tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61182608928570326812024-03-17T19:59:23.110-07:00The ATTC/NIATx Service Improvement BlogThe Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network and NIATx are partnering to share resources and information on Substance Use Recovery best practices, implementation science, Change Leadership and more.David Gustafson, CHESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03664047155770205596noreply@blogger.comBlogger342125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-288569754528797702024-03-04T08:00:00.000-08:002024-03-04T08:00:00.349-08:00Three Ways to Sustain Change with NIATx By Mat Roosa, LCSW-R, NIATx Coach
The NIATx model is designed to help teams
identify and implement a process improvement. While adopting a change is a
significant accomplishment, the true test lies in maintaining that change and
its positive outcomes over the long term: sustaining the change.
Sustainability refers to the
ability to stick with the new way of doing things and continue Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-62055866880752645342024-02-29T06:00:00.000-08:002024-02-29T06:00:00.185-08:00ATTC's Pearls of Wisdom Podcast Series, Episode 4: The Next Decade (2023 and Beyond)In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network, we're taking stock of where we've been, and looking ahead to where we are going. We invite you to listen to our Pearls of Wisdom podcast series. Each episode examines a different decade in our network's history, and features conversations with the people who shaped and are shaping the field. In this Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-33164803124367376042024-02-15T13:57:00.000-08:002024-02-16T08:38:00.328-08:00ATTC's Pearls of Wisdom Podcast Series, Episode 3: The Previous Decade (2013-2022) In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network, we're taking stock of where we've been, and looking ahead to where we are going. We invite you to listen to our Pearls of Wisdom podcast series. Each episode examines a different decade in our network's history, and features conversations with the people who shaped and are shaping the field. In Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-53349525295511394352024-02-13T14:31:00.000-08:002024-02-13T14:31:09.494-08:00Empowering Change with NIATx: Expanding Peer Support Services in Wisconsin’s Comprehensive Community Services Program By Maureen
Fitzgerald, Communications Manager, Great Lakes
ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTCComprehensive
Community Services (CCS) is a unique Wisconsin Department of Health
Services (DHS) program designed to provide a wide range of community-based,
recovery-oriented, and person-centered mental health and substance use disorder
services to eligible individuals across the lifespan. The program, Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-67947258032471119722024-02-05T06:00:00.000-08:002024-02-05T06:00:00.135-08:00New Framework Released to Reduce Opioid OverdoseBy: HEAL Connections
The Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach
(ORCCA): A Policymakers Guide to Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies that
Address Opioid Overdose aims to help
policymakers, communities and key stakeholders to develop comprehensive,
multi-system strategies that address the opioid crisis. The science and
evidence behind the framework was published in the Drug and Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-14663331231496848742024-02-01T09:43:00.000-08:002024-02-01T09:45:08.548-08:00ATTC's Pearls of Wisdom Podcast Series, Episode 2: The Second Decade (2003-2012)In
celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Addiction Technology
Transfer Center Network, we're taking stock of where we've been, and looking
ahead to where we are going. We invite you to listen to our Pearls of Wisdom
podcast series. Each episode examines a different decade in our network's
history, and features conversations with the people who shaped and are shaping
the field. In this Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-65965991258509080722024-01-23T12:02:00.000-08:002024-01-23T12:31:00.087-08:00ATTC's Pearls of Wisdom Podcast Series, Episode 1: The First Decade (1993-2003)To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network, we're taking stock of where we've
been, and looking ahead to where we are going. We invite you to listen to our
Pearls of Wisdom podcast series. Each episode examines a different decade in
our network's history, and features conversations with the people who shaped
and are shaping the field. In this series, Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-20921574207027095562024-01-16T06:00:00.000-08:002024-01-16T06:00:00.148-08:00Charting New Frontiers: A Round-up of the NIATx in New Places SeriesBy Maureen Fitzgerald, Communications Manager, Great Lakes
ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC
In 2023, the NIATx in New Places series shared the stories
of how the NIATx process improvement model continues to shape transformation in
both familiar and uncharted territories. From clinical treatment to school
settings, prevention, criminal justice, and beyond, NIATx remains a tool for
change in the Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-71640649489509403582023-12-12T06:00:00.000-08:002024-01-03T13:38:57.100-08:00NIATx: The Intersection of Behavioral Health and Systems Engineering — A Conversation with David H. GustafsonBy David H. Gustafson, PhD, Director, Center for Health Enhancement Systems
Studies, and Maureen Fitzgerald, Communications Manager, Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC
Update: In Memoriam It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Don Holloway,
who made significant contributions to the NIATx model. Learn
more about Don’s legacy.
