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<strong>COSIG</strong> Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006<br />

Some overarching themes…<br />

• Each agency has areas of strength and<br />

vulnerability<br />

• No two local Boards or Agencies are alike<br />

• Agency cultures are heterogeneous<br />

• Change occurs in stages and takes time<br />

• Key stakeholders must “have a stake” in the<br />

implementation<br />

• An infrastructure for external technical support is<br />

salient<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

Implementation strategies:<br />

Training<br />

Participants often cited training – at all levels - as<br />

the<br />

most critical factor in building programs and<br />

systems of<br />

care.<br />

Strategies for Developing Treatment Programs for People<br />

With Co-<br />

Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders. 2003.<br />

U.S.<br />

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services<br />

Administration<br />

(SAMHSA) 10<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

Training As Usual<br />

• “It may be a waste of time, energy, and<br />

financial resources to continue to train<br />

staff in this manner without first addressing<br />

the changes that are necessary in the<br />

systems within which they work to enable<br />

them to implement these interventions.”<br />

» Fadden, 1997<br />

Some effective training strategies…<br />

Intensive, Comprehensive, Targeted<br />

Training<br />

- Both didactic and applied learning<br />

– Ongoing in vivo supervision<br />

– Attention to work environment<br />

– Staff support<br />

– Advocacy to remove barriers to using newly<br />

learned practice skills<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

What We Are Learning About<br />

Practitioners…..<br />

• Longtime personal and professional belief<br />

systems take time to change<br />

• Intellectual acceptance of a new approach does<br />

not immediately translate into changed practice<br />

• Practitioners who have had previous exposure<br />

to innovation find it easier to adopt change<br />

What We Are Learning About<br />

Practitioners, cont’d…..<br />

• Practitioners tend to become more<br />

enthusiastic about a new practice when<br />

they begin to see results<br />

• Once they’re “sold,” they feel empowered<br />

and are more likely to continue to develop<br />

their skills<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

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