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applications are filed on selected
inventions to extend market coverage
for companies and may also be available
for licensing.
ADDRESSES: Licensing information and
copies of the U.S. patent applications
listed below may be obtained by writing
to the indicated licensing contact at the
Office of Technology Transfer, National
Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive
Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville,
Maryland 20852–3804; telephone: 301/
496–7057; fax: 301/402–0220. A signed
Confidential Disclosure Agreement will
be required to receive copies of the
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Micropatterning of Extracellular Matrix
Proteins Using Microphotoablation of
Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) Monolayers
Description of Technology: Available
for licensure and commercial
development is a microphotoablation
(µPA) method used as a micropatterning
technique to attach ECM proteins or
other biological molecules to specified
locations. Advantages of this photolytic
technique are that it: (a) Is stampless, (b)
allows for flexible pattern generation to
the submicron level, (c) allows for live
cell fluorescence imaging, retains cell
viability, and (d) allows the use of
multiple proteins. The technique has
demonstrated experimentally that
micropatterning with live cell
fluorescence imaging can be used to
precisely visualize studying distinct
cell-ECM interactions.
Applications of microlithography
techniques into the study of cell biology
aid in resolving cellular function as
regulated by the interaction of cells with
the extracellular matrix. Currently many
techniques have used micro-contact
patterning (µCP) to apply ECM proteins
in distinct localized patterns. These
techniques require the fabrication of
silicone-based stamps to either ‘‘ink’’
proteins directly or indirectly onto a
gold coated surface, limiting the user to
a specified stamp shape and size. To
bypass the necessity of a physical stamp
the current technique provides
submicron-sized spots using a tunable
multiphoton laser coupled to a confocal
microscope to photoablate hydrophilic
poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) macromolecular thin films. Through
controlled photoablation, PVA layers
are locally removed allowing deposition
of ECM proteins into distinct patterns.
The use of ROI’s produces a ‘‘virtual
mask’’ that can be created in any shape
or pattern and is easily modified. Unlike
µCP techniques, microphotoablation
(µPA) allows live cell imaging of
multiple fluorophores and is possible
even with total internal reflection
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fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy.
Therefore, microphotoablation (µPA)
allows kinetic quantification of ECMcell interactions. This technique that
uses a macro-molecular thin film
together with localized photoablation
allows the versatility to create protein
spots of any size or shape easily on the
same cover slip. Furthermore, this
process can be repeated multiple times
to directly conjugate different proteins
to the same local region allowing the
investigation of how single cells probe
their surroundings to discern different
ECM proteins.
Applications: Cellular interactions;
Protein visualization; Diagnostics.
Inventors: Andrew Doyle (NIDCR),
Kenneth Yamada (NIDCR), et al.
Relevant Publications
1. CM Cheng, PR LeDuc.
Micropatterning polyvinyl alcohol as a
biomimetic material through soft
lithography with cell culture. Mol
Biosyst. 2006 Jun;2(6–7):299–303.
2. T Matsuda, T Sugawara.
Development of surface photochemical
modification method for
micropatterning of cultured cells. J
Biomed Mater Res. 1995 Jun;29(6):749–
756.
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional
Application No. 60/979,045 filed 10 Oct
2007 (HHS Reference No. E–001–2008/
0–US–01).
Licensing Status: Available for
licensing.
Licensing Contact: Michael A.
Shmilovich, Esq.; 301/435–5019;
shmilovm@mail.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity:
The National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research is seeking
statements of capability or interest from
parties interested in collaborative
research to further develop, evaluate, or
commercialize Microphotoablation of
Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) Monolayers.
Please contact David W. Bradley, Ph.D.
at bradleyda@nidcr.nih.gov for more
information.
Chimeric SHIV Gag Proteins Optimize
T-Cell Response Against HIV Gag
Description of Technology: HIV Gag
has been included in nearly all HIV
vaccines entering clinical trials because
of its importance in SIV models and its
correlation with protection in HIVinfected long-term non-progressors.
