Contingency Management will be implemented in five (5) Outpatient Substance Use Treatment programs in CT to complement their existing continuum of substance use disorder treatment. Providers will be required to utilize Evidence Based CM protocols to target stimulant use to reduce overdose risk. Please provide a general description of how you plan to develop and implement CM. Technical assistance calls will later help refine this plan as needed. Please outline your agencies readiness and willingness to participate in the outlined training/technical assistance and CM implementation process. i. There will be Implementation Training followed by a Readiness Assessment conducted by the DMHAS-UConn School of Medicine (SOM) Team. ii. Training requirements for the primary staff including at a minimum the CM Coordinator, CM Case Manager, and Supervisor: (a) CM Program Overview (two (2) hours, self-paced); (b) CM Program Implementation training (two (2), three (3) hour live virtual sessions; (c) Site Readiness Assessment: and (d) at least monthly coaching calls. iii. Readiness Assessment is designed to ensure that sites are fully prepared to offer CM services in accordance with this CM Program. Both components of the Readiness Assessment (Qualtrics Survey and Zoom/virtual interview) are required to be completed in full prior to being permitted to administer CM services. The Readiness Assessment process includes: (a) interactive demonstration of procedures and site-specific implementation goals; (b) entering practice cases into the Incentive Manager Portal to demonstrate proficiency with these tools; and (c) responding to pre-set clinical scenarios...
