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Acknowledgements Amphetamine‐Type Stimulants: Development of a Treatment Protocol In the development of the Treatment Protocol, we have consulted with staff and clients of therapeutic communities in Australia and New Zealand, with researchers, clinicians, teachers and policy officers and drawn on a wide research and clinical literature from across the world. The Treatment Protocol has been enhanced through attendance by the principal author at three valuable experiential workshops, from which information has been sourced and utilised with permission of the authors: • Liana Taylor, Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy, experiential intensive course and professional development, Canberra, 12 – 15 February, 2009. • Dr Chris Wagner, Adapting Motivational Interviewing to a Group Counselling Setting, Sydney, 9‐10 March, 2009. • Dr Russ Harris, ACT MINDFULLY: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Training, Canberra, 23‐24 March, 2009. The authors also wish to acknowledge the valuable help and support of the following people who provided input through teaching, expert comment and critical appraisal in the development of this Treatment Protocol: Assoc. Professor Robert Ali Drug and Alcohol Services, South Australia Professor Amanda Baker NHMRC Research Fellow Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research, University of Newcastle Professor Jan Copeland Director, National Cannabis Prevention & Information Centre & Assistant Director, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Dr Russ Harris ACT MINDFULLY, Psychological Flexibility Pty Ltd Dr Nicole Lee Turning Point, Melbourne Dr Rebecca McKetin National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney Dr Joel Porter Director, The Pacific Centre for Motivation & Change, New Zealand Professor Debra Rickwood Head, Centre for Applied Psychology, University of Canberra Liana Taylor Co‐Founder, Director of Training, Mindfulness Centre, Adelaide Assoc. Professor Chris Wagner Virginia Commonwealth University, USA The authors would also like thank representatives of the following Therapeutic Communities in Australia and New Zealand who contributed to the development of the Treatment Protocol through consultations in regional centres: Queensland: Fairhaven, Goldbridge, Logan <strong>House</strong>, Mirikai, WHOS Najara New South Wales: Blue Mountains Recovery Services, Buttery, <strong>Odyssey</strong> <strong>House</strong>, Selah Farm, The Peppers, WHOS, Wollongong Crisis Centre Victoria: <strong>Odyssey</strong> Vic, YSAS, YSAS Birribi, Windana Western Australia: Cyrenian <strong>House</strong>, Palmerston Farm, Serenity Lodge Australian Capital Territory: ADFACT/Karralika, Canberra Recovery Services, Ted Noffs Foundation Northern Territory: Drug and Alcohol Services Association, Alice Springs South Australia: The Woolshed, Kuitpo Community: Uniting Care Wesley Adelaide Inc. New Zealand: Higher Ground Trust, <strong>Odyssey</strong> <strong>House</strong> Auckland The names of those attending the consultations, and the TCs represented at these gatherings, are included at page 119 of this report, following the detailed reports from each of these consultations. © Lynne Magor‐Blatch & James A. Pitts: <strong>Odyssey</strong> <strong>House</strong> McGrath Foundation 2008‐2009 Page 9