However, HIV Gag has proven less
immunogenic than Env in phase I
clinical trial studies. Through sequence
comparison, two regions in HIV Gag
have been identified as contributing to
the decreased immunogenicity observed
for HIV Gag. Replacement of these
regions with corresponding SIV
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sequences significantly increased the
resulting T-cell response to HIV Gag in
mice. Utilization of these chimera in an
HIV vaccine could significantly enhance
the overall immunogenicity of the
vaccine.
Applications: HIV vaccine.
Inventors: Gary J. Nabel et al. (NIAID).
Patent Status
U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/
965,268 filed 17 Aug 2007 (HHS
Reference No. E–304–2007/0–US–01).
U.S. Patent No. 7,094,598 issued 22
Aug 2006 (CMV/R expression vector)
and pending foreign applications (HHS
Reference No. E–241–2001/1–US–01).
Development Status: Animal (mouse)
data available.
Licensing Status: Available for
exclusive or non-exclusive licensing.
Licensing Contact: Susan Ano, Ph.D.;
301/435–5515; anos@mail.nih.gov.
Dated: December 11, 2007.
Steven M. Ferguson,
Director,Division of Technology Development
and Transfer,Office of Technology
Transfer,National Institutes of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 concerning
opportunity for public comment on
proposed collections of information, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more
information on the proposed projects or
to obtain a copy of the information
collection plans, call the SAMHSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276–
1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collections of information
are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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Proposed Project: National Evaluation
of the Addiction Technology Transfer
Centers (ATTC)—NEW
In recognition that systematic
evaluation of this and other government
programs are part of good management
and accountability and will inform
program improvement efforts, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration’s Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) will
conduct an independent evaluation of
the ATTC Program. The purpose of the
ATTC Program is to develop and
strengthen the workforce that provides
addictions treatment services to 23
million Americans age 12 and older
who need treatment for alcohol or illicit
drug problems. In partnership with
Single State Authorities (SSAs),
treatment provider associations,
addictions counselors, multidisciplinary
professionals, faith and recovery
community leaders, addiction
educators, and other stakeholders, the
ATTCs assess the training and
development needs of the substance use
disorders workforce, and develop and
conduct training and technology
transfer activities to meet these needs.
Particular emphasis is on raising
awareness of and improving skills in
using evidence-based and promising
treatment/recovery practices in
recovery-oriented systems of care.
The goals of the evaluation are to: (1)
Identify the successes of technology
transfer efforts and build upon them in
the future; (2) share lessons learned
across ATTC regions for the
enhancement of all regions’ activities;
and (3) identify region-specific and
cross-regional processes and outcomes.
The evaluation will consist of three
studies. The Planning and Partnering
Study will collect data on the processes
and procedures related to the planning,
partnering, and provision of ATTC
services/activities. The Customer
Satisfaction and Benefit Study will
collect data on the extent to which
ATTC services/activities are satisfactory
and to meet the needs of identified
partners and other program
stakeholders. The Change in Practice
Study will collect data to determine the
extent to which ATTCs have enhanced
the competencies, including cultural
competencies, of specialty addictions
treatment practitioners,
paraprofessionals, and multidisciplinary
professionals to strengthen the
workforce and whether the ATTCs have
provided these individuals with new
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skills that have led to changes in
treatment practice.
This will be the first independent,
national evaluation of the ATTC
Program since the program was first
funded by SAMHSA in 1993. The
evaluation approach will be formative
and participatory, and the national
evaluation team will collaborate with
the ATTCs, CSAT, and other program
stakeholders to implement the planned
data collection activities. Surveys,
interviews, and focus groups will be
conducted over a three-year period with
eight (8) main stakeholder groups who
use or are among the target audiences
for the ATTCs’ services or are otherwise
associated with the ATTC program (e.g.,
as ATTC partners): ATTC directors and
staff; customers/recipients of ATTC
services/activities; ATTC Advisory
Board members; partners who
collaborate with ATTCs in planning and
delivering ATTC services/activities;
directors of state substance abuse
agencies; directors of treatment provider
and recovery organizations and
directors of provider associations;
addiction educators; and cultural
leaders involved in addictions
treatment. The data collection
instruments have been constructed to
include information related to each
stakeholder group, as identified above,
and are expected to yield diverse
perspectives related to the processes
and outcomes of the ATTC Program. As
a condition of their grant, each ATTC
was required to budget .25 FTE to
participate in data collection for the
national evaluation.