Dave GustafsonDave Gustafson Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-40665492473251506472023-12-08T11:47:00.000-08:002023-12-08T11:47:11.043-08:00Guest Post — Still Reaching: The Syndemics that Complicate and Characterize How Drugs and HIV Intersect in People’s Lives (Editor's note: This post originally appeared on the National Institute on Drug Abuse blog. It is reprinted here with permission from NIDA.)By Dr. Nora VolkowImagNearly 42 years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a rare pneumonia in five gay men, marking the recognized start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. While we often hear about those men’s sexuality, Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-14191793134409374252023-11-14T05:30:00.000-08:002023-11-14T05:30:00.142-08:00NIATx in New Places: RHRPBy: Mat Roosa, LCSW-R
“How can we improve our workforce?”
In a human service environment filled
with open positions, understaffed programs a low rates of worker retention this
seems like a perfectly reasonable question.
As NIATx
has continued to explore new places, we have turned our attention to trying to
support the workforce challenges of health and human service organizations. The
Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-48595187792899475302023-10-24T07:51:00.008-07:002023-10-24T07:52:24.768-07:00Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network: Celebrating 30 Years of Empowering ProfessionalsBy Greg Grisolano, for the ATTC
Network
Technology transfer is in our name, but do you really know what it
is?
Even
though the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network has been a
leading expert in the field of substance use disorders since 1993, we realize
there are still some folks who don’t know who we are and what we do.
We provide
professionals with free Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-62312108534334042422023-10-10T03:00:00.009-07:002023-10-10T03:00:00.138-07:00NIATx in New Places: Insights on Using NIATx in PreventionBy Erin
Ficker, Prevention Manager, Great Lakes PTTC, and Maureen
Fitzgerald, Communications Manager Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, PTTC
Erin Ficker,
CPRS, MPAff, has over 18 years of experience in substance use prevention, helping
communities adopt evidence-based strategies and data-driven processes for
prevention planning and execution. Since 2019, Erin has teamed up with NIATx
coach ScottGreg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-90174228785275822722023-09-12T07:40:00.003-07:002023-09-12T07:40:28.412-07:00NIATx in New Places: Empowering Teams in Recovery Community Organizations with NIATx By Kris Kelly, PR COE and Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, PTTC
Project Manager, and Maureen Fitzgerald, Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC
Communications ManagerFor recovery advocate Kris Kelly, the NIATx model helps tackle a long-standing
question:
“How can we support grassroots recovery organizations that
are typically underfunded, under resourced, but continuously Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-71365942540888199202023-08-24T09:02:00.005-07:002023-08-24T09:02:48.451-07:00ATTC/NIATx’s Top 10 Posts From Our First Decade Compiled by ATTC/NIATx staff and directors
This month marks a decade of partnership and collaboration
between the ATTC Network and NIATx on our shared blog. In that time, we’ve
published more than 300 articles, including multiple series, from the pearls of wisdom
we’ve learned over the years, to all the many new places
you can implement the NIATx process.
