Training the Addiction Treatment Workforce in HIV Endemic Regions : An Overview of the South Africa HIV Addiction Technology Transfer Center Initiative

The South Africa HIV Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) was formed in 2017 to train health professionals and nonprofessional lay workers in evidence-based addiction interventions as a strategy for addressing the country's HIV epidemic. This article describes the Year 1 activities of the South Africa HIV ATTC including an initial needs assessment with high-level stakeholders, an advisory board meeting with South African government and nongovernment agencies, a learning exchange with other international ATTCs, and the identification of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) as a focal intervention for widespread training. The article details the culmination of Year 1 activities via a national forum on SBIRT and presents posttraining satisfaction data across SBIRT events. Lessons learned during the first year include the importance of building strong partnerships with high-level stakeholders, conducting a targeted needs assessment, and identifying a focal intervention for widespread dissemination. Trainees reported high satisfaction and intention to use the knowledge and skills gained. Overall, the methods used by the South Africa HIV ATTC demonstrate a novel approach to training health professionals and lay health workers in evidence-based addiction services as a means of improving HIV outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Training and education in professional psychology - 14(2020), 1 vom: 28. Feb., Seite 78-85

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Scott, Kelli [VerfasserIn]
Sibeko, Goodman [VerfasserIn]
Cummings, Beverley [VerfasserIn]
Myers, Bronwyn [VerfasserIn]
Sorsdahl, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Stein, Dan J [VerfasserIn]
Kuo, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Becker, Sara J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brief intervention
Journal Article
Referral to treatment
Screening
South Africa
Training

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Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1037/tep0000286

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326523812