The evaluation will collect new data
that is necessary for the evaluation and
will also use data and information
collected under existing program
requirements. (Each ATTC is required to
submit GPRA data at the end of each
ATTC training and technical assistance
event and meeting/conference and 30
days after each event; each ATTC will
conduct a workforce survey; and each
ATTC also submits an annual report.
None of the new data collection
activities will be redundant with these
existing reporting requirements.) CSAT
plans the following new data collection
activities:
(1) Semi-structured interviews with
ATTC directors and other ATTC staff
(e.g., co-directors, ATTC technology
transfer specialists, ATTC evaluator)
that are conducted during site visits to
each ATTC. The purpose of the
interviews will be to collect information
on:
a. Goals and objectives of the ATTC
b. Regional priorities and needs for
technology transfer services
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c. Processes used to plan ATTC
programs and services
d. Collaborative relationships with
organizations within and outside the
ATTC region
e. Organizational structure and
staffing of the ATTC
f. ATTC funding and leveraging of
resources
g. Efforts to coordinate services with
other providers of training, technical
assistance, or technology transfer
services within the region
h. Technology transfer strategies and
services implemented by the ATTC to
promote adoption of culturally
appropriate, evidence-based, and
promising practices
i. Implementation and use of
workforce surveys
j. Participation in cross-regional and
Network-wide activities
k. Background characteristics of the
respondent
(2) Focus groups with ATTC staff
(including field staff who are assigned
to work with specific states and may
work in different locations throughout
the ATTC region), to include
information on:
a. Regional priorities and needs for
technology transfer services
b. Processes used to plan ATTC
programs and services
c. Efforts to coordinate services with
other providers of technology transfer
services within the region
d. Technology transfer strategies and
services implemented by the ATTC to
promote adoption of culturally
appropriate, evidence-based and
promising practices
e. Background characteristics of focus
group participants
(3) Telephone interviews with a
sample of stakeholders of the ATTC
program, including state substance
abuse directors (SSAs), ATTC Advisory
Board members, addiction educators,
directors of treatment provider
associations, cultural leaders, and
leaders of recovery associations. The
purpose of the interviews will be to
collect information on:
a. Collaboration with ATTCs for
program planning and service delivery
b. Awareness of ATTC activities and
services
c. Utilization of ATTC services
d. Quality of ATTC services
e. Changes in awareness, skills,
practices, or systems as a result of ATTC
services
f. Gaps in ATTC service delivery
g. Background characteristics of the
respondent
(4) Survey of ATTC Regional
Advisory Board members to include
questions related to:
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a. Composition of the Advisory Board
b. Stakeholder representation and
representation of the diversity within
the region on the Advisory Board
c. Role of the ATTC Advisory Board
d. Frequency of meetings and other
communications (e.g., conference calls)
e. Characteristics of communications
and interactions between the ATTC and
Advisory Board members
f. Processes to assess regional needs
and priorities
g. Consideration/utilization of
Advisory Board recommendations by
the ATTC
h. Satisfaction with ATTC planning
and priority setting processes
i. Background characteristics of the
respondent
(5) Collection of information about
ATTC activities, events, and products,
as well as research dissemination and
communications with partners and
other ATTCs, in an electronic (webbased) ATTC Activity Log, for the
purpose of understanding the full scope
of ATTC activities, collaboration with
partners, cross-ATTC activities and
coordination. Each ATTC will be asked
to enter the following data into the Log:
a. General activity descriptors (Date,
Event Code (if GPRA event), activity/
event type, activity/event title, mode of
delivery)
b. Related events (pull down menu
populated with previous entries), if
applicable
c. How the activity or event or
product was initiated (self-initiated;
client-initiated; initiated by partner;
Federally-initiated)
d. Key Federal, state, and local
partners (populated with prior entries;
including ATTCs), if applicable
e. Funding source (ATTC funds;
external funds)
f. Client/recipient information
g. Description of need (community;
regional, state, Federal)
Number of
respondents
Name of instrument/respondent
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h. ATTC objective type (e.g.,
awareness raising; skill building; change
in practice)
i. Trainer/consultant used (if
applicable)
j. Materials used (populated with
prior entries) (if applicable)
(6) Survey of ATTC customers
(Customer Satisfaction and Benefit
Survey) to include questions related to:
a. Background characteristics of ATTC
customers/respondents
b. Participation in different types of
ATTC activities (e.g., training, technical
assistance, meetings/conferences,
product development, etc.)