Together we have compiled a list Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-63069626612036054772023-08-15T06:30:00.001-07:002023-08-15T06:30:00.148-07:00NIATx in New Places: Implementing MOUD Programming in Criminal Justice SettingsBy: Jessica Vechinski, MSW, Client-Based Researcher & Project Manager,
Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN),Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies, UW–Madison, and Kristina
Spannbauer, MA, Communications
Specialist, Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, PTTC Center for
Health Enhancement Systems Studies, UW–Madison
Coaching is a favored strategy for the
Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-89810054792730669142023-08-10T07:31:00.001-07:002023-08-10T07:31:28.414-07:00ATTC & NIATx: After 10 years – Still Better Together!By Todd Molfenter, director of Great Lakes ATTC
& director, NIATx, Laurie Krom – ATTC NCO co-director, and Maxine
Henry, ATTC NCO co-director
In August 2013, the ATTC Network and NIATx launched the
ATTC/NIATx Service Improvement blog with a welcome post by Laurie Krom and Kim
Johnson, aptly titled "Better Together." The inaugural post
celebrated the ATTC Network and NIATx collaboration Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-25055972088891581862023-07-20T06:46:00.001-07:002023-07-20T06:46:00.148-07:00ATTC’s Pearls of Wisdom: Using the Science to Service Laboratory to bridge the gap between research and practice By Rosemarie
Martin, PhD and Sara Becker, PhD, New England ATTC
The New England ATTC at the Center for Alcohol and
Addiction Studies of Brown University has been continuously funded since the ATTC
network’s inception in 1993. The mission of the Center for Alcohol and
Addiction Studies is to promote the identification, prevention and effective
treatment of addiction and its problems throughGreg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-18233495466240083212023-07-12T06:51:00.004-07:002023-07-12T06:51:23.029-07:00NIATx in New Places: The International Impact of the NIATx Model: Ukrainian healthcare providers increase access to treatment during war By: Lynn Madden, PhD, MPA Kristina Spannbauer, Communications
Specialist for Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, & PTTC
In
2003, the NIATx model was first used by 39 providers, each managing their
own pilot project as part of the grant-funded Paths to Recovery and
Strengthening Access to Treatment and Recovery programs. Dr. Lynn Madden
and her team at the APT Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-73978281174720280172023-07-06T06:20:00.001-07:002023-07-06T06:20:00.145-07:00 ATTC's Pearls of Wisdom: Saving Lives and Advancing Behavioral Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion By: Dr. Susie Villalobos, National Hispanic Latino
Addiction Technology Transfer Center
SAMHSA Addiction Technology Transfer
Centers
In the realm of behavioral health, access to effective
treatment and support services is crucial for individuals facing mental health
challenges or substance use disorders. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) has taken Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-33995633960332944312023-06-30T09:33:00.002-07:002023-06-30T09:35:14.276-07:00Watch: ATTC Network's 30th Anniversary CelebrationSince 1993, the vision of the ATTC Network has been to unify science, education and service to transform lives through evidence-based and promising treatment and recovery practices in a recovery-oriented system of care.The ATTC Network is an international, multidisciplinary resource for professionals in the addictions treatment and recovery services field.Established in 1993 by the SubstanceGreg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-34639269079637002552023-06-15T06:30:00.001-07:002023-06-15T06:30:00.152-07:00ATTC's Pearls of Wisdom: Flipping the Classroom to Improve Intensive Technical Assistance EffortsBy Bryan Hartzler, PhD, director, Northwest ATTC, director/research associate professor, Addictions, Drug & Alcohol
Institute (ADAI), University of Washington School of Medicine
A
convergence of technological advances and pandemic
influences has resulted
in an influx of asynchronous
learning resources, or products the health workforce access individually and
experience at their own paceGreg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-28130836449104768342023-06-13T06:00:00.002-07:002023-06-15T12:16:59.556-07:00NIATx in New Places: Bringing the NIATx Change Leader Academy to HealtheKnowledgeBy Maureen Fitzgerald, communications manager,
Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC, and Scott Gatzke, director of dissemination, Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC
NIATx began as a demonstration project in which
39 substance use treatment organizations tested process improvement tools borrowed
from industry and manufacturing to improve treatment access and retention.
The
success of the NIATx Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-57341700736878292952023-06-01T11:06:00.001-07:002023-06-01T11:06:23.757-07:00ATTC's Pearls of Wisdom: Training & Trainer Evolution – COVID’s Lasting Impact By Paul Warren, LMSW, Research Project Director at the New
York State Psychiatric Institute
The COVID-19 pandemic forced and expedited the use of technology
to provide services, training, and technical assistance (TA) on an
unprecedented scale across the globe, in all professions. From our present
vantage point, trainers and TA Providers may wonder “Will SUD workforce
training and TA ever Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118260892857032681.post-10999221962260810082023-05-18T06:30:00.005-07:002023-05-18T06:30:00.167-07:00ATTC’s Pearls of Wisdom: Innovative partnerships + hard work help tackle stimulant use in the Western U.S. & beyondBy: Beth A. Rutkowski, MPH, co-director, Pacific Southwest ATTC
I’ll never forget the first time we
met Tom Donohoe back in spring 2004. Tom is a colleague from the UCLA
Department of Family Medicine and Director of the LA Region of the HRSA-funded
Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center (PAETC). UCLA Integrated Substance
Abuse Programs had become the administrative home of the Pacific Greg.Grisolanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517384714396119444noreply@blogger.com0