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Newsletter Section contents:
Research Summaries
     Overview of TCU Treatment System
     Focus on Conceptual Frameworks
     -- Treatment Process and Outcomes
     -- Organizational Change
     Focus on Interventions
     -- Counseling Manuals for Special Interventions
     -- Treatment Mapping
     -- Treatment Readiness and Induction Strategies
     -- Contingency Management
     Focus on Assessments
     -- Treatment Assessment
     -- Organizational Assessments of Needs and Functioning
     -- Using the TCU Drug Screen
     -- Correctional Treatment

Research Reports from IBR (2006–current newsletters)
Research Roundup (2001-2005 newsletters and archives)
IBR Technical Reports
Guest Newsletter Articles highlight selected IBR research activities

*Research Summaries*
TCU Treatment System: Overview of Background and Structure An integrative overview (PDF: 593 KB / 6 pages; August 2006) of TCU assessment and intervention resources for clinical and program management applications.
Focus on Conceptual Frameworks
Treatment Process and Outcomes	Organizational Change
Overview of TCU Treatment Model PDF; 241KB / 4 pages (September 2002)	Overview of TCU Program Change Model PDF; 251KB / 4 pages (September 2002)
Focus on Interventions
Counseling Manuals for Special Interventions	Treatment Mapping
Summary of TCU Evidence-Based Treatments PDF; 233KB / 4 pages (September 2002)	Mapping Tools for Counseling Strategies PDF; 411KB / 4 pages (September 2002)
Treatment Readiness and Induction Strategies	Contingency Management
Early-In-Treatment Interventions Used with Individuals and Groups PDF; 431KB / 4 pages (September 2002)	A Behavioral Intervention that Promotes Client Engagement in Treatment PDF; 113KB / 4 pages (June 2000)
Focus on Assessments
Treatment Assessment	Organizational Change
Assessments of Client Needs and Functioning PDF; 270KB / 4 pages (September 2002)	Assessments of Organizational Needs and Functioning PDF; 251KB / 4 pages (September 2002)
Using the TCU Drug Screen (TCUDS)	Correctional Treatment
A Screening Assessment Used Widely in Correctional Settings PDF; 451KB / 4 pages (December 2002)	Overview of Findings and Recommendations for Correctional Treatment PDF; 664KB / 4 pages (December 2002)

*Research Reports from IBR* (2006–current newsletters)
Winter 2008-2009: Vol. 17, No. 4	*Current Issue* Spring-Summer 2009: Vol. 18, Nos. 1-2
A Quick Guide to TCU Mapping Summarizes application guides, research findings, and free downloadable manuals for those wishing to learn more about using TCU Mapping. PDF; 252 KB / 4 pages	Report on IBR Summer Mapping Training Summarizes ratings by trainees on factors representing “readiness for change” and their evaluations of our TCU Mapping Workshop. PDF; 350 KB / 4 pages Tables for newsletter: PDF; 350 KB / 4 pages
Fall 2008: Vol. 17, No. 3	Summer 2008 Vol. 17, No. 2
Using Client Assessments Covers newly developed forms included in the TCU ADC Forms set. Discussions include selecting “sets” of forms, and clinical guidelines for using the assessments. PDF; 102 KB / 4 pages	Revisiting the Basics of Treatment Reviews the fundamentals of effective substance abuse treatment within the conceptual framework of the TCU Treatment Model. PDF; 422 KB / 4 pages
Spring 2008 Vol. 17, No. 1	Winter 2006-07: Vol. 16, No. 4
Client Needs and Progress Monitoring Focuses on automated data capture (ADC) techniques for clinical applications of assessment tools. The TCU ADC Forms are introduced with samples to download. PDF; 181 KB / 4 pages	Research and Practice Collaboration Highlights the collaboration between the science and service communities for improving addiction treatment PDF; 154 KB / 4 pages
Fall 2006: Vol. 16, No. 3	Spring-Summer 2006: Vol. 16, Nos. 1-2
Organizational Readiness for Change Features the 2007 special issue of Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment PDF; 290 KB / 4 pages	Assessing Offenders in Treatment Features the 2007 special issue of Criminal Justice and Behavior PDF; 202 KB / 4 pages

