Products and Resources Catalog

In recognition of Recovery Month 2011, this year's essay contest invited individuals who have been supported in their recovery by medications, including methadone or buprenorphine for opioid addiction and acamprosate or naltrexone for alcohol addiction, to share their stories.

The Journal of the Arizona Dental Association-Inscriptions, Volume 25, Number 13, September 2011 featured an article focused on the potential of patient abuse of prescription drugs, especially opioid based medication prescribed by dental practitioners to manage pain. Provided in the article are data and ways to engage patients in conversation regarding their prescription drug use.

This curriculum was written by American Indians for the benefit of American Indians. The authors were mindful of how frequently psycho-educational skills programs provided to American Indian participants have been culturally biased and consequently unsuccessful because of their inherent prejudices and inappropriateness. Research suggests a less prescriptive, more flexible program that promotes culturally relevant and appropriate psycho-educational group techniques to promote cultural identity, self-disclosure, processing, altruism and an emphasis on psychology’s strength model rather than on psychology’s traditional deficit model. Training Objectives: 1) Experience a world view of interpreting reality through heart and hand as well as head, 2) Gain awareness of one’s own attitudes, beliefs and perceptions about substance misuse based on cultural experience, 3) Gain awareness of how one’s attitudes, beliefs and perceptions are a product of one’s life experience. Primary Author: Rockey Robbins, Ph.D. (Cherokee and Choctaw), Associate Professor, College of Counseling Psychology at the University of Oklahoma  

This book comprises 20 essays in which family members described, in their own words, the most challenging part about having a family member with a substance use disorder, what it means to have a loved one find long-term recovery and explain why they are committed to recovery.

The ATTC Messenger is a monthly e-publication that communicates tips and information on best practices along with features including Addiction Science Made Easy articles, information about national professional development events and funding opportunities, links to state-of-the-art online resources and other electronic publications relevant to the field.

The National Office has been working with the Northeast ATTC to take their publication "Know the Facts in New York" and turn it into a Network Product. This booklet will present facts relating to the benefits of treatment to society.

A bibliography of books, manuals, newsletters and other resource guides, journals, and online courses available on the topic of Clinical Supervision.

In response to the growing need for information to address the needs of returning veterans, the National Office added a comprehensive section to the Featured Topics Library on the Network Web site, Meeting the Needs of Returning Veterans. This Web resource provides a wealth of information and resources not only for those treating returning veterans, but also policy-makers, veterans and their families.

The DAP Progress Notes Checklist assists counselors in developing individualized treatment plans, utilizing a D=Data, A=Assessment, P=Plan format.

The SOAP Progress Notes Checklist assists counselors in developing individualized treatment plans, utilizing an S=Subjective, O=Objective, A=Assessment, P=Plan format.

Designed for delivery by clinical supervisors with staff; can give insight into the strengths/challenges regarding approaches to treatment of co-occurring disorders and help identify areas where more in-depth training is needed or where programs need enhancement. Eighteen 45-minute modules were developed for use in a learning environment that includes a mix of treatment professionals with various degrees of experience. 

This curriculum teaches criminal justice and substance abuse professionals to work together more effectively. It is a 12-hour or 2-day experiential training. Training topics include: • Understand the mission and values of the criminal justice and substance abuse treatment systems • Collaboration and team-building across systems • What works in criminal justice and addiction treatment • Benefits of corrections-based treatment • Characteristics of the substance-abusing offender