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| Document Title: |
RFI: Intervention Models |
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OPEN |
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00001 |
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New date for the meeting is Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10 am - 12 at the Public Health Council room Side A. |
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| Open Date: |
06/26/2008 11:18AM |
Close Date: |
08/27/2008 11:59PM |
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Last Changed Date: |
07/24/2008 09:09AM |
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| Comm-PASS Category: |
Health, Human and Social Services / SERVICES-Addiction |
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| Issuing Organization: |
Department of Public Health / Department of Public Health |
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Restricted To Use By Issuing Entity Only |
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Not applicable to this document. |
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Karen Pressman |
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| Description: |
Attention: The new date for the meeting is Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10 am - 12 at the Public Health Council room Side A.
Introduction: Helping individuals make changes in their use of alcohol and drugs can be enormously challenging. There are, however, several programs that have helped family members or significant others to facilitate change in substance abusers.
Models: Prior to 1995, the two most formalized approaches to helping a family member or significant other to access treatment and change their drinking or drug-using behavior were Al-Anon and the Johnson Intervention. In recent years, several promising family intervention models have been developed including ARISE, short for A Relational Intervention Sequence for Engagement, CRT, or Community Reinforcement Training, and CRAFT, Community Reinforcement and Family Training.
Fernandez and colleagues (2006) and Longabaugh (2005) stress the positive effects created by the organization of a network of social support for a drug or alcohol mis-using individual. They note that interventions like ARISE and CRAFT may be attractive intervention models for families with members who have substance use problems and are not in treatment. These models offer a welcome, less confrontational alternative to the Johnson Intervention and research has found that these models offer good results.
Request for Information: The Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) is considering funding programs to provide intervention services based on Evidence Based Practices. These intervention services may be broader than just family interventions. In order to better understand the pros and cons of various models, the Bureau is seeking both written and verbal feedback from organizations, consumers, or communities that have experience with any of the above mentioned models or others that should be considered.
BSAS is now soliciting written and verbal comment and input from Massachusetts providers, stakeholders, and the community at large. We welcome your comments and suggestions about:
1)the intervention model (please describe) used or with which you are familiar;
2)the population(s) served with this model;
3)strengths of the intervention model with which you have experience;
4)weaknesses or barriers in utilizing this model;
5)reasons you chose to use one model over another in your community;
6)experience with training or certification process for the model you used;
7)costs for staff training and maintenance of skills to provide services using this model;
8)costs to for providing services using this model, including average staff time for each intervention;
9)data or other evidence demonstrating effectiveness of this model; and
10)other comments relevant for the state to consider.
We encourage you to e-mail your comments. Comments sent via e-mail will be posted on our website to make this a more interactive process. Prior to being posted, comments will be screened to ensure they are appropriate and do not reference a particular program or vendor. If you prefer that we do not post your comments or identify the author, please note this clearly on your submission. Comments and suggestions can also be submitted in writing to:
Karen Pressman
Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
250 Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
Karen.pressman@state.ma.us.
Please limit comments to 2-3 typed pages. Comments may be submitted up through August 1, 2008.
Please address all e-mail submissions in the SUBJ line as INTERVENTION SERVICES RFI.
A meeting to discuss this model will be held:
Thursday, August 14, 2008, 3-5 pm
DPH-BSAS
250 Washington Street, Public Health Council Room Side A
Boston, MA 02108
Please RSVP to Josie Najdzien at josie.najdzien@state.ma.us. |
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