“Treatment 101:
-The Science and Methodologies of Treating Alcohol
and Drug Use Disorders”

A Pre-Recorded Satellite &Webcast Program

 Tuesday 04 April, 2006
 1:00 – 2:00 PM  ET

a.  Sponsors:  This program is made possible through a partnership with the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) Program at St. Petersburg College, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA. 

b.  Availability:  This free, public domain broadcast will be available on the GETN Military/Federal/Warrior digital CDV satellite networks and on C-Band Analog satellite networks.  (There is NO KU analog or digital coverage.)  Other private and public satellite networks may also carry the program, check with your satellite provider.  (Note: This program WILL NOT be available on small digital dish networks such as DirecTV or Echostar systems.) 

Will this program be Video streamed:  It is anticipated that this program will be available via webcast.  Details will be sent in the final coordination message to all registered sites.

c.  Target Audience Statement:  Primary target audiences for this program will include law enforcement officials, drug prevention specialists, Drug-Free Communities Act grantees, administrators, school drug counselors, treatment providers, drug court members, policy makers, business leaders, coalition volunteers, drug demand reduction coordinators, criminal justice professionals, members of the religious community and other community partners who may be interested.  This program is also suitable for Public or Cable Access television distribution.   

d.  Program Summary And Objectives:  The field of addiction treatment is dynamic and ever-changing.  New behavioral and pharmacological approaches routinely alter the way we think about and address the treatment of those with substance use disorders.   

This broadcast also contains personal stories about people in recovery and interviews from the treatment providers and others in the field that help make recovery possible.

e. Panelists:  Join host Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and a panel of experts in this important and timely broadcast as they examine recent scientific and methodological advances in addiction treatment and explore how they have improved and diversified addiction treatment services. 

Panelists include:

H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA

Deni Carise, Ph.D., Director of Treatment Research Institute

Nora D. Volkow, Ph.D., Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Peter F. Luongo, Ph.D., Director of Maryland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration

f.  CEUs, CMEs, Certificates:  There are no CEUs, CMEs, or completion certificates available for this program.

g.  Videotape Availability:  MCTFT has altered its previous policy of providing free videotapes to those requesting them.  Depending on the co-sponsor of each program, some tapes are still free, but others are available for a small $10-15 shipping and handling fee.  See details here: MCTFT Videotape Order Site.

h.  Videotape release (if taping from broadcast):  This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled.  There are no copyright restrictions on this program, however it MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing.  No portion of this program may be used for commercial purposes or for-profit purposes without additional permission of the sponsors.   

i.  Web Site Support:  Support materials, if any, are expected to mounted on the Internet to support this program.  Final details will be sent via email to registered sites as part of the satellite coordinates message.   

j.  Satellite Coordinates:   If known at the time of your initial registration, a copy of the satellite coordinates will be returned to you as part of your registration confirmation.  A second copy will be sent to all registered sites 5-7 working days prior to the broadcast.  This second copy is sent in blind group copies of 50 addressees each.  We know that some spam and military email filters will block this message.  So Site coordinators and technicians whose sites are registered and who have not received the coordinates by the Monday preceding the broadcast date should contact our office immediately.  Please do not wait until the day before or the day of the program to confirm your coordinates.

k.  Registration:  All new and returning sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary satellite coordinates (C/KU) or illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and Site Materials Website.  Sites may register at: CounterDrug Registration or by calling Ed Kronholm’s Office, the Satellite Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.   

l.  Future Programs:  For future information on MCTFT satellite broadcasts (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) please visit this web site: http://www.mctft.com/telecasts/upcoming_telecourses.shtml.  (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit.)  Additional information may also be posted here: http://www.dlnets.com/mctft.htm. 

m.  Email Controls:  Email from the CounterDrug Listserv may be adjusted (changed, deleted, or added) at this web site: Email Controls.

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