*Research Roundup* (2001-2005 issues and archives)
Winter 2005-06 : Vol. 15, No. 4
PDF; 518 KB / 6 pages Items from this issue: · Tooling up for treating offenders · TCU resources for CJ treatments · Adopting and implementing innovations · Coming this summer... · References for this issue
Fall 2005: Vol. 15, No. 3	Spring-Summer 2005: Vol. 15, Nos. 1-2
PDF; 131 KB / 6 pages Items from this issue: · Improving treatment in the "real world" · Transferring useful assessments · Interventions for the real world · Research Highlights: Reports in press · What's New on the Web	PDF; 301 KB / 6 pages Items from this issue: · Technology Transfer Across the Pond · Building Bridges for Treatment Effectiveness · Inside Reports: The RISE Day Programme, London · Inside Reports: Training Efforts Reflect Needs in the Field · What's New on the Web
Fall-Winter 2004-05: Vol. 14, Nos. 3-4	Summer 2004: Vol. 14, No. 2
PDF; 546 KB / 6 pages Items from this issue: · Models of client and program change · Simplifying client and program assessments · Research Highlights · What's New on the Web	PDF; 121 KB / 4 pages Items from this issue: · Please use it and pass it on · International focus on organizational functioning · TCU Drug Screen continues to gain popularity · What's New on the Web
Spring 2004: Vol. 14, No. 1	Fall 2003: Vol. 13, No. 3
PDF; 152 KB / 4 pages Items from this issue: · Getting them motivated: A key element in treatment process · CETOP motivation and cognitive enhancements · Research Highlights: Reports in press · What's New on the Web	PDF; 178 KB / 6 pages Items from this issue: · DATAR: A 20-Year Research Program · Identifying core factors of change · Fresh Voices: Graduate Training at IBR · Research Highlights: Reports in press · What's New on the Web
Spring-Summer 2003: Vol. 13, Nos. 1-2	Winter 2002-03: Vol. 12, No. 4
PDF; 444 KB / 4 pages Items from this issue: · User-friendly management systems for improving treatment · Treatment Costs and Organizational Monitoring: Taking a program's pulse · Research Highlights · What's New on the Web	PDF; 303 KB / 6 pages Items from this issue: · Fingertip access to IBR resources · Reports from the field: Case studies in research-to-practice · Research Highlights: Reports in press · What's New on the Web
Fall 2002: Vol. 12, No. 3	Summer 2002: Vol. 13, No. 2
PDF; 233 KB / 4 pages Items from this issue: · NIDA launches CJ-DATS · Investigating drug abuse treatment for correctional populations · Research Highlights: Reports in press · What's New on the Web	PDF; 285 KB / 6 pages Items from this issue: · Conceptual and practical aspects of transferring research to practice · "Take the ball and run" · JSAT article abstracts · What's New on the Web
Spring 2002: Vol. 12, No. 1	Fall-Winter 2001-02: Vol. 11, Nos. 3-4
PDF; 445 KB / 6 pages Items from this issue: · Surveying provider training needs · TCU Program Training Needs (PTN): Results of a statewide survey in Louisiana · Research Highlights · What's new on the Web	PDF; 370 KB / 8 pages Items from this issue: · DATAR-3: Building Foundations for Technology Transfer · Research Highlights: Reports in press · Upcoming 2001 IBR Annual Report · What's New on the Web
Summer 2001: Vol. 11, No. 2	Spring 2001: Vol. 11, No. 1
PDF; 285 KB / 6 pages Items from this issue: · Workplace prevention programs show promise · CETOP-2 targets motivation, recovery skills · Parenting study underway · Research Highlights: Reports in press · What's New on the Web	PDF; 227 KB / 6 pages Items from this issue: · Pacific Northwest hosts research-based interventions conference · Assessments of organizational functioning · Research Highlights · What's new on the Web
Archived Issues
Winter 2000-01: Vol. 10, No. 4 PDF; 255 KB / 6 pages	Fall 2000: Vol. 10, No. 3 PDF; 149 KB / 6 pages
Spring-Summer 2000: Vol. 10, Nos. 1-2 PDF; 203 KB / 8 pages	Fall 1999: Vol. 9, No. 3 PDF; 131 KB / 6 pages
Summer 1999: Vol. 9, No. 2 PDF; 138 KB / 8 pages	Spring 1999: Vol. 9, No. 1 PDF; 58 KB / 6 pages
Fall-Winter 1998-99: Vol. 8, No. 3-4 PDF; 63 KB / 6 pages	Summer 98 : Vol. 8, No. 2 PDF; 88 KB / 4 pages
Spring 1998: Vol. 8, No. 1 PDF; 116 KB / 4 pages	Winter 1997-98: Vol. 7, No. 4 PDF; 77 KB / 8 pages
Fall 1997: Vol. 7, No. 3 PDF; 74 KB / 6 pages	Summer 1997: Vol. 7, No. 2 PDF; 107 KB / 6 pages
Spring 1997: Vol. 7, No. 1	Winter 1996-97: Vol. 6, No. 4
Fall 1996: Vol. 6, No. 3	Summer 1996: Vol. 6, No. 2
Spring 1996: Vol. 6, No. 1

