for Change Inservice Training (EMCIT) manual is based on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 35, Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment. EMCIT provides materials for inservice training of substance abuse treatment professionals on basic concepts of motivational enhancement.  The manual provides eleven 1-2 hour training modules that can be delivered over consecutive days pr several weeks.  Each module includes presentation instructions, PowerPoint slides, homework assignments, and participant handouts. EMCIT website: http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/tip35c/index.htm

Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery This toolkit on cultural competence from SAMHSA lays out ways for programs to tailor their evidence-based practices to the cultures they serve. It is meant as a guide, rather than a set of fidelity measures. SAMHSA Toolkit

Florida Supreme Court: Transforming Florida's Mental Health System The state of Florida is taking bold steps to improve the treatment of individuals with mental health or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who come into contact with the criminal justice system. Florida state government has presented a comprehensive plan, supported by both Gov. Crist and the Supreme Court, to address the many facets of the problem. Their strategic plan, entitled "Transforming Florida's Mental Health System," is available for download from this site. MH Report

Florida Supreme Court: Transforming Florida's Mental Health System The state of Florida is taking bold steps to improve the treatment of individuals with mental health or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who come into contact with the criminal justice system. Florida state government has presented a comprehensive plan, supported by both Gov. Crist and the Supreme Court, to address the many facets of the problem. Their strategic plan, entitled "Transforming Florida's Mental Health System" is available for download from this site. Supreme Court MH Report

Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician's Guide This guide is written for primary care and mental health clinicians. It has been produced with guidance from physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants and clinical researchers. Clinicians Guide

Mapping Your Treatment Plan: A Collaborative Approach Mapping, Collaboration, and Thoughtful Plans introduces the basics of node-link mapping, the use of structured maps for treatment planning, and the importance of developing the counselor client relationship through collaboration.     Mapping Your Treatment Plan

Meeting the Challenge: Reducing Treatment Disparities for Women of Color The National Mental Health Association as released a new report that addresses the multi-faceted treatment needs of women of color who are experiencing co-occurring mental health and substance abuse/addiction disorders. website: http://www.nmha.org/substance/women_disparities.cfm

National Criminal Justice Reference Service The NCJRS offers numerous FACT SHEETS on drug use data and specific drugs of abuse. website: http://virlib.ncjrs.org/drugs.asp?category=46&subcategory=49

Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence The need for this report comes from these advances in neuroscience research, which have shown that substance dependence is a chronic,relapsing disorder with a biological and genetic basis,and is not simply due to lack of will or desire to quit. Download Report

New Treatments for Addiction: Behavioral, Ethical, Legal, and Social Questions Henrick J. Harwood and Tracy G. Myers, Editors, Committee on Immunotherapies and Sustained-Release Formulations for Treating Drug Addiction, National Research Council Read It Online - FREE!

NIAAA Medical Management Treatment Manual A Clinical Research Guide for Medically Trained Clinicians Providing Pharmacotherapy as Part of the Treatment for Alcohol Dependence. Treatment Manual

NIAAA On-line Journal: Alcohol Research & Health NIAAA offers this on-line professional journal (former known as Alcohol Health & Research World) related to alcohol research. Full text articles are available on the website. website: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aharw.htm

NIDA Science & Practice Perspectives NIDA is offering a new on-line journal - Science & Practice Perspectives - promoting dialogue between researchers and providers to improve drug abuse treatment and research. Their first issue, July 2002, can be found at: website: http://165.112.78.61/Perspectives/index.html

Overview Papers: Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) SAMHSA's Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) is pleased to announce the release of two Overview Papers - "Definitions and Terms Relevant to Co-Occurring Disorders" and "Screening, Assessment, and Treatment Planning for Persons with COD. These papers are the first in a series of 16 papers that are designed as concise and easy-to-read introductions to state-of-the-art knowledge in COD. COCE Publications Website

Recovery Management Publications The shift to a recovery paradigm is propelling the call for non-clinical alternatives to treatment, early identification and recovery engagement services, in-treatment recovery support services to increase successful treatment completion and post-treatment monitoring and recovery support services.  A variety of new publications from ATTC's are available to support the new recovery paradigm. Recovery: Linking Addiction Treatment and Communities of Recovery Recovery Management Recovery Management

Stepping Stones To Recovery: A Case Manager's Manual People who are homeless confront unique barriers and have a particularly difficult time applying for disability programs. This manual from SAMHSA identifies the challenges, explains why and how they occur, and offers suggestions to case managers and others about how to address them. Downloadable Manual

Strengthening Professional Identity: Challenges of the Addictions Treatment Workforce Across the nation, there is a high degree of concern about the current state and future direction of the workforce for preventing and treating mental health and substance use disorders. Despite these concerns, the many dedicated members of the current "behavioral health" workforce, and the pockets of innovative training, recruitment and retention activities that are beginning to emerge, are reasons for optimism that together we can build more comprehensive and systemic solutions to prevent workforce dilemmas. Strengthening Professional Identity

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Update: From Science to Services This report has been prepared to summarize the most promising preventive interventions of a behavioral nature intended to impact mental and substance use disorders, or in some cases, medical outcomes. This review focuses on prevention interventions that are primarily delivered by health care systems. Interventions provided in schools, worksites, communities, and criminal justice systems were excluded, as were population-based interventions. SAMH Report

