INTERNET-BASED ADDICTION COUNSELOR EDUCATION STUDY

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 罗德岛大学化学依赖和成瘾研究(CDAS)项目的学生和教职员工将对成瘾咨询师的互联网培训模式进行调查。尽管政府倡议将循证研究转化为药物滥用治疗背景，但向执业专业人员传输研究一直受到限制。研究发现，与瘾君子打交道的咨询师中，有三分之一可能没有任何药物滥用方面的专门培训经验。大多数行为健康从业者很少有继续教育活动的经验，继续教育活动是传播成瘾信息的主要方式。继续教育会议没有对治疗提供者的做法产生影响。因此，成瘾研究在很大程度上仍然与它打算告知的提供者隔离开来。培训的障碍是时间限制、财政资源不足和不方便的培训地点。尽管存在一些互联网学习成瘾教育项目，但没有一个项目针对同时患有成瘾障碍和医疗问题的个人进行循证治疗。这一在线课程将有助于弥合研究中有效治疗知识与社区实际实践之间的差距，这是医学研究所确定的优先事项。基于互联网的成瘾咨询师教育研究(IBACES)将：1)实施基于互联网的CDAS学生培训计划的试点示范，随后推广到社区从业者2)传播关于专业实践成瘾咨询能力的当前知识，并检查它们对国家化学依赖咨询认证的影响。 3)进行随机对照试验，利用互联网测量知识转移和准备情况。

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.