Final Conference Program - aatod

Pre-Conference Sessions
Saturday, October 23, 2010
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Boulevard A
Performance Improvement in Opioid Treatment
Programs
Brenda Gilliam–Jones, MPA, DB Consulting, Orlando, FL
Bernhild Quintero, MA, DB Consulting, Altadena, CA
The purpose of the Performance Improvement in Opioid Treatment
Workshop is to provide attendees with a fast-paced workshop and an
intense look at performance improvement in opioid treatment. The
workshop provides participants with the knowledge, strategies and
skills to implement or revise their organizations’ performance
improvement programs. The training includes performance improvement
theory; discussions of best practices in the implementation of
performance improvement programs; and interactive exercises
showing practical applications of performance improvement
processes, such as data collection and analysis, use of performance
improvement committees/functions to manage the process, and the
integration of performance improvement into other organizational
functions.
MODULE DESCRIPTIONS
Module One: Introduction to the Workshop
The purpose of this module is to provide an overview of the workshop
and create a positive environment that sets the tone for discussing
and learning about performance improvement in opioid treatment
facilities.
Module Two: What is Performance Improvement
The goal of this module is to create a common understanding of the
terms and definitions used in the field of performance improvement
that will be referenced during the workshop.
Module Three: Developing an Organizational Culture for Performance
Improvement
The purpose of this module is to review the type of organizational
culture required to plan and implement an effective, comprehensive
performance improvement system.
Module Four: Using Outcome Studies in PI Programs
The goal of this module is to discuss the benefits and challenges of
examining existing outcome studies in the opioid treatment field and
explore how to develop clinic- or program-based OTP outcome
studies.
Module Five: The 12-Step Performance Improvement Process
The purpose of this module is to facilitate, review and discuss the
key elements of an effective performance improvement process. The
module will also include strategies for addressing some of the challenges
organizations encounter in performance improvement
programs including data collection and analysis, writing outcome
measures and evaluating plan effectiveness.
Module Six: Planning to Move Forward
The purpose of this module is to bring participants together to
review lessons learned during the training, discuss how they will
apply those lessons in their own organizations and develop specific
action plans to address their organization’s performance improvement
needs.
Module Seven: Workshop Closing Activities
The purpose of this module is to summarize the day of training,
review participant expectations and give participants time to
complete their workshop evaluation forms.
For session effectiveness, participation is limited to first 50
attendees who arrive for the session.
Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT).
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Boulevard C
Assessment and Treatment Planning Workshop
for Opioid Treatment Programs
Robert Johnson, MEd, Accreditation Readiness, LLC,
Columbia, MO
Cynthia Banfield-Weir, LICSW, Community Health Care,
Chicopee, MA
The goal of the Assessment and Treatment Planning Workshop is to
emphasize the rationale for and the process of assessment and treatment
planning. This workshop will explain how to provide a clear
business case for assessment and treatment planning for internal
and external audiences, and to develop a strategy to internalize
assessment and treatment planning as an integral part of the treatment
process. This session provides a blueprint for assessment and
treatment planning that is primarily patient centered.
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