Substance Abuse Relapse Prevention for Older Adults This manual presents a relapse-prevention approach that uses the cognitive–behavioral and self-management intervention (CB/SM) in a counselor-led group treatment setting to help older adults overcome substance use disorders. It is for counselors and other treatment providers working with older adults who have substance use disorders. (For simplicity, “counselor” refers to any staff member who uses the manual for its intended purpose, and “CB/SM” refers to the specific forms and combination of cognitive–behavioral and self-management treatment approaches described in this manual for use with older adult clients.) Group Treatment Approach

Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders Inservice Training Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders Inservice Training is based on TIP 42. The manual describes treatment for people with both substance abuse and mental disorders. Clinical supervisors can use it in inservice training settings. Participants will become familiar with the evidence-based knowledge presented in TIP 42 and learn how to apply that knowledge in their treatment practices.  The manual consists of 18 modules and includes presentation instructions, PowerPoint slides, trainer scripts, and particpant handouts.  The training approach includes presentations, discussions sessions, and practice exercises for participants. TIP 42 Inservice Training Manual

TAP 21 Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice In 1998, in cooperation with the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers Network, SAMHSA published Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice as TAP 21. Since its publication, TAP 21 has been used to develop and evaluate addiction counseling curricula, advise students, and assess counseling proficiencies. The usefulness of this volume prompted SAMHSA and CSAT to revise it. As in the original TAP 21, the current revision identifies 123 competencies that are essential to the effective practice of counseling for psychoactive substance use disorders. Under each competency, TAP 21 lists the knowledge, skills, and attitudes counselors need to become fully proficient in that competency. The revised volume also includes updated bibliographies and new sections on cultural competence and Internet resources. Download TAP 21

The BEST Asssessment and Planning Guide This planning guide from the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation relates to their Building Effective Substance Abuse Treatment (BEST) Initiative, which is helping to develop more effective non-profit, community-based substance abuse treatment organizations. Developed by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) with funding from the Schwab Foundation, the Guide is designed to help substance abuse treatment providers enhance their organizational strengths and make improvements in areas of need. Download The BEST Assessment and Planning Guide

The Best Beginning: Partnerships Between Primary Health Care and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Young Children and Their Families Pediatricians are in a unique position to identify early childhood mental health concerns and family mental health and substance abuse risk factors. This SAMHSA-funded web-based resource features eight innovative medical home practices that integrate behavioral health screening for the whole family, facilitate referrals to community services, and offer follow-up care. This resource describes how the practices use very different approaches to do it, fund it, and the lessons they learned. A must read for practitioners who want to replicate an integrated primary care and behavioral health model. The Best Beginning

The Change Book: A Blueprint for Technology Transfer This groundbreaking book, a national ATTC product, is a guide to implementing research into practice. This step-by-step handbook includes the Principles, Steps, Strategies and Activities for achieving effective change. Six full chapters guide readers through the ten key steps of technology transfer, concluding with a detailed, educational workbook to put the principles into practice. In addition, the easy-to-read guide includes a detailed case study to illustrate the enormous benefits of technology transfer. Download The Change Book in PDF format.

Treatment Research Institute This website contains the ASI in English and Spanish and for use with Native Americans, as well as tips on CALCULATING ASI COMPOSITE SCORES and other manuals. TRI Assessment Tools

Addiction Science Research and Education Center This Center at the University of Texas in Austin is committed to communicate the latest science of addiction to the public in terms that make their message easy to understand. At this site you will find presentation materials and scientific animations that you can use at no cost with the permission of the Center director. website: http://www.utexas.edu/research/asrec/index.html

Addressing Hepatitis in Women: Training of Trainers This course highlights the basic facts of hepatitis A, B, and C, explores risk factors and provides a framework to integrate hepatitis services into family planning and community health centers that provide services for women. It was developed utilizing statistical data, basic facts and current recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Other sources are noted throughout the materials. Training Manual 2003

CSAP Prevention Pathways On-line Courses The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) has a fairly new Prevention Pathways website. This site offers many on-line tools and publications. Recently they have added an on-line instruction section with many courses available for Continuing Education Units. website: http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/samhsa_pathways/courses/index.htm

Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies (DATOS) These "Web Posters" are presentations that have been created after various analyses of the data from the DATOS study. These presentations can be read and printed from your Web browser. Each of the twelve titles is linked to a Web Poster's main title/table of contents page that has instructions on how to start and a link to each slide. website: http://www.datos.org/posters.html

Motivational Interviewing Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center, the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and the European Centre for Motivation and Change, this website provides a "one-stop-shop" for motivational interviewing materials and training. website: http://www.motivationalinterview.org/

NIDA Slide Teaching Packets NIDA Slide Teaching Packets on: The Brain & the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates, and Marijuana; The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction; Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction: What Science Says; The Neurobiology of Ecstasy; Bringing the Power of Science to Bear on Drug Abuse and Addiction; and NIDA Goes to School. website: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Teaching.html

Texas Christian University These PowerPoint presentations present a summary of the TCU's Institute of Behavioral Research activities, and are authored by Dr. Dwayne Simpson and colleagues. They contain portions of conference presentations given to a variety of audiences. Slides are animated automatically and movement through the slides is handled easily with navigation buttons and a "slide navigator." website: http://www.ibr.tcu.edu/posters/posters.html#Introduction

Understanding the SAMHSA Grant Process Anyone intending to apply for a SAMHSA grant should clearly understand these application procedures. To apply for a SAMHSA grant, you will need information from two different types of documents — the Standard Grant Announcements and specific Notices of Funding Availability, or NOFAs. Do not apply for a grant without both of these documents. Tutorial Website