NIATx Summit and SAAS National Conference: 2009 NIATx Summit and SAAS National Conference

2009 NIATx Summit and SAAS National Conference

Workshop Presentations for Download

*Presentations will be posted as soon as we receive them and are listed in alphabetical order*

Adopting a consumer-focused management approach
- Business case: the sixth principle?
  - Andy Quanbeck
  - Lynn Madden
Benchmarking for Organizational Excellence in Addiction Treatment
- Benchmarking for Organizational Excellence in Addiction Treatment
  - Paul M. Lefkovitz, Ph.D.
Best Practices for Outpatient Productivity: A Process Benchmarking Workshop
- Best Practices for Outpatient Productivity: A Process Benchmarking Workshop
  - Paul M. Lefkovitz, Ph.D.
Brains, Behavior & Breakthroughs
- Brains, Behavior & Breakthroughs
  - Andra Medea
Building Momentum for Process Improvement: The California Experience
- Building Momentum for Process Improvement: The California Experience
  - Beth A. Rutkowski, MPH - UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs/Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center
  - Steven Gallon, PhD - Oregon Health and Science University/ Northwest Frontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center
  - Alexandra Bruehl, MA - County of Los Angeles Dept of Public Health, Alcohol and Drug Program Administration
Connecting the Dots: Tools & Strategies for System-wide Engagement, Sustainability & Spread of the NIATx Model
- Connecting the Dots: Engagement, Sustainability and the Spread of the NIATx Model in New York State
  - Bonnie Primus Cohen, MS - NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
  - Pamela Mattel, LCSW-R, ACSW, CASAC - Deputy Executive Director
  - Thomas R. Zastowny, PhD - Psychologist & Health Care Consultant
  - Matthew Roosa, LCSW-R - Director of Planning and Quality Improvement, Onondaga County Department of MentalHealth
Consumer Advocates in Substance Abuse: Your Most Powerful Allies
- Consumer Advocates in Substance Abuse: Your Most Powerful Allies
  - Mike McLemore,MA, CCS, MLAP, CPM
  - Neil Kaltenecker, MS
  - Tammy Peacock, Ph.D., LCSW
Effective Strategies for Engaging, Retaining, and Energizing Your Clients and Staff
- Effective Strategies for Engaging, Retaining, and Energizing Your Clients and Staff
  - Dr. Bradford G. Williams - CEO Solutions Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
  - Melanie Woods, LISWS - Coordinator of Contract Services and QA/QI Cordinator, Solutions Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
  - Dawn Rist, LPCC-S, LICDC - Clinical Director, Solutions Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
Engaging Clients in Your Program Through Improved Customer Service
- Improving Outcomes Through Improved Customer Service
  - Jackie Valley, CPS, Executive Director - The Community Diversion Program
Expanding Access to MAT
- Expanding Access to MAT: The Maine Experience
  - Linda J. Frazier, RN, CHES, MA - Treatment Manager, Maine Office of Substance Abuse, DHHS
Expanding NIATx Principles to Iowa Substance Abuse Prevention and Problem Gambling Education and Treatment
- Iowa's Substance Abuse Prevention NIATx Project
  - Bob Kerksieck, LMSW, ACADC - Health Facilities Surveyor for Gambling Treatment Programs, Division of Behavioral Health/Iowa Department of Public Health
  - Julie Hibben, LMSW, CPS - Prevention Consultant, Bureau of Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment
  - Janet Zwick
First Things First: Improving Processes for Better Outcomes
- First Things First: Improving Processes for Better Outcomes
  - Cynthia Rubio - USPHS Commander
  - Thomas Deloe, PhD
  - Bruce Waltuck - SAMHSA Consultant
Government-Provider Partnerships: Two Case Studies
- Government-Provider Partnerships: Two Case Studies
  - Ken Farbstein
Hearing Recovery's Voices
- Hearing Recovery's Voices – Creating Service Cultures
  - J. Charles Ross, MSSA, LICDC, LISW, PCC-S - Clinical Director, STEPS at Liberty Center
  - Lara Ginsburg - Director of Operations, Liberty Center Connections
The Milestones Model
- The Milestones Model
  - Tanya Pritt
Making medication available for your clients: Some successful models
- Making medication available for your clients: Some successful models
  - Eric Haram
  - Genise R. Lalos
  - Doug Denton
One of the Best but forgotten NIATx Tools (Flowcharting)
- One of the best but forgotten NIATx Tools
  - Eric Preuss, Clinical Project and QA Coordinator
  - Gena Hodges, Iowa STAR-SI Project Coordinator
Parity, Equity, and Opportunity: Policy, Process, People and Technology Implications of the Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
- Parity, Equity, and Opportunity: Policy, Process, People and Technology Implications of the Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
  - Patrick Gauthier, Senior Consultant
