Supervision in addiction treatment programs: (Some) insights and future research ideas.

Jure Baloh, PhD, MHA
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

ABSTRACT:
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a significant public health burden in the US, affecting almost 50 million individuals annually. Community specialty SUD treatment programs (“SUD programs”) are key treatment providers and while effective treatments for SUD exist, significant issues in the organization and delivery of SUD programs undermine the delivery of high-quality services. Supervisors in SUD programs are centrally positioned to support SUD counselors (frontline clinical providers) and ensure high service quality. In this presentation, we will provide an overview of supervision and its conceptualization, highlight recent findings from Arkansas, and outline (some) research directions for the future.

C-DIAS, the Center for Dissemination & Implementation At Stanford: A new NIDA P50 Center of Excellence

Mark McGovern, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine

Helene Chokron Garneau, PhD, MPH
Stanford University School of Medicine

ABSTRACT:
This presentation will introduce the new Center for Dissemination and Implementation At Stanford (C-DIAS), a NIDA P50 Center of Excellence. C-DIAS’ overarching mission is to expand equitable access to the most effective treatments available for addiction. It unites experts from implementation science and addiction treatment services research, and hosts three innovative, synergistic research projects at the PREPARATION, IMPLEMENTATION and SUSTAINMENT phases of the implementation process. In addition, C-DIAS aims to increase the expert capacity of D&I science in addiction, and will offer a stratified range of education, training and mentoring opportunities based on need. Audience will learn how to access C-DIAS open resources and programs, and understand how research findings can be integrated across the 3 C-DIAS research projects, as well as other D&I investigations with an addiction content focus.