Methods for Disseminating Evidence-Based Treatments from the Frontlines of Community Treatment Programs

Workshop held at the CTN Steering Committee meeting, Bethesda, MD, March 24, 2009.

Abstract: This 2-hour workshop, organized by the CTN Research Utilization Committee, highlighted different methods CTPs have used to disseminate evidence-based treatment into their practice settings. Representatives from five CTPs presented, covering such topics as 1) the use of opinion leaders in promoting dissemination; 2) adapting contingency management for clinical practice; 3) the use of written materials to disseminate information to patients about treatment and recovery; 4) implementing a trauma-focused practice for women; and 5) dissemination through organizational change. The session ended with a live demo of the CTN Dissemination Library website along with tips on how the site can also be used to transfer evidence-based treatments from research to practice. View the workshop agenda.

For a small fee, 3 NAADAC contact credit hours are available from the National Office of the Addiction Technology Transfer Center, upon viewing the video and taking a quiz. You will need to view all the presentations in order to answer the quiz questions. The video shows all presentations in sequence, automatically advancing the slides in sync the video. It works best when viewed on a PC (e.g. with Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers), and may not run properly on Macintosh computers.