Process Improvement as the Foundation for the Implementation of EBPs such as Contingency Management and MI to impact Client Retention
- Using Process Improvement to Build the Foundation for the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices: Contingency Management and Motivational Interviewing
  - Susan Brandau, CASAC - PI, STAR-SI & NIATx200, NYS OASAS
  - Karisa Endelmann - South Oaks Hospital
  - Patricia Hincken - Long Beach Medical Center-FACTS
Professionalism, leadership and Ethics: Using the Conflict Continuum
- Professionalism, leadership and Ethics
  - Andra Medea
Promoting Social Change: What can we do with what we already have?
- Promoting Social Change: What can we do with what we already have?
  - Dan Duncan, Senior VP, External Relations, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Faculty Member, ABCD Institute
Providers and Managed Care: Working Together to Improve Services for Iowa Consumers with Co-Occurring Disorders
- Providers and Managed Care: Working Together to Improve Services for Iowa Consumers with Co-Occurring Disorders
  - Lori Hancock-Muck, MS, LMHC, CADC - QI Clinical Reviewer, Magellan Health Services
  - T.J. Gorman, MS, ACADC, CCGC, LADC - Gambling & Substance Abuse Therapist, Heartland Family Service
  - Shannon Mahnke, B.S. - Project Director for Integrated Treatment, Heartland Family Service
Provider Networks: Strategies to Strengthen Addiciton Treatment and Prevention Service Systems
- Provider Networks: Strategies to Strengthen Addiciton Treatment and Prevention Service Systems
- Strategies for Strengthening Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Systems: Provider Networks and Impact on the Workforce (PDF)
  - Becky Vaughn, E.D., SAAS
Results for a State-Wide Evaluation of a "Paperwork Burden" in Addiction Treatment
- Results for a State-Wide Evaluation of a "Paperwork Burden" in Addiction Treatment
  - Deni Carise, Ph.D. - Treatment Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania
STAR-QI: A Performance Measurement Application - the State and Provider Perspective
- STAR-QI: QA Performance Measurement Application – the State and Provider Perspective
  - Dawn Lambert-Wacey - NYS Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services
State Efforts to Enhance Treatment Systems for Adolescents with Substance Use / Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders
- State Efforts to Enhance Treatment Systems for Adolescents with Substance Use / Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders
  - Doreen Cavanaugh
  - Nitika Singh, PhD - Department of Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health Services
Strategic Business Modeling and Planning in the Era of Reform and Parity: Establishing a New Customer ValueProposition, Financial Model, Core Process, and Resource Inventory that will Position Your Organization for Profitable Growth
- PStrategic Business Modeling: Business Growth for Addiction Treatment Providers
  - Patrick Gauthier, Senior Consultant
The DDCAT and NIATx Tools for Advancing COD Integration
- Washington StateNIATx/DDCAT Pilot
  - Janet Brodossi
The STAR-SI National Report: Moving Beyond ‘Just Getting By’: Achieving A Culture of Quality Excellence
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services STAR-SI Project
  - John Easterday, Executive Sponsor
  - Joyce Allen, State Change Leader
  - Mike Quirke, Evaluator
  - Deanne Boss, STAR-SI Coordinator
  - Ashley Rosenboom, Program Assistant
  - Elizabeth Strauss, NIATx Coach
Turn On the Light, Cross the Bridge, Be A Kayak, Maintain Your Compass Heading: Models, Methods & Metaphors - Tools For Teaching Rapid Cycle PDSA
- Models, Methods & Metaphors - Tools For Teaching Rapid Cycle PDSA
  - Matthew Roosa, LCSW-R - Director of Planning and Quality Improvement, Onondaga County Department of MentalHealth
  - Thomas R. Zastowny, PhD - Psychologist & Health Care Consultant
Using a learning collaborative to implement Evidence Based Practice in chemical dependency Services: One County's Journey
- NIATx in Onondaga County - The Evidence Based Practice Initiative
  - Matthew Roosa, LCSW-R - Director of Planning and Quality Improvement, Onondaga County Department of MentalHealth
Using Financial Strategies to Improve Access and Quality of Treatment for Adolescents with Substance Use / Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders
- Family-Driven Care in Arizona
  - Doreen Cavanaugh
Utilizing Process Improvement to Implement EBP's
- Utilizing Process Improvement to Implement Evidenced Based Practices
  - Kimberly Aichner, LCSW
Work-based Learning Strategies to Engage Front-Line Workers in Career Paths and Improve Organizational Performance
- "Growing our own" through work-based learning: SSTAR's experience with Jobs to Careers
  - Patricia N Emsellem, MS, LADC1 - COO, SSTAR
  - Nancy E. Paull, MS, LADC1 - CEO, SSTAR