1. Collaborating Agencies

2. Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center

3. Research Projects in Substance Abuse Patterns and Technology Transfer
Collaborative Efforts with State Agencies
Workforce Development Projects and Surveys
Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (GCATTC)

4. The Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (GCATTC) is one of 14 regional University Centers in the United States. The center works through multiple consortia of educational institutions and other agencies to promote development and implementation of evidence-based substance abuse interventions and practices.

5. ATTC Network

6. Technology Transfer Model
Institutional & Personal Readiness
Resources
Motivation
Stages of Program Change
Program
Change
Staff
1-Exposure
(Training)
Lecture
Self Study
Workshop
Consultant
2-Adoption
(Leadership decision)
4-Practice
(Routine use)
3-Implementation
(Exploratory use)
Organizational Dynamics
Climate for Change
Staff
Attributes
Simpson, 2002 (J Substance Abuse Treatment)

7. SBIRT EVALUATION
Data Collection and Reporting System (Development and Maintenance)
● GPRA & Other Forms
● Harris County Hospital District Data
Reports
GPRA
Management and Monitoring Reports
Process Evaluation
Documentation of Baseline and Key Developments in
Processes, Activities, and Methods for
Adoption
Implementation
Institutionalization
Future Data Analyses
Cost-offsets
Effectiveness
Barriers and predictors for readiness and behavior change

8. SBIRT Current Data Overview
March 2005
11/10/2018

9. Patient Gender Number of Patients Percentage Male 4431 48% Female 4585
Inception to January 31, 2005
Number of Patients
Percentage
Male
4431
48%
Female
4585
50%
Missing/Other
163 2%
Total
9179
11/10/2018

10. Race Number of Patients Percentage Hispanic/Latino & Other 3114 34%
Black/African Amer.
2561
28%
White
1349
15%
Asian
124 1%
American Indian 43 0%
Hawaiian/Pac. Isl. 1
Missing
1987
22%
Total
9179
Inception to January 31, 2005
“Missing” Category includes patients who refused to answer or answered “do not know”.
11/10/2018

11. AUDIT Scores by Risk Category
(Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test)
AUDIT Score
Patients
Percentage
Suggested 
Intervention Level
(0-7) Low Risk
594
35%
Alcohol Education
(8-15) Higher Risk
457
27%
Simple Advice
(16-19) Abuse
159 9%
Brief Counseling  
(20+) Dependence
510
30%
Referral
Total
1720
11/10/2018

12. Clinical Diagnostic Impression
Intakes
Percentage
Dependence
494
41%
Abuse
417
35%
High Risk
176
15%
Low Risk
115
10%
Total
1202
11/10/2018

13. Clinical Diagnostic Impression
11/10/2018

14. Readiness Ruler 6.9 8.9 8.6 7.4 Mean Score
Based on Readiness Ruler Instrument (Self Ratings)
Highest Possible Readiness for Change = 10
Brief Intervention
Brief Treatment
Referral & Treatment
Overall
Mean Score
6.9
8.9
8.6
7.4
11/10/2018

15. Mean Readiness Scores by Type of Service
11/10/2018

16. Total Patients by Type of Service
Total to Jan 31, 2005
Screening and Feedback
Brief Intervention
Brief Treatment
Referred to Treatment
Total
Patients
Percentage
6888
75%
1730
19%
104 1%
457 5%
9179
11/10/2018

17. Patients by Type of Service/QuarterSF BI BT RT
TOTAL
March 2004 3 19 6 11 39
Quarter 3 (April 04 - June 04)
524
205 9 93
831
Quarter 4 (July 04 - Sept 04)
887
496 2
180
1565
Quarter 1 (Oct 04 - Dec 04)
3797
658 43
125
4623
January 2005
1677
352 44 48
2121
Total
6888
1730
104
457
9179
11/10/2018

18. Total Patients Served
11/10/2018