c. Participation in ATTC activities
focusing on specific topics (e.g.,
evidence-based practices, clinical
supervision, workforce development)
d. Perceived objective of each ATTC
activity (awareness raising, skill
building, change in practice)
e. Satisfaction with and knowledge
gained from ATTC activities
f. Changes in awareness, skills, or
practices as a result of participation in
ATTC activities
(7) Evidence-Based Practices Critical
Action Surveys of a sample of
individuals who participated in ATTC
initiatives related to Clinical
Supervision, Motivational Interviewing,
and Treatment Planning MATRS. The
web-based surveys will collect
information on:
a. Prior training related to the
evidence-based practice
b. Prior experience using the
evidence-based practice
c. Implementation experience/
changes in practice
d. Level of proficiency related to the
evidence-based practice
e. Factors impacting ability to change
practice
(8) Telephone interviews (Success
Case Interviews) with participants in the
Evidence-Based Critical Action Surveys
Site Visit Interview Protocol:
ATTC Directors .........................................
ATTC Staff ................................................
Focus Group Protocol:
ATTC Field Staff .......................................
Key Informant Interview Protocol:
SSA Directors ...........................................
ATTC Advisory Board Members ...............
Provider Association Directors .................
Addiction Educators ..................................
Treatment Agency Directors .....................
Other Key Advisors ...................................
Collaborative Functioning Survey:
ATTC Advisory Board Members ...............
ATTC Activity Log:
ATTC Staff ................................................
Customer Satisfaction and Benefit Survey:
SSA Directors ...........................................
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Responses per
respondent
who report the greatest and least
amount of success in implementing the
new evidence-based practice. The
interviews will collect information on:
a. Application of what was learned in
clinical or organizational practice
b. Illustrative examples of what
occurred as a result of changes in
practice
c. Characteristics of the training that
made it useful
d. Barriers to application of what was
learned
(9) A Clinician Self-Assessment of the
extent to which the clinician has
incorporated the skills associated with
Motivational Interviewing into their
clinical practice, to include information
on:
a. Motivational Interviewing style
b. Extent to which the clinician has
implemented Motivational Interviewing
skills
c. Background characteristics of the
respondent
(10) Survey of directors of addictions
treatment provider organizations
(Survey of Organizational Readiness)
who participated in the Evidence-Based
Critical Action Survey related to the
Treatment Planning MATRS initiative,
to collect information on:
a. Characteristics of the treatment
provider unit or organization
b. Issues for which the organization
needs external technical assistance or
guidance
c. Issues for which the staff needs
external technical assistance or
guidance
d. Source of current pressures for
making organizational change
e. Background characteristics of the
respondent
The burden estimate for conducting
the data collection activities for the
national evaluation of the ATTC
Program is as follows:
Total responses
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
15
38
1
1
15
38
2
1
30
38
35
1
35
2
70
55
45
43
70
42
42
1
1
1
1
1
1
55
45
43
70
42
42
1
1
1
1
1
1
55
45
43
70
42
42
450
2
900
12
⁄
450
15
240
3,600
1
3,600
55
1
55
12
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Number of
respondents
Name of instrument/respondent
Provider Association Directors .................
