National Focus Area ATTCs These National Focus Area Centers will work with Regional Centers to serve as subject matter experts, provide information on the latest researchbased best practices, and coordinate efforts on four topics of national focus.
Who are we?
National Frontier and Rural ATTC, Reno, NV Nancy Roget, MS, MFT, LADC - Project Director/Principal Investigator Terra K. Hamblin, MA, NCC, DCC - Project Manager Joyce Hartje, PhD - Evaluator Mike Wilhelm - Media Specialist Andrea Vicente - Fiscal Manager
National Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment ATTC, Pittsburgh, PA Peter F. Luongo, PhD - Principal Investigator Holly Hagle, PhD - Director Dawn L. Lindsay, PhD - Evaluator Jim Aiello, MEd - Project Associate Piper Lincoln, MS - Research Associate Jessica Williams - Project Manager Kristine Pond - Logistics Coordinator Melva I. Hogan - Administrative Assistant
National American Indian and Alaska Native ATTC, Iowa City, IA Anne Helene Skinstad, PhD - Project Director Jacki Bock - Fiscal and Contract Manager Karen Summers, MPH - Evaluation Coordinator Erin Thin Elk, MSW - Consultant Donovin Sprague, MA - Consultant Dale Walker, MD - Consultant
National Hispanic and Latino ATTC, Bayamon, PR Ibis S. Carrión, PsyD - Director Miguel A. Cruz, MS - Associate Director Digmarie A. Alicea, PhD - Product Planning & Development Coordinator Darice Orobitg, PhD - Training,TA Planning & Development Coordinator Victor Flores, LAC, MC - Training, TA Planning & Development Consultant Jesús D. Díaz-Peña, MEd - Instructional Designer & Technology Specialist Carmen Andújar - Logistics Specialist Maribel González - Research Assistant Joaquina Escudero - Fiscal Administrator
National Focus Area Addiction Technology Transfer Centers:
What do we do?
These National Focus Area Centers will work with Regional Centers to serve as subject matter experts, provide information on the latest research-based best practices, and coordinate efforts on four topics of national focus.
National Frontier and Rural ATTC ■ Serves as the national subject matter expert and key resource on telehealth technologies to deliver addiction treatment and recovery services in frontier/rural areas ■ Prepares pre-service addiction treatment and/or counseling students on using telehealth technologies by developing and disseminating academic curricula for infusion into existing courses ■ Creates national telehealth competencies and policy recommendations, including national license portability, to encourage the addiction treatment and recovery workforce to adopt the use of telehealth services ■ Uses state-of-the-art culturally-relevant training and technical assistance activities to help the frontier/rural addiction treatment and recovery workforce implement telehealth services Learn more! Visit our website: attcnetwork.org/frontierrural
National Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment ATTC ■ Serves as the national subject matter expert and key resource for SBIRT ■ Broadens the ATTC scope of implementation practices and system transformation approaches through the development of an SBIRT Suite of Services, including live webinar trainings, e-communications, toolkits for practice, and a national trainers registry ■ Develops strategies to expand the workforces that utilize SBIRT and works toward the consistent application of the SBIRT model to ensure fidelity and sustainability Learn more! Visit our website: attcnetwork.org/sbirt Contact us: sbirt@attcnetwork.org
Contact us: nfar@attcnetwork.org
National American Indian and Alaska Native ATTC ■ Serves as the national subject matter expert and key resource on the adoption of addiction treatment and recovery services for American Indian and Alaska Native clients with substance use disorders ■ Enhances the American Indian & Alaska Native behavioral health workforce ■ Facilitates and promotes culturally legitimate evidencebased treatment practices which address the unique needs of American Indian & Alaska Native communities, including adolescents, returning veterans, two-spirits, and women ■ Prepares the American Indian & Alaska Native behavioral health workforce for healthcare integration ■ Facilitates the development of Recovery Oriented Systems of Care in American Indian and Alaska Native communities ■ Enhances communication and collaboration within the American Indian & Alaska Native behavioral health workforce and key stakeholders Learn more! Visit our website: attcnetwork.org/americanindianalaskanative Contact us: americanindianalaskanative@attcnetwork.org
National Hispanic and Latino ATTC ■ Serves as the national subject matter expert and key resource for the workforce that provides substance abuse treatment and recovery support services to reduce health disparities among Hispanic and Latino populations ■ Ensures Hispanic and Latino populations are seen as key and given priority among stakeholders (e.g., SSAs, local governments, addictions professionals, primary care services, and mental health services) ■ Broadens the ATTCs scope on implementation practices and system transformation focusing on effective and cultural competent practices for Hispanics and Latinos ■ Develops and strengthens the skills and capabilities of the workforce that provides addictions treatment and recovery support services to Hispanics and Latinos ■ Builds a collaborative relationship with other training, TA centers, and technology transfer providers Learn more! Visit our website: attcnetwork.org/hispaniclatino Contact us: hispanic@attcnetwork.org