2012 Texas Research to Practice Conference: Learn how science is impacting addiction treatment.

This one-day conference was designed to benefit front-line clinical staff delivering addiction treatments in Texas. Speakers presented on a wide variety of topics, focusing primarily on the scientific basis for selected pharmacological and behavioral evidence-based practices, providing concrete examples, experiential learning experiences, and practical implementation guidance.

View conference agenda.

Presentations:

Exercise for the Treatment of Addiction, Madhukar H. Trivedi, M.D.

Motivational Interviewing: Implementing an Evidence-Based Practice, Mary M. Velasquez, PhD.

Conducting Research in a Community-Based Setting: Challenges and Rewards, A. Rebecca Crowell, MEd, LPC, LCDC; Douglas Denton, MA, LCDC, LCCA

Addictions Pharmacotherapy, Thomas Kosten, MD

CTN-0030 POATS Blending Review, Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH

Evidence-Based Treatments for Traumatic Stress and Addictions, Denise Hien, PhD

HIV Blending Product, Richard Spence, PhD

Research into Practice – Motivational Incentives, Michael Levy, PhD

Brief Strategic Family Therapy, Joan Muir, PhD

Categories: Adolescents, Adoption of interventions, Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT), Co-occurring disorders, Community health services, Contingency Management (CM), Counselors, Dissemination, Evidence-based treatment, Exercise, Family therapy, HIV rapid testing, HIV/AIDS, Motivational incentives, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Opioid dependence, Pharmacological therapy, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Prescription-type opiates, Stimulant use, Training, Women

Tags: Video, Workshop

Authors: Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Crowell, A. Rebecca; Denton, Douglas; Kosten, Thomas; Potter, Jennifer Sharpe; Hien, Denise A.; Spence, Richard; Levy, Michael S.; Muir, Joan A.

Source: Dissemination Conference sponsored by the Texas Node, Dallas, TX, April 30, 2012