Performance Measurement for Substance Abuse Programs

Apply Performance Measures to Improve Services and Outcomes for Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Actively engage youth in community activities with improved outreach and transitional living programs.	Identify and Implement Quality Data and Engage in Cost-effective and Efficient Treatment Strategies Identify challenges, monitor data trends and engage in cost-effective and efficient response strategies.
Develop and Implement Performance and Outcome Measures for Achieving Improved Program Management Access new funding streams for developing a framework for a faith based collaboration.

July 21-22, 2004 - Arlington, VA

Agenda and Speaking Faculty
Day One: July 21
8:00	Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30	Keynote Address: Performance Strategies for Improving Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Hear about the latest efforts and current programs by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for effectively developing, measuring and improving services and promoting positive outcomes for substance abuse programs. Beverlie Fallik, Ph.D., Senior Public Health Analyst, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
9:30	Performance Measures and Application of the “Logic Model” to Assess Program Strategy and Results for Substance Abuse Programs Develop a framework for measuring and reporting the performance of substance abuse programs. Establish and utilize performance measures to develop a tactical plan to improve substance abuse services. Use “Logic Modeling” as a tool for establishing clear end-outcomes and intermediate-outcome goals and measures. Identify and Implement the elements of effective youth development programs: • Linking resources to results • Strategic planning and goal setting • Managing the workforce Felipe Monroig, Director of External Affairs, The Performance Institute
10:45	Break & Refreshments
11:00	Performance Measurement in Substance Abuse Prevention The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention – in partnership with the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) and the National Prevention Network (NPN) – has convened a work group, whose members have diligently and faithfully begun to identify an overarching framework to measure accountability, and begin to achieve consensus on indicator areas and measurement bases in the three broad areas capacity, process and outcome. As the Block Grant program transitions into a more performance-based system, states will be asked to provide specific measures related to the prevention of substance abuse. • Examine common performance indicators • Identify key performance measures • Highlight the major issues raised in assessing effectiveness of prevention programs Alan Moghul, Ph.D., National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
12:00	Luncheon Keynote: Performance-Based Contracting and Grants Management in Substance Abuse Programs • Hear the latest issues addressing development and implementation of performance-based contracts • Examine best practice models of performance-based contracts • Identify and implement effective grants management for substance abuse programs Mike Hoffman, Director, Center for Contracting and Competitive Sourcing, The Performance Institute
1:00	Outcome-Based Performance Measures for Substance Abuse Treatment Programs • Develop a course set of performance measures for substance abuse treatment for private and public sector health plans • Collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders to ensure widespread adoption of alcohol and other drug (AOD) performance measures by private employers, public payers and accredited organization • Address challenges in interpreting the data Mady Chalk, Ph.D., Director, Division of Services Improvement, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA
2:00	Model Programs in Substance Abuse Prevention: Improve Effectiveness with Youth Reduce the intention to use alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs in middle and high school students with school-based intervention. • Develop and support the use of screening instruments to assist programs in identifying youth at risk of substance use/abuse • Involve and empower non-substance-using youth as peer leaders and mentors who can promote and model no-use behaviors • Develop personal and interpersonal skills relating to alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug use Lynn McDonald, Ph.D., FAST Program Founder, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison
3:00	Break & Refreshments
3:15	Increasing Capacity: A Faith-Based Collaboration to Improve Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Develop a common framework for training clergy and lay leaders about substance abuse prevention. Create a blueprint for congregational responses to substance abuse in their local communities: •Access funding to create effective prevention and treatment programs • Provide positive prevention-oriented activities to families •Train clergy leaders on substance abuse prevention Jocelyn Whitfield, Coordinator, Faith-based Partnership Initiative, CSAT, SAMHSA
4:15	Adjourn
Day Two: July 22, 2004
8:00	Continental Breakfast
8:30	Strengthen Community Collaboration to Improve Outcomes of Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs Implement a multi-faceted results-oriented methodology that utilizes a science-based approach to substance abuse prevention and treatment. Combine three fundamental elements to provide the most effective and innovative strategies in the fight against alcohol, tobacco and other drugs: • Prevention • Treatment • Aftercare Robert Johnson, Senior Deputy Director for Substance Abuse Services, Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration, Washington, D.C. Department of Health
9:30	Strengthen Data Collection to Improve Quality and Enhance Accountability "WITS," a real time, open source, Web-based clinical information system that is available to states to manage substance abuse treatment. Identify the challenges, monitor trends and suggest ways to respond to them and enable states and localities to better measure their own performance and outcomes. • Innovative strategies for collecting, tracking and reporting outcomes • Leading practices for automating the tracking and reporting process • Develop easy to use programs for effective and complex tracking Richard Thoreson, Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA Daksha Arora, Ph.D., Project Manager, WITS/AKAIMS, Westat
10:30	Break & Refreshments
10:45	Develop, Disseminate and Apply Science-Based Prevention Principles • Identify effective prevention and early intervention programs • Coordinate the dissemination of information on effective prevention principles and practices throughout your community’s prevention service centers • Identify measures that are appropriate for use at the local level • Investigate how science-based prevention principles and practices are adopted and applied by users Kevin D. Hennessy, Ph.D., Science to Service Coordinator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
11:45	Workshop Luncheon/Conference Adjournment
1:00	Post-Conference Workshop: Recruitment, Retention and Training of Case Managers for Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Programs Reducing the turn-over of case managers is crucial to the improved performance of substance abuse prevention and treatment programs. Case workers are overburdened by heavy case loads and hard-to-serve clients, which quickly leads to burn-out. Identify lessons learned and strategies for combating the factors that lead to the “revolving door” in case management for substance abuse programs. • Design and implement a comprehensive and strategic recruitment and hiring plan that tackles your specific short-term and long-term needs • Implement targeted strategies for solving staffing shortages • Identify the signs that burnout is occurring among your staff Jim Ward, School of Social Work, University of South Carolina
4:00	Adjourn

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Venue

The 2004 National Summit on Performance Measurement for Substance Abuse Programs will take place at the Wyndham City Center Hotel located in the heart of Washington, DC. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at a discounted rate of $150/single occupancy and $170/double occupancy. Please make your reservation directly with the hotel by June 21, 2004 and be sure to request the Performance Institute conference rate.

Wyndham City Center Hotel
1143 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20037
202.775.0800

Tuition

Tuition rates for the 2004 National Summit on Performance Measurement for Substance Abuse Programs are:

Conference Only:	$1,095
Post-Conference Workshop	$395

Group Discounts

The Performance Institute offers reduced tuition to groups of three or more. If you think your colleagues would benefit from attending this conference, call James Simpson at 703-894-0481, or email him at [email protected].

Administrative Note: A 10% cancellation fee on registration will be charged for cancellations received less than three weeks from the date of the conference. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur.