# Presentation: 077656

## Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network

- Unifying science, education, and servicesto transformlives.

## ATTC History - 1993-2003

- 1993 - First funded by CSAT:  to provide the country with adequately trained substance abuse counselors
- 1998 - 13 Regional Centers and a National Office:  to enhance the knowledge and skills of all health professionals
- 2002 - 14 Regional Centers and a National Office serve all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and the Pacific Trust Territories:  to develop substance abuse treatment and recovery curricula and provide education and professional development opportunities to the workforce

## Our Mission

- Unifying science, education, and servicesto transformlives.

## ATTC Structure

**ATTC Structure**

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**SAMHSA Mission & Strategic Plan**

**CSAT Goals & Objectives**

**CSAT Project Officers**

*Implement national initiatives*
*Support regional initiatives*

*Implement regional initiatives*
*Support national initiatives*

## ATTC Network 2001-2006

**ATTC of****New England**

**Northeast****ATTC**

**Pacific****Southwest****ATTC**

**Northwest****Frontier****ATTC**

**Prairielands ****     ATTC**

**Mid-America****ATTC**

**Great Lakes****ATTC**

**Gulf Coast ATTC**

**Mountain****West****ATTC**

** ****Mid-Atlantic ATTC**

**Southern Coast****ATTC**

**Southeast ATTC**

**Central East****ATTC**

**Caribbean Basin & Hispanic ATTC**

**Central East ATTC**

**Northwest****Frontier****ATTC**

**ATTC National Office**

## Characteristics of all Regional Centers

- Serve multi-disciplinary groups
- Address multi-system issues
- Provide education and training
- Improve standards and policies in the field

## Unique Aspects of Regional Centers

- Location
- Target Audience/Discipline
- Educational Focus
- Systems Focus
- Staff Expertise

## National OfficeProgram Support

- Liaison with CSAT
- Represent Network
- T.A. to Regional Centers
- Initiate/implement Network tools, i.e. databases
- Meeting Logistics

## ATTC Network Strategic Plan

## How We Work Together

**ATTC National Office**

_**Input From:**_

**ATTC Advisory Group****&****ATTC National Committees**

**SAMHSA**
**&**
**Other Government Agencies**

**Research Community**
**&**
**Substance Abuse Treatment System**

_**Output to Customers:**_

**Professionals and Students in the Substance Abuse Treatment Workforce **

**ATTC**
**Regional**
**Centers**

## ATTC Advisory GroupAction-Advise-Advocacy

**The Federal Judicial Center**
**NAADD**
**AMERSA**
**NIMH**
**NASADAD**

**International Nurses Society on Addictions, University of Texas at Arlington**
**National Black Alcoholism & Addictions Council, SUNY, School of Social Work**
**National Association of Black Social Workers, University of Georgia **
**American Association for Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Inc.**
**Addiction Science Research & Education Center, University of Texas at Austin**
**National Coalition for Juvenile Justice**
**American Counseling Association**
**University of Massachusetts, Boston **
**Alcohol Drug Studies Program, Diablo Valley College**

**NAADAC**
**NIAAA**
**ICRC/AODA**
**NIDA**
**APPA**

## Evaluation

- National Cross-site Evaluation
- Training Outcomes Study
- Long-term Sustainable Change
- Year-end Evaluation Report

## Services Available Worldwide

- Web site
- ATTC Publications Catalog
- Curriculum products
- Online courses - AddictionEd.org
- Credentialing Database - Get Certified

## ATTC Network Web sitewww.nattc.org

- About Us
- Regional Centers
- Treatment & Help
- Addiction Science Made Easy
- Resources & Publications
- News From the Field
- Get Certified
- Online Courses
- Links
- In the Spotlight

## nattc.org ~ About Us

## nattc.org ~ Regional Centers

## nattc.org ~ Addiction ScienceMade Easy

**Notes:**
Three or four new articles are posted every month.  The most recent three months of articles can be accessed directly from the Addiction Science Made Easy page on the ATTC Network Web site.  

The entire archive of articles can be accessed by clicking “Show All Articles” in the upper-right corner or entering a keyword to search the article titles and content.

## nattc.org ~ Addiction ScienceMade Easy

**Notes:**
Worth noting is that these Web pages are laid out at a width that is conducive to printing to hard copy.

## nattc.org ~ Resources & Publications

**The Change Book**
**Technology Transfer Resources**
**ATTC Publications Catalog**
**The Competencies**
**Untangling the Web**
**Annual Report**
**Systems Change Project**
**Motivational Interviewing**
**Federal Organization Contacts**
**SAMHSA’s Consumer Bill of Rights**
**CSAT’s Guide to Using the Web**

## nattc.org ~ ATTC Publications Catalog

## nattc.org ~ ATTC Publications Catalog

## nattc.org ~ News From the Field

## Eye on the Field

**Notes:**
Eye on the Field is free, monthly electronic magazine, or e-zine,.  The e-zine features hot topics in substance abuse treatment and provides useful tools for practitioners and administrators.  Eye on the Field contains sections such as Eye on Funding, Eye on the Web, and Eye on Research, which highlights the Addiction Science Made Easy articles.

Our e-zine is similar to a magazine.  Subscribers will receive a table of contents in their e-mail account once a month.  Simply click on a featured link to read the corresponding article.

## nattc.org ~ News From the Field

## nattc.org ~ News From the Field

## nattc.org ~ Get Certified

**Notes:**
Get Certified is an online collection of basic licensing and credentialing information for alcohol and drug counselors.  It contains listings from all U.S. states and a variety of national and international organizations. 

## nattc.org ~ Get Certified

**Notes:**
You can search the listings by selecting a state, territory, country or organization from one of the four drop-down menus on the screen or by entering a keyword.

## nattc.org ~ Get Certified

**Notes:**
Lists the name of the state’s certification board, all the basic contact information, and licensing or certification requirements unique to that state.

## nattc.org ~ Online Courses at AddictionEd.org

**Notes:**
Distance education is defined as student and teacher connected by technology rather than a classroom.

Geographic, time and financial challenges make distance ed a viable & convenient alternative to traditional education.

AddictionED's goal is to be the most comprehensive resource of distance education opportunities available in the field of substance abuse.

The majority of courses on the site offer CEU's, contact hours, or credit toward an academic degree. Courses utilize a range of distance learning technologies that reach a variety of learning styles.

## nattc.org ~ Online Courses at AddictionEd.org

## nattc.org ~ Links

**Notes:**
Featured Links
Links in Spanish
Juvenile Justice Links
Comprehensive Alphabetical Listing of over 300 links

## nattc.org ~ In the Spotlight

## Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network

- Unifying science, education, and servicesto transformlives.