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Mountain West Addiction Technology Transfer Center. Nancy A. Roget, MS Wendy L. Woods, MA. Overview of Presentation. What are ATTC’s History Technology Transfer National ATTC Network Mountain West ATTC MWATTC Activities. ATTC History. 1993: 11 centers
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Mountain WestAddiction Technology TransferCenter Nancy A. Roget, MS Wendy L. Woods, MA
Overview of Presentation • What are ATTC’s • History • Technology Transfer • National ATTC Network • Mountain West ATTC • MWATTC Activities
ATTC History • 1993: 11 centers • 1998: 13 Regional Centers & National Office • 2002 Network: • 14 Regional Centers & National Office
ATTC’s Funded To: • 1993: provide states/regions with adequately trained substance abuse counselors
1998: Enhance The Knowledge And Skills Of All Health Professionals
2002: develop substance abuse treatment and recovery curricula provide education and professional development opportunities to the workforce
Addiction Training Centers to Addiction Technology Transfer Centers
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ResearchersPractitioners SAMHSA/CSAT NIDA ATTCs -Boundary spanners 1.00 for research 1.00 for dissemination
ATTC Mission • To increase knowledge and skills of addiction treatment practitioners
ATTC Mission • To heighten the awareness, knowledge and skills of ALL professionals regarding addiction treatment
ATTC Mission • To foster regional and national alliances among practitioners, researchers, policy makers, funders, and consumers
ATTC Vision ATTC’s Vision Unifying science, education, and services to transform lives.
ATTC Network 2001-2006 NorthwestFrontierATTC Prairielands ATTC ATTC ofNew England NortheastATTC Great LakesATTC ATTC National Office MountainWestATTC Central East ATTC Mid-AmericaATTC Central EastATTC Mid-Atlantic ATTC PacificSouthwestATTC Southeast ATTC Gulf Coast ATTC Southern CoastATTC NorthwestFrontierATTC Caribbean Basin & Hispanic ATTC
Characteristics of All ATTCs • Serve constituency groups related to addiction • Provide training and educational services • Develop curriculum • Translate research for use by counselors and other providers • Disseminate SAMHSA/CSAT products
Unique Aspects of Regional Centers • Location • Target Audience/Discipline • Educational Focus • Systems Focus • Staff Expertise
Caribbean Basin & Hispanic ATTCUniversidad Central del Caribe – Bayamon, Puerto Rico • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands
Central East ATTCDanya Institute – Silver Spring, Maryland • Washington DC • Delaware • Kentucky • Tennessee • Maryland
Great Lakes ATTCUniversity of Illinois at Chicago • Illinois • Ohio • Wisconsin • Indiana • Michigan
Gulf Coast ATTCUniversity of Texas - Austin • Texas • Louisiana • Mississippi
Mid-America ATTCUniversity of Missouri - Kansas City • Kansas • Missouri • Oklahoma • Arkansas
Mid-Atlantic ATTCVirginia Commonwealth University – Richmond, Virginia • Virginia • Maryland • North Carolina • West Virginia
Mountain West ATTCUniversity of Nevada - Reno • Nevada • Montana • Wyoming • Utah • Colorado
ATTC of New EnglandBrown University - Providence, Rhode Island • Vermont • New Hampshire • Maine • Rhode Island • Massachusetts • Connecticut
Northeast ATTCIRETA - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • New York • New Jersey • Pennsylvania
Northwest Frontier ATTCOregon Health & Sciences University - Salem, Oregon • Alaska • Idaho • Oregon • Washington • Hawaii • Pacific Trust Territories
Pacific Southwest ATTCUniversity of California - Los Angeles • California • New Mexico • Arizona
Prairielands ATTCUniversity of Iowa – Iowa City • Iowa • Nebraska • North Dakota • South Dakota • Minnesota
Southeast ATTCCork Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine – Atlanta, Georgia • Georgia • South Carolina
Southern Coast ATTCFlorida Certification Board – Tallahassee, Florida • Florida • Alabama
ATTC National OfficeUniversity of Missouri - Kansas City • Serving 14 Regional Centers and the nation
National Network Products • Website • www.nattc.org
The Change Book • Nearly 25,000 copies disseminated since June 2000 • The Change Book in Spanish
www.AddictionEd.org • An international reference for distance education opportunities
Network Products • The Competencies • TAP 21