IBR Technical Reports

Strategic Treatment Planning Seminars (January 2009)

Evidence-based resources using TCU Mapping-Enhanced Counseling have been widely disseminated (without charge) via the IBR Website. Increasing numbers of treatment systems, however, are requesting advice for developing strategic applications of TCU assessments and interventions as part of an adaptive, stage-based services framework. This IBR technical report (PDF: 143K / 6 pages) highlights the “Strategic Treatment Planning” (RAP) seminar being offered for small groups of program planners and innovation leaders gathered in regional settings. It includes a hands-on and interactive review of how TCU resources “fit together” and can be implemented to meet customized program needs.

What is the Plan for CJ-DATS? (October 2008)

This IBR technical report (PDF: 358K / 8 pages) provides an overview of needs and objectives envisioned by the Texas Research Center and its team of Criminal Justice Collaborators participating in the national Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS). Funding is from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Guest Newsletter Articles

Drug and Alcohol Findings

Special issue from Drug and Alcohol Findings (2002; Mike Ashton, Editor). (Issue 7, 2002: PDF; 2.15 MB / 10 pages) The article by Christine Franey and Mike Ashton, "The grand designs from DATOS" (pp. 4-7, 16-19) provides a comprehensive external review of DATOS research and policy implications. Subcription information for Drug and Alcohol Findings is included with the article.

CTN Patient Feedback Newsletter

Special issue from Patient Feedback News: A National Drug Abuse Clinical Trial Network Study (Vol. 3, No. 1, 2005: PDF: 404K / 4 pages) The article, "Clinician resources: Mapping new roads to recovery" (pp. 3-4), highlights node-link mapping, a cognitive intervention for drug treatment developed by IBR's CETOP Project. This study is being conducted at the Treatment Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania in Philadephia. More information is available at the institute's Web site or by contacting Dr. Robert Forman, Principal Investigator, at b.forman@tresearch.org.

Offender Substance Abuse Report

Special issue of Offender Substance Abuse Report,
1 (4), 49-64. (July/August 2001: PDF; 168K / 16 pages) Includes the article, "The TCU Model of Treatment Process and Outcomes in Correctional Settings" (pp. 51-53, 58). OSAR subscription information is available on the last page of this issue as well as through the Civic Research Institute Web site: http://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/osa.html

Guest Newsletters are provided with permission from the publisher.