Addiction Educators ..................................
Treatment Agency Directors .....................
ATTC Activity Participants ........................
Other Unique Regional Partners ..............
Evidence-Based Critical Action Surveys:
ATTC Clinical Supervision Training Participants .................................................
ATTC Motivational Interviewing Training
Participants ............................................
ATTC Treatment Planning MATRS Treatment Participants (Treatment Agency
Directors) ...............................................
Success Case Interview Protocols:
ATTC Clinical Supervision Training Participants .................................................
ATTC Motivational Interviewing Training
Participants ............................................
ATTC Treatment Planning MATRS Training Participants (Treatment Directors) ..
Clinician Self-Assessment Form on Motivational Interviewing .........................................
Survey of Organizational Readiness:
Treatment Agency Directors .....................
TOTAL ...............................................
Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7–1044, One Choke Cherry Road,
Rockville, MD 20857AND e-mail her a
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: December 12, 2007.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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Periodically, the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) will publish a summary of
information collection requests under
OMB review, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports
Clearance Officer on (240) 276–1243.
Project: SAMHSA/CMHS Initiative to
Evaluate Mental Health
Transformation: 9 State Incentive
Grants—NEW
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health
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Responses per
respondent
Total responses
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
43
158
700
3,000
168
1
1
1
1
1
43
158
700
3,000
168
12
240
1
240
12
⁄
120
360
1
360
12
⁄
180
240
1
240
12
⁄
120
48
1
48
1
48
72
1
72
1
72
48
1
48
1
48
72
12
864
12
⁄
432
240
6,294
1
............................
240
11,121
1⁄2
............................
120
7,688
Services (CMHS), has funded an
Initiative to help grantees transform
their mental health and related service
systems. Mental Health Transformation
State Incentive Grants (MHT SIG)
awards were made to 9 States:
Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland,
Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Texas and Washington.
Associated with this project is an OMBrequired independent evaluation of the
program.
With input from CMHS staff, MHT
SIG State representatives and consumer
and family member consultants, a set of
data collection instruments has been
identified or created for the cross-site
evaluation project. The following survey
instruments will be used: (1) A recovery
measure for adults, (2) a resilience
measure for youth, (3) a system measure
on orientation towards recovery, (4) a
leadership survey, (5) mental health
provider interview guide, (6) GPRA data
collection, and (7) consumer/family
member focus group facilitation guide/
interview guide. Grantees will be
allowed to use recovery, resilience and
system orientation instruments of their
choice as long as it meets identified
CMHS criteria. Discretionary grant
NOMs questions which have already
received OMB approval (No. 0930–
0285) will be used along with the
recovery and resilience instruments
selected by the States. In addition,
during site visits, one each of the
following State staff will be interviewed
using a uniquely developed discussion
guide: MHT SIG Project Director; MHT
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SIG Transformation Working Group
Chair; director or senior staff of the
mental health, Medicaid, criminal/
juvenile justice, education,
employment, housing agencies. Phone
interviews will also be conducted using
uniquely developed discussion guides
with Project Directors to determine the
cost impact of the MHT SIG grant in
their State.
GPRA data will be submitted annually
by the grantees into a database hosted
on a password-protected Web extranet
site. The recovery, resilience and system
recovery orientation data for nonimpacted and impacted consumer
groups will be collected by the grantees
at two points: baseline and twelve
months. During grant years 3 and 5,
consumer/family member focus groups/
interviews, leadership surveys, and
State agency staff interviews will be
done. During grant years 3 through 5,
mental health provider interviews will
be done.
