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Strengthening the substance use treatment workforce and provider networks /
In 2004, over 23 million Americans age 12 and older needed specialty treatment for alcohol or illicit drug problems. Of those in need, only 10 percent received treatment at a specialty facility. There are a number of factors that contribute to low treatment participation rates. One of the most funda...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Substance abuse assessment, interventions and treatment series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- STRENGTHENING THE SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT WORKFORCE AND PROVIDER NETWORKS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 STRENGTHENING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY: CHALLENGES OF THE ADDICTIONS TREATMENT WORKFORCE* ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; Background and Approach ; Context: Trends Impacting the Workforce ; Stakeholder Priority Recommendations by Focus Area ; A. Infrastructure Development Priorities ; B. Leadership and Management Priorities ; C. Recruitment Priorities ; D. Addictions Education and Accreditation Priorities ; E. Retention Priorities.
- F. Study Priorities Summary ; INTRODUCTION ; A Workforce in Crisis: New Opportunities for Change ; The Addictions Treatment Workforce ; Organization of This Report ; References ; I. CONTEXT: TRENDS IMPACTING THE WORKFORCE ; Insufficient Workforce to Meet Treatment Demands ; The Changing Profile of Those Needing Services ; Shift to Increased Public Financing of Treatment ; Challenges Related to the Adoption of Best Practices; Increased Utilization of Medications in Treatment ; Movement Toward a Recovery Management Model of Care ; Provision of Services in Generalist and Specialist Settings.
- Use of Performance and Patient Outcome Measures Discrimination Associated with Addictions and the Addictions Treatment Workforce ; Implications of Current Trends ; References ; II. RECOMMENDATIONS ; A. Infrastructure Development Priorities ; Infrastructure Issues in Brief ; Recommendations ; 1. Create Career Paths for the Treatment and Recovery Workforce and Adopt National Core Competency Standards ; Discussion ; 2. Establish a National Addictions Health Professional Services CorpLoan Forgiveness and Repayment Program ; Discussion ; 3. Foster Network Development ; Discussion.
- 4. Provide Technical Assistance to Enhance the Capacity to Use Information Technology B. Leadership and Management Priorities ; Leadership and Management Issues in Brief ; Recommendations ; 1. Develop, Deliver and Sustain Training for Treatment and Recovery Support Supervisors, Who Serve As the Technology Transfer Agents for the Latest Research and Best Practices ; Discussion ; 2. Develop, Deliver and Sustain Leadership and Management Development Initiatives ; Discussion ; C. Recruitment Priorities ; Recruitment Issues in Brief ; Recommendations.
- 1. Expand Recruitment of Health Care Professionals in Addictions Medicine Discussion ; 2. Improve Student Recruitment with Educational Institutions, Focusing on Underrepresented Groups ; Discussion ; 3. Employ Marketing Strategies to Attract Workers to the Addictions Treatment Field ; Discussion ; 4. Continue Efforts to Reduce the Stigma Associated with Working in Addictions Treatment ; Discussion ; D. Addictions Education and Accreditation Priorities ; Education and Accreditation Issues in Brief ; Recommendations.