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State Systems Development Program (SSDP VIII) Conference - Washington, DC - Aug 20-22, 2008
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August 20, 2008 | August 21, 2008 | August 22, 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

8:30-9:30 a.m. 
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30-9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45-11:45 a.m.
Six Concurrent Institutes: Session 1
 
  • [Treatment Issues Track] Strategies for Screening and Assessment: Part 1– This session will explore lessons learned and strategies for broad-population screening and assessment as implemented in the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT); Access to Recovery (ATR); and Co-Occurring State Incentive Grant (COSIG) programs. The session will also address the administrative requirements for implementing screening and assessment approaches using these models.

    PRESENTED BY Janet Fleege, M.A., M.S., CAPSW; Stephen H. O’Neil, M.A.; and William J. Reidy, Jr., M.Div., M.S.W., LCSW; and FACILITATED BY Naomi Tomoyasu, Ph.D.

  • [ROSC Track] Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care: An Overview– This session will begin with a brief overview of the recovery-oriented systems of care framework, followed by a presentation of key conceptual and philosophical issues underlying such systems. The session will continue with a facilitated discussion of participants’ perceptions of the evolving recovery-oriented systems framework, as well as participants’ suggestions for ways to frame the principles and elements in a way that is accessible and helpful to multiple stakeholders in the field.

    PRESENTED BY Roland Lamb, B.A.; FACILITATED BY George R. Gilbert, J.D.; and DISCUSSION LED BY Catherine D. Nugent, LCPC; and Jack B. Stein, Ph.D., LCSW

  • [Pursuing and Sustaining Funding Track] SBIRT: New Partnerships That Make Cents– This session will present the cost considerations in implementing and operating large State SBIRT programs. The session will include an overview of the nature of SBIRT and in depth descriptions of cost offsets, cost effectiveness, and efficient implementation models. National, State, and local cost factors will be discussed, and recommendations will be offered. The session will also address financial considerations between the State funding agencies and the local health care organizations that partner to implement SBIRT services.

    PRESENTED BY Joyce B. Allen, M.S.W.; Sharon Estee, Ph.D.; and Larry M. Gentilello, M.D., FACS; and FACILITATED BY Reed Forman, M.S.W.

  • [Workforce Development Track] Future and Present Employment Issues: Presentation and Dialogue– This session will include a brief overview from a labor expert on the future employment trends in the United States, discussion on the implications of these trends for the addictions treatment field, and participant dialogue about the key issues impacting their States. A facilitator will organize discussion points into key themes that relate to other sessions in the track. Other themes will be discussed during the last session.

    PRESENTED BY Terry Schau, M.S.; and FACILITATED BY Steve Gallon, Ph.D.; and Linda Kaplan, M.A.

  • [Prevention Systems Track] Surveillance and Monitoring– This State panel will provide practical examples that demonstrate the role of surveillance and monitoring as a core components of State prevention systems that serve local communities. The discussion will focus on the methods that EPI workgroups can use to monitor substance use indicators and trends as an ongoing function of State and community assessments.

    PRESENTED BY Don J. Maestas, M.S.W.; and Stan T. Paprocki; and FACILITATED BY Jon Dunbar-Cooper

  • [Performance Management Track] Meeting the Clients’ Needs by Transforming Care in the 21st Century– In addition to providing an overview of the track, this session will address the current context of accountability as evidenced by the adoption of the National Outcome Measures (NOMs) and internal and external stakeholder interest in outcomes and results. The session will focus on accountability and performance management within the context of the evolving system of care; performance management tools that can be integrated into clinical practice and business operations; and performance management strategies employed at various levels within and across State systems. And, the session will share Information to help States foster a cultural shift to facilitate outcome and process data utilization; information sharing and performance feedback; clinical skills enhancement; and program responsive to client and clinician needs.

    PRESENTED BY Thomas McLellan, Ph.D.; and FACILITATED BY Hal C. Krause, M.P.A.
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Six Concurrent Institutes: Session 2
 
  • [Treatment Issues Track] Strategies for Screening and Assessment: Part 2– This session will address the impact that identifying and assessing the broad range of individual strengths and needs has on the success of intervention in treatment programs. Adolescent Treatment grantees and Pregnant and Postpartum Women’s Treatment grantees will share findings and clinical consequences of their specific screening and assessment processes.

    PRESENTED BY Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D.; Francine Feinberg, Psy.D., LCSW.; and Matthew G. Orndorff, M.A.; and FACILITATED BY Randolph D. Muck, M.Ed.

  • [ROSC Track] Implementation Examples: A State and City Approach– The panel will present State and city models for recovery-oriented service systems, with particular focus on the steps taken to implement the system, challenges that were addressed, and key lessons learned.

    PRESENTED BY Beverly J. Haberle, M.H.S., CAC, LPC; Roland Lamb, B.A.; Onaje M. Salim, M.A., CCS, LPC, MAC; and Karen M. Wheeler, M.A.; and FACILITATED BY Ivette Torres, M.Ed., M.S.

  • [Pursuing and Sustaining Funding Track] ATR: Voucher-Based Financial Management Models– The session will focus on the financial models that ATR grantees have used to manage the voucher-based program, the costs associated with developing and maintaining an electronic voucher management system, lessons learned through the process, and best practices in leveraging the costs with other programs.

