INTERNET-BASED ADDICTION COUNSELOR EDUCATION STUDY

这个子项目是许多利用 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 中心，但不一定是研究者所在的机构。 罗得岛大学的学生和教师在化学依赖和成瘾研究（CDAS）计划将进行一项调查，基于互联网的成瘾辅导员培训模式。尽管政府倡议将循证研究转化为药物滥用治疗背景，但研究向执业专业人员的传播有限。研究发现，与成瘾者一起工作的辅导员中有三分之一可能没有任何药物滥用特定培训的经验。大多数行为健康从业者很少有继续教育活动的经验，这些活动是传递成瘾信息的主要方式。继续教育会议对治疗提供者的做法没有影响。因此，成瘾研究在很大程度上仍然与它打算提供信息的提供者隔离。培训的障碍是时间承诺、财政资源不足和培训地点不便。虽然存在一些网络学习成瘾教育项目，但没有一个项目涉及对同时存在成瘾障碍和医疗问题的个体的循证治疗。这种在线课程将有助于弥合研究中有效治疗知识与社区实际做法之间的差距  医学研究所确定的优先事项。 基于互联网的成瘾辅导员教育研究（IBACES）将：1）实施基于互联网的课程的试点示范，用于培训CDAS学生，随后推广到社区从业人员2）传播有关专业实践成瘾辅导能力的现有知识，并检查其对化学依赖性辅导国家认证的影响。 3)进行随机对照试验，以衡量知识转移和准备使用互联网。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Rhode Island College students and faculty within the Chemical Dependency & Addiction Studies (CDAS) Program will conduct an investigation of an Internet-based training modality for addictions counselors. Despite government initiatives to translate evidence-based research to substance abuse treatment context, transmission of research to practicing professionals has been limited. Studies found that one-third of counselors working with addicted individuals may not have any experience with substance abuse specific training. The majority of behavioral health practitioners have infrequent experience with continuing education events that serve as the primary modality for transmission of addiction information. Continuing education conferences have not impacted on the practice of treatment providers. Therefore, addiction research remains largely isolated from providers it is intended to inform. Barriers to training were time commitments, inadequate financial resources, and inconvenient training locations. Although some internet-learning addiction education programs exist, none addresses the evidence-based treatment of individuals with co-occurring addiction disorders and medical problems. This on-line coursework would help bridge the gap between knowledge of effective treatment in research to actual practice in the community  a priority identified by the Institute of Medicine. The Internet-Based Addiction Counselor Education Study (IBACES) will: 1) implement a pilot demonstration of an Internet based program for training CDAS student, with later generalization to community-based practitioners 2) disseminate current knowledge about the Addiction Counseling Competencies of Professional Practice and examine their impact on State Certification for Chemical Dependency Counseling. 3) conduct a randomized controlled trial to measure knowledge transfer and preparation using the Internet.