Maryland's Implementation Plan for Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care - October 2008
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The Maryland Recovery Workgroup, established in November 2007, aimed to create an implementation plan for recovery-oriented systems of care. Key stakeholders, including county coordