Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Identify and recommend strategies for removing programmatic barriers and build readiness for implementation of combined Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) co-occurring treatment models such as IDDT and/or ICT. 2. Coordinate and provide training and technical assistance on MI and combined MI and CBT effective models such as IDDT and/or ICT a. Implementation methods to include workshops, practice, and standardized interviews for competence and coaching over time with a special emphasis on supervisors’ capacity to sustain the practice among staff at their program with high fidelity. 3. Develop list of basic knowledge and competencies needed to effectively address opioid misuse to be used as a self-evaluation tool by program and staff and to inform implementation, sustainability, and effective interagency coordination. 4. Define a more accessible and successful way to communicate and coordinate among community provider agencies regarding mutual clients. This process may require expert facilitation using proven practices such as Collective Impact or Appreciative Inquiry and technical assistance to identify barriers and develop the necessary infrastructure to support the identified strategies and achieve positive outcomes long term. 5. Develop a sustainability plan for each community to ensure workforce skills and infrastructure changes are maintained and improved upon over time once the technical assistance and support concludes. 6. Identify important data to monitor and work with the Department of Mental Health, Designated Agencies, and Preferred Providers to strengthen data collection methods to facilitate a clear understanding of how well services are provided and whether people are better off.