    PRESENTED BY Michael Duffy, B.S.N.; Karen Eells, M.S.S.W., LMSW-AP; and Richard A. Nance, M.S.W., CADC, LCSW; and FACILITATED BY Deepa Avula

  • [Workforce Development Track] Retention and Compensation of Staff: Practical Approaches– Retaining qualified staff is one of the most difficult challenges the addiction treatment field faces. In particular, adequate compensation has been identified as a key variable in staff retention. During these difficult economic times, increasing pay for staff is even more of a challenge. This session will provide information on strategies and approaches that several States have taken to increase compensation, and other management and self-care idea, that can help retain staff.

    PRESENTED BY Joseph P. Harding, M.S.W., LADC; Flo Stein, M.P.H.; and Eve Weinberg, M.S.; and FACILITATED BY George Gilbert, J.D.

  • [Prevention Systems Track] Technical Assistance and Training– This presentation will examine the role of technical assistance as a core component of State prevention systems. State panelists will provide examples of how States can design training and technical assistance systems to help communities develop, implement, monitor and evaluate comprehensive substance abuse prevention strategies.

    PRESENTED BY Senta M. Goudy; Dianne E. Harnad, M.S.W., CPP; and Connie R. Smith, M.Ed., CPP; and FACILITATED BY Andrea Harris, M.S., LCADC, CPP

  • [Performance Management Track] Promises and Pitfalls in Performance-Based Contracting– This session will present performance-based contracting examples that are being used and/or implemented in several States. The session will include a brief overview and rationale for using performance-based contracting and a facilitated discussion about the use, implementation, and design of performance-based contracts by States, counties, and other substance abuse treatment funders.

    PRESENTED BY Kimberly A. Beniquez, M.S.; Michael Botticelli, M.Ed.; and Rosemary H. Shannon, B.A.; and FACILITATED BY Jack Kemp, M.S.
3:00-3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15-5:15 p.m.
Six Concurrent Institutes: Session 3
 
  • [Treatment Issues Track] Clinical Intervention: How to Do It Well– Intervention is an often misunderstood process in the continuum of care. Presenters in this session will discuss the importance of clinical intervention demonstrated in the Treatment Drug Court grants, the Treatment for Homeless grants, and the Pregnant and Postpartum Women’s Treatment grants. The presenters will also discuss specific examples of intervention processes and protocols as well as outcomes.

    PRESENTED BY Jaimie P. Clayton, M.A., CAC, LPC, NCC; Monica L. Martocci, M.A., LMFT; and Heather L. Tingelhoff, M.P.A., M.S.W., LCSW; and FACILITATED BY Charlene Le Fauve, Ph.D.

  • [ROSC Track] How Does the Community Support Recovery– This session will focus on partnerships that have been created between the addictions treatment system and other systems, such as child welfare, criminal justice, and primary care systems. Presenters will highlight the strategies that have contributed to the success of their recovery-based partnerships.

    PRESENTED BY Donald L. Allen, Jr., J.D.; Andre Johnson, M.A.; Linda Piasecki, M.A.; and Calvin R. Trent, Jr., Ph.D.; and FACILITATED BY Shannon B. Taitt, M.P.A.

  • [Pursuing and Sustaining Funding Track] Funding Family-Centered Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders– Attendees will be briefed on a new SAMHSA paper entitled "Funding Family-Centered Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders," the companion to "Family-Centered Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders: History, Key Elements, and Challenges." The paper discusses strategies to increase funding flexibility, maximize revenues, and optimize the efficiency of existing resources. It also details Federal and State funding sources that could support treatment services for women and their families. Select States and/or providers will discuss how they have leveraged dollars from other systems to support comprehensive services for families, and they will share the challenges of doing so.

    PRESENTED BY Kathryn Icenhower, Ph.D., M.S.W., LCSW; Chuck Sigurdson, B.S.; and Nancy K. Young, Ph.D., M.S.W.; and FACILITATED BY Sharon K. Amatetti, M.P.H.

  • [Workforce Development Track] Recruiting Staff During a Time of Transition– Many States are having difficulty recruiting qualified staff. This problem is probably more pronounced in States in which counselor standards have increased, there is a large rural population, or peer recovery support personnel and professional standards are just being introduced. This session will offer several approaches States are using to address staff recruitment, and the session will present a matrix of State certification/credentialing requirements for counselors and peers.

    PRESENTED BY Mary Beth Johnson, M.S.W.; Onaje M. Salim, M.A., CCS, LPC, MAC; and Richard David Landis, M.S.W.; and FACILITATED BY Alina R. Walizada, M.S.

  • [Prevention Systems Track] Evidence-Based Strategies– Participants will understand the role of evidence-based strategies in building State prevention systems. State panelists will discuss how they effectively plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate evidence-based strategies as part of comprehensive substance abuse prevention plans.

    PRESENTED BY Michelle R. Ricco, B.S.; and Anne Rogers, M.Ed., B.Sc.; and FACILITATED BY Kevin Chapman

  • [Performance Management Track] Using Washington Circle Measures in State Performance Measurement and Management– This presentation will discuss the development of Washington Circle measures and their integration into States’ performance data efforts to track and analyze system and provider performance. Presenters will discuss provider feedback and data presentation methods, management techniques, and how Washington Circle measures can be used in combination with additional indices to define and address performance objectives.

    PRESENTED BY Andrea Acevedo, M.A., M.S.; Spencer Clark, M.S.W.; Deborah W. Garnick, Sc.D.; and Tracy Leeper, M.A.; and FACILITATED BY Frances Cotter
5:15 p.m.
Adjournment


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