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Partners for Recovery Overview

Partners for Recovery Overview. A collaboration of communities and organizations mobilized to help Individuals and families achieve and maintain recovery, and lead fulfilling lives. Partners for Recovery Overview. Five primary areas of focus:. Collaboration Leadership development Data.

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Partners for Recovery Overview

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  1. Partners for Recovery Overview A collaboration of communities and organizations mobilized to help Individuals and families achieve and maintain recovery, and lead fulfilling lives

  2. Partners for Recovery Overview • Five primary areas of focus: • Collaboration • Leadership development • Data • Workforce development • Stigma reduction • Goals: • Build partnerships • Facilitate dialogue • Create products to support and improve treatment and recovery services (ACE!)

  3. The ATTC Network Overview NorthwestFrontierATTC Prairielands ATTC ATTC ofNew England NortheastATTC MountainWestATTC Great LakesATTC National Office Central East ATTC Mid-AmericaATTC Mid-Atlantic ATTC PacificSouthwestATTC Southeast ATTC Gulf Coast ATTC Southern CoastATTC NorthwestFrontierATTC Caribbean Basin & Hispanic ATTC

  4. The ATTC Network Overview • The ATTC Mission • To increase knowledge and skills of addiction treatment practitioners • To heighten the awareness, knowledge and skills of ALL professionals • To foster regional and national alliances among practitioners, researchers, policy makers, funders and consumers

  5. The ATTC Network Overview The ATTC Vision Unifying science, education and services to transform lives.

  6. A National “Call to Action” “Addiction treatment’s future hinges on how well we perform leadership development and transitioning” William White and Russell Hagen. (January 2006). Ten steps to leaving an organization in good hands. Behavioral Health Management; Jan2006, Vol. 26 Issue 1.

  7. A National “Call to Action” “Key leaders have guided the development of the field over the past 30 years … the development of new leaders will involve the identification and growth of the next ‘tier’ of individuals who will lead the field … in the coming years.” Tasc, Inc. (May 2004). Leadership development in substance use treatment and recovery: lessons learned and future directions. Prepared for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

  8. What is the Leadership Institute? • An intense leadership program providing professional development through evidenced-based training seminars, distance learning, and the completion of a project within a six-month timeframe. • Goal: To cultivate future leaders in the addiction treatment field

  9. Why Is It Needed? • An aging workforce • 75% of workforce over 40, with the average age 45-50(Kaplan, 2003) • Significant workforce turnover as demonstrated by high turnover rates • range from 18.5 - 33% a year • significantly higher than 11% (the national average in all disciplines(McLellan & Johnson, et al 2002)

  10. Why Is It Needed? • Few educational opportunities available for addiction treatment professionals • Over Two-Thirds of addiction studies programs are at the associates level (Taleff, 2003) • Lack of Diversity in Workforce • 70-90% of workforce is White/Non-Hispanic (Kaplan, 2003)

  11. Leadership Institute History • Developed by the Southern Coast ATTC in partnership with the Graduate School/USDA • Began as a pilot program in October 2003, leading to a nationwide effort • Now held across all regions of the country • ATTC and CSAT’s Partners for Recovery work together to support the program

  12. 4-Phase Design • Phase 1 ~ Assessment • Phase 2 ~ Immersion Training • 5-Day Intensive Training Session • Facilitated by USDA Graduate School trainers and Regional Centers • Phase 3 ~ Experiential Learning • Phase 4 ~ Recognition Ceremony

  13. Accomplishments • Almost 400 protégés have graduated to date • An additional 150 completing the program by 2008 • Over 175 mentors have participated to date • Many SSAs have supported the program as mentors and/or sponsors in their regions “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other” ~John F. Kennedy

  14. Other Notables • National Conference for Leaders in Addiction Services (NCLAS) • July 23-25, 2006 in Washington, DC • August 6-7, 2007 in Washing, DC “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” ~Anatole France

  15. For More Information • ATTC Network Web Site • http://www.nattc.org/leaderInst/index.htm • Partners for Recovery Web Site • http://www.pfr.samhsa.gov/leadership_development.html • Or contact Erin Fridley, Leadership Institute Coordinator, ATTC National Office • fridleye@umkc.edu • 816-235-6989

  16. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” ~ John Quincy Adams

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