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Computer Generated Avatars in Addiction Treatment Services

Computer Generated Avatars in Addiction Treatment Services. Terra Hamblin, Project Manager, National Frontier and Rural ATTC Jim Wallis, Vice President of Community Development, Preferred Family Healthcare

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Computer Generated Avatars in Addiction Treatment Services

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  1. Computer Generated Avatars in Addiction Treatment Services Terra Hamblin, Project Manager, National Frontier and Rural ATTC Jim Wallis, Vice President of Community Development, Preferred Family Healthcare Jared Torbet, Program Director of Emerging Technologies, Preferred Family Healthcare Kathy Hoppe, VP of Treatment Services, Preferred Family Healthcare

  2. www.nfarattc.org

  3. What would you say if you could…

  4. … easily expand your treatment services?

  5. …. help patients increase their knowledge about their chronic condition (SUDs)?

  6. … connect your patients with other patients with similar conditions outside of the treatment provider?

  7. Technology-Based Interventions

  8. Use of technology devices to deliver some aspects of psychotherapy or behavioral treatment directly to patients via interaction with a web-based program DEFINITION (Carroll & Rounsaville, 2010)

  9. To date, more than 100different computer-assisted therapy programs have been developed for a range of mental disorders and behavioral health problems (Klein, et al., 2012; Marks et al., 2007; Moore, et al., 2011) (Klein et al., 2012; Moore et al., 2011)

  10. TBIs are flexible in their ability to provide automated and tailored information (Moyer & Finney, 2004/2005; Fotheringham et al., 2000)

  11. Technology-based Behavioral Health Interventions • may consist of text, audio, video, animations, and/or other forms of multimedia • use information from medical records,physiological data capture devices, or other sources • may be interactively customized, or tailored, to an individual user’s needs (Aronson, Marsch, & Acosta, 2013)

  12. Functions of TBIs

  13. Enable anonymity (Marsch, 2012)

  14. Are Cost Effective (Marsch, 2012)

  15. Transcend Geographical Boundaries (Marsch, 2012)

  16. Facilitate Linkages to Services in One’s Community (Marsch, 2012)

  17. (Marsch, 2012)

  18. TBIs-Use of Avatars in Treatment

  19. Jim Wallis, MA Counseling, is Vice President of Community Development. • Jared Torbet, MEd, LPC, Director of Emerging Technologies program. • Kathy Hoppe, VP of Treatment Services

  20. Supporting Healthy Lifestyles

  21. Virtual services makes treatment a reality for individuals who are unable to access services otherwise

  22. History of Portal-Virtual Services • 2008 - Portal I (Missouri Foundation for Health Grant) • 2010 - Portal II (SAMHSA -Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) • 2011 - Tobacco Cessation (Missouri Foundation for Health) • 2011 - Portal Plus(SAMHSA -Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). • 2012 – Portal DWIAn educational program developed in cooperation with the Jefferson City, Missouri municipal court desiring to provide and educational program first time DWI offenders.  • 2013- 9th circuit Juvenile drug court program; Providing virtual services to juvenile drug court participants utilizing State funding

  23. Portal- Virtual Environment • Hosted on a private, protected server; HIPPA/42C.F.R. Part2 compliant. • Accessible from anywhere via the Internet by most computers and reliable high speed internet

  24. Jared TorbetAvatar Guide

  25. Thank you www.nfarattc.org

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