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Visit the Blending Initiative websBlending products: http://
Blending Team
NIDA
Samuel Ball, Ph.D., Yale Univ
John Hamilton, LMFT, LMG Program
Steve Martino, Ph.D., Yale Un
NIDA CTN Lead Investigator: Kathle
SAMHSA/
Steven L. Gallon, Ph.D. (Chai
Sherry Ceperich, Ph.D.
Maria del Mar Garcia, M.S.W., M.H.
Denise Pyle, LPC, NCC
Edna Quiones, Ph.D., Caribb
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Accelerating the dissemination of ndings that drug abuse and addictionresearch generates into community-based practice is a key priority for theNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). To this end, NIDA relies on an in-novative partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicesAdministrations Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT)known as the Blending Initiative. This initiative is NIDAs most recent effortto accelerate the dissemination of research-based drug abuse and addictiontreatment ndings into community-based practice.
Based on recently tested NIDA research, Blending Teams design user-friendlytools, or products, and introduce them to treatment providers. These products
facilitate the adoption of research-based interventions in communities at near-ly the same time research results are published in peer-reviewed journals.
Blending Teams are comprised of NIDA researchers, clinical treatment pro-viders, and trainers from SAMHSAs Addiction Technology Transfer Center(ATTC) Network. These experts work together to develop products basedon research conducted within NIDAsClinical Trials Network as well aswithin other research programs sup-ported by NIDA. The ATTCs, whichare funded by CSAT, provide spe-cialized training and technical assis-tance to substance abuse treatmentprofessionals to create a more effec-tive treatment workforce.
THE BLENDING INITIATIVE BACKGROUND INFMotivational interviewing (MI) has a weand retain clients in treatment. Findings in ve community treatment programs aone MI assessment interview resulted inretention rates during the rst 4 weeks oassessments as usual. The MI assessmen10-minute MI enhancement to the beginassessment interview.
This Blending product introduces empiri
to enhance the MI skills of treatment pa supervisors ability to provide structusupervision. MIA:STEP (Motivational IntTools for Enhancing Prociency) introbservation-based clinical supervision, improve counselor skills beyond MI.
MIA:STEP PRODUCTS
Include introductory brieng materi
Introduce a collection of tools for mMI skills during clinical assessments
Familiarize clinical supervisors withfundamental MI concepts and skills.