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Appendix F: Workforce Standards for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Care
Pages 361-368

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From page 361...
... calls for the nation's primary care clinics and clinicians to become more active in the treatment of addiction. Addiction treatment services will be integrated into primary care, and ONDCP has directed the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Indian Health Service to allocate resources to support the expansion of addiction treatment services in primary care settings.
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From page 362...
... Working with alcoholics and drug addicts, moreover, helped newly sober counselors maintain and enhance their commitment to recovery. Chapter 1 of the "Big Book" (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, 1939, p.
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From page 363...
... Independent grassroots initiatives became systems of care when the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-616) formed the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, mandated the development of Single State Agencies to plan and support alcohol prevention and treatment services, and authorized federal funding for alcohol prevention and treatment services.
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From page 364...
... . The substantial disparity in state requirements for certification and licensure suggests that substance abuse counselors as a group are less trained and perhaps less qualified than mental health counselors to work effectively with the most complex patients.
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From page 365...
... Three organizations support physicians and provide certification in addiction medicine: the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) , the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, and the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine.
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From page 366...
... There is also limited expertise among other health professions. With support from the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse drafted a strategic plan for interdisciplinary faculty development (Haack and Adger, 2002)
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From page 367...
... Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Blocker, J
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From page 368...
... 2007. Direct care workers in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network: Characteristics, opinions, and beliefs.
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