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Implementation Tools

These resources have been selected by members of the CTN Research Utilization Committee as tools that may be helpful in learning how to implement innovative programs and research into practice. If you have an implemention tool to suggest, please contact the Librarians at info@ctndisseminationlibrary.org.

The Change Book: A Blueprint for Technology Transfer
      Published by the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center, 2004.
A guide to implementing research into practice, this step-by-step handbook guides readers through the ten key steps of technology transfer, concluding with a detailed, educational workbook to put the principles into practice.


 

Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature
     Dean L. Fixsen, Sandra F. Naoom, Karen A. Blase, Robert M. Friedman, Frances Wallace. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, 2005.
This monograph summarizes findings from a review of the research literature on implementation. It aims to describe the current state of the science of implementation and identify what it will take to transmit innovative programs and practices to mental health, social services, juvenile justice, education, and substance abuse prevention and treatment.

Implementation Science (journal)
     Published by Biomed Central. Martin Eccles, PhD. and Brian Mittman, PhD (editors).
This new online, open-access journal aims to cover all aspects of implementation research, the scientific study of methods to promote the systematic uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice.

 

Technology Transfer in Drug Abuse Treatment: Annotated Bibliography
     James L. Sorensen, Christine Y. Lin, Robyn E. Sera. Unpublished document, July 27, 2004.
This is the 2nd edition of an annotated bibliography designed to be a general guide to technology transfer readings in drug abuse treatment, covering the years 1991-2003.

         

NIDA Blending Conferences
     
The NIDA Blending Conferences provide an important opportunity for clinicians and providers to interact with the developers of empirically supported treatments in awareness-raising workshops focused on treatment implementation.

Seattle, WA 2006 -- Blending Addiction Science & Practice: Bridges to the Future.
Miami, FL 2005 -- Smart Practice, Practice Science: Blending Treatment and Research.
Detroit, MI 2004 -- Blending Clinical Practice and Research: Forging Partnerships in the Great Lakes Region to Enhance Drug Addiction Treatment.

     
 
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