The resulting data will help the cross
site evaluation: (1) Determine the extent
to which mental health systems have
become recovery-oriented, (2) determine
the extent to which transformation
results in consumer recovery, (3)
identify the factors contributing to
successful transformation, (4) assist the
MHT SIG program in satisfying GPRA
requirements, (5) determine changes in
client outcomes as measured by NOMs,
and (6) demonstrate the cost efficiency
of the MHT SIG program. The estimated
annual response burden to collect this
information is as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
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respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: National Evaluation of the Addiction Technology
Transfer Centers (ATTC)--NEW
In recognition that systematic evaluation of this and other
government programs are part of good management and accountability and
will inform program improvement efforts, the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
(CSAT) will conduct an independent evaluation of the ATTC Program. The
purpose of the ATTC Program is to develop and strengthen the workforce
that provides addictions treatment services to 23 million Americans age
12 and older who need treatment for alcohol or illicit drug problems.
In partnership with Single State Authorities (SSAs), treatment provider
associations, addictions counselors, multidisciplinary professionals,
faith and recovery community leaders, addiction educators, and other
stakeholders, the ATTCs assess the training and development needs of
the substance use disorders workforce, and develop and conduct training
and technology transfer activities to meet these needs. Particular
emphasis is on raising awareness of and improving skills in using
evidence-based and promising treatment/recovery practices in recovery-
oriented systems of care.
The goals of the evaluation are to: (1) Identify the successes of
technology transfer efforts and build upon them in the future; (2)
share lessons learned across ATTC regions for the enhancement of all
regions' activities; and (3) identify region-specific and cross-
regional processes and outcomes. The evaluation will consist of three
studies. The Planning and Partnering Study will collect data on the
processes and procedures related to the planning, partnering, and
provision of ATTC services/activities. The Customer Satisfaction and
Benefit Study will collect data on the extent to which ATTC services/
activities are satisfactory and to meet the needs of identified
partners and other program stakeholders. The Change in Practice Study
will collect data to determine the extent to which ATTCs have enhanced
the competencies, including cultural competencies, of specialty
addictions treatment practitioners, paraprofessionals, and
multidisciplinary professionals to strengthen the workforce and whether
the ATTCs have provided these individuals with new skills that have led
to changes in treatment practice.
This will be the first independent, national evaluation of the ATTC
Program since the program was first funded by SAMHSA in 1993. The
evaluation approach will be formative and participatory, and the
national evaluation team will collaborate with the ATTCs, CSAT, and
other program stakeholders to implement the planned data collection
activities. Surveys, interviews, and focus groups will be conducted
over a three-year period with eight (8) main stakeholder groups who use
or are among the target audiences for the ATTCs' services or are
otherwise associated with the ATTC program (e.g., as ATTC partners):
ATTC directors and staff; customers/recipients of ATTC services/
activities; ATTC Advisory Board members; partners who collaborate with
ATTCs in planning and delivering ATTC services/activities; directors of
state substance abuse agencies; directors of treatment provider and
recovery organizations and directors of provider associations;
addiction educators; and cultural leaders involved in addictions
treatment. The data collection instruments have been constructed to
include information related to each stakeholder group, as identified
above, and are expected to yield diverse perspectives related to the
processes and outcomes of the ATTC Program. As a condition of their
grant, each ATTC was required to budget .25 FTE to participate in data
collection for the national evaluation.
The evaluation will collect new data that is necessary for the
evaluation and will also use data and information collected under
existing program requirements. (Each ATTC is required to submit GPRA
data at the end of each ATTC training and technical assistance event
and meeting/conference and 30 days after each event; each ATTC will
conduct a workforce survey; and each ATTC also submits an annual
report. None of the new data collection activities will be redundant
with these existing reporting requirements.) CSAT plans the following
new data collection activities:
(1) Semi-structured interviews with ATTC directors and other ATTC
staff (e.g., co-directors, ATTC technology transfer specialists, ATTC
evaluator) that are conducted during site visits to each ATTC. The
purpose of the interviews will be to collect information on:
a. Goals and objectives of the ATTC
b. Regional priorities and needs for technology transfer services
c. Processes used to plan ATTC programs and services
d. Collaborative relationships with organizations within and
outside the ATTC region
e. Organizational structure and staffing of the ATTC
f. ATTC funding and leveraging of resources
g. Efforts to coordinate services with other providers of training,
technical assistance, or technology transfer services within the region
h. Technology transfer strategies and services implemented by the
ATTC to promote adoption of culturally appropriate, evidence-based, and
promising practices
i. Implementation and use of workforce surveys
j. Participation in cross-regional and Network-wide activities
k. Background characteristics of the respondent
(2) Focus groups with ATTC staff (including field staff who are
assigned to work with specific states and may work in different
locations throughout the ATTC region), to include information on:
a. Regional priorities and needs for technology transfer services
b. Processes used to plan ATTC programs and services
c. Efforts to coordinate services with other providers of
technology transfer services within the region
d. Technology transfer strategies and services implemented by the
ATTC to promote adoption of culturally appropriate, evidence-based and
promising practices
e. Background characteristics of focus group participants
(3) Telephone interviews with a sample of stakeholders of the ATTC
program, including state substance abuse directors (SSAs), ATTC
Advisory Board members, addiction educators, directors of treatment
provider associations, cultural leaders, and leaders of recovery
associations. The purpose of the interviews will be to collect
information on:
a. Collaboration with ATTCs for program planning and service
delivery
b. Awareness of ATTC activities and services
c. Utilization of ATTC services
d. Quality of ATTC services
e. Changes in awareness, skills, practices, or systems as a result
of ATTC services
f. Gaps in ATTC service delivery
g. Background characteristics of the respondent
(4) Survey of ATTC Regional Advisory Board members to include
questions related to:
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a. Composition of the Advisory Board
b. Stakeholder representation and representation of the diversity
within the region on the Advisory Board
c. Role of the ATTC Advisory Board
d. Frequency of meetings and other communications (e.g., conference
calls)
e. Characteristics of communications and interactions between the
ATTC and Advisory Board members
f. Processes to assess regional needs and priorities
g. Consideration/utilization of Advisory Board recommendations by
the ATTC
h. Satisfaction with ATTC planning and priority setting processes
i. Background characteristics of the respondent
(5) Collection of information about ATTC activities, events, and
products, as well as research dissemination and communications with
partners and other ATTCs, in an electronic (web-based) ATTC Activity
Log, for the purpose of understanding the full scope of ATTC
activities, collaboration with partners, cross-ATTC activities and
coordination. Each ATTC will be asked to enter the following data into
the Log:
a. General activity descriptors (Date, Event Code (if GPRA event),
activity/event type, activity/event title, mode of delivery)
b. Related events (pull down menu populated with previous entries),
if applicable
c. How the activity or event or product was initiated (self-
initiated; client-initiated; initiated by partner; Federally-initiated)
d. Key Federal, state, and local partners (populated with prior
entries; including ATTCs), if applicable
e. Funding source (ATTC funds; external funds)
f. Client/recipient information
g. Description of need (community; regional, state, Federal)
h. ATTC objective type (e.g., awareness raising; skill building;
change in practice)
i. Trainer/consultant used (if applicable)
j. Materials used (populated with prior entries) (if applicable)
(6) Survey of ATTC customers (Customer Satisfaction and Benefit
Survey) to include questions related to:
a. Background characteristics of ATTC customers/respondents
b. Participation in different types of ATTC activities (e.g.,
training, technical assistance, meetings/conferences, product
development, etc.)
c. Participation in ATTC activities focusing on specific topics
(e.g., evidence-based practices, clinical supervision, workforce
development)
d. Perceived objective of each ATTC activity (awareness raising,
skill building, change in practice)
e. Satisfaction with and knowledge gained from ATTC activities
f. Changes in awareness, skills, or practices as a result of
participation in ATTC activities
(7) Evidence-Based Practices Critical Action Surveys of a sample of
individuals who participated in ATTC initiatives related to Clinical
Supervision, Motivational Interviewing, and Treatment Planning MATRS.
The web-based surveys will collect information on:
a. Prior training related to the evidence-based practice
b. Prior experience using the evidence-based practice
c. Implementation experience/changes in practice
d. Level of proficiency related to the evidence-based practice
e. Factors impacting ability to change practice
(8) Telephone interviews (Success Case Interviews) with
participants in the Evidence-Based Critical Action Surveys who report
the greatest and least amount of success in implementing the new
evidence-based practice. The interviews will collect information on:
a. Application of what was learned in clinical or organizational
practice
b. Illustrative examples of what occurred as a result of changes in
practice
c. Characteristics of the training that made it useful
d. Barriers to application of what was learned
(9) A Clinician Self-Assessment of the extent to which the
clinician has incorporated the skills associated with Motivational
Interviewing into their clinical practice, to include information on:
a. Motivational Interviewing style
b. Extent to which the clinician has implemented Motivational
Interviewing skills
c. Background characteristics of the respondent
(10) Survey of directors of addictions treatment provider
organizations (Survey of Organizational Readiness) who participated in
the Evidence-Based Critical Action Survey related to the Treatment
Planning MATRS initiative, to collect information on:
a. Characteristics of the treatment provider unit or organization
b. Issues for which the organization needs external technical
assistance or guidance
c. Issues for which the staff needs external technical assistance
or guidance
d. Source of current pressures for making organizational change
e. Background characteristics of the respondent
The burden estimate for conducting the data collection activities
for the national evaluation of the ATTC Program is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Hours per Total burden
Name of instrument/respondent respondents respondent Total responses response hours
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Site Visit Interview Protocol:
ATTC Directors............................................ 15 1 15 2 30
ATTC Staff................................................ 38 1 38 1 38
Focus Group Protocol:
ATTC Field Staff.......................................... 35 1 35 2 70
Key Informant Interview Protocol:
SSA Directors............................................. 55 1 55 1 55
ATTC Advisory Board Members............................... 45 1 45 1 45
Provider Association Directors............................ 43 1 43 1 43
Addiction Educators....................................... 70 1 70 1 70
Treatment Agency Directors................................ 42 1 42 1 42
Other Key Advisors........................................ 42 1 42 1 42
Collaborative Functioning Survey:
ATTC Advisory Board Members............................... 450 2 900 \1/2\ 450
ATTC Activity Log:
ATTC Staff................................................ 15 240 3,600 1 3,600
Customer Satisfaction and Benefit Survey:
SSA Directors............................................. 55 1 55 \1/2\ 28
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Provider Association Directors............................ 43 1 43 \1/2\ 22
Addiction Educators....................................... 158 1 158 \1/2\ 79
Treatment Agency Directors................................ 700 1 700 \1/2\ 350
ATTC Activity Participants................................ 3,000 1 3,000 \1/2\ 1,500
Other Unique Regional Partners............................ 168 1 168 \1/2\ 84
Evidence-Based Critical Action Surveys:
ATTC Clinical Supervision Training Participants........... 240 1 240 \1/2\ 120
ATTC Motivational Interviewing Training Participants...... 360 1 360 \1/2\ 180
ATTC Treatment Planning MATRS Treatment Participants 240 1 240 \1/2\ 120
(Treatment Agency Directors).............................
Success Case Interview Protocols:
ATTC Clinical Supervision Training Participants........... 48 1 48 1 48
ATTC Motivational Interviewing Training Participants...... 72 1 72 1 72
ATTC Treatment Planning MATRS Training Participants 48 1 48 1 48
(Treatment Directors)....................................
Clinician Self-Assessment Form on Motivational Interviewing... 72 12 864 \1/2\ 432
Survey of Organizational Readiness:
Treatment Agency Directors................................ 240 1 240 \1/2\ 120
TOTAL................................................. 6,294 ................ 11,121 ................ 7,688
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857AND e-mail her a
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: December 12, 2007.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E7-24569 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am]
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