Methods for disseminating evidence-based treatments from the frontlines of community treatment programs.

This workshop, organized by the CTN Research Utilization Committee, highlighted different methods CTPs have used to disseminate evidence-based treatment into their practice settings. Speakers from a number of CTN Community Treatment Providers (CTPs) presented at the workshop on topics ranging from training clinicians in teleconferencing technology, to treatment systems improvement projects, to implementation of an HIV rapid testing protocol.

The workshop began with opening remarks from Harold Perl, PhD, of the NIDA Center for the Clinical Trials Network. Presentations included:

Implementing Seeking Safety — Pat Penn, PhD, Amy Tilley, PsyD, Wendy Layne, MA. La Frontera Center, Inc., CA/AZ Node

Dissemination of Project WORTH in a Residential Treatment Program for Women and Children — Susan M. Gordon, PhD, Myriah Jackson, Seabrook House, DV Node.

Increasing Retention Using Motivational Incentives — Tracy Schulden, Universal Counseling Services, MA Node

Real World Training and Implementation: The Community Reinforcement Approach — John G. Gardin II, PhD, ADAPT, Inc., OR/HI Node.

Research Meets Practice and Beyond: Clinical Implementation of HIV Rapid Testing — Louise Haynes, MSW, and Beverly Holmes, MSW, LRADAC, SC Node.

Creating an MI Culture: The “Nuts and Bolts” Experience — D. Michael Davis, ChangePoint, Inc., OR/HI Node

Training Clinicians in Motivational Interviewing Using Teleconferencing Technology — Bruce Goldman, LCSW, CASAC, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, LI Node and Kenneth Carpenter, PhD, New York State Psychiatric Institute, LI Node

Dallas Coalition for Treatment Improvement: A Sudden Rise in Heroin Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults Served as a Call to Action and Inspired this Treatment Systems Improvement Project — Doug Denton, Homeward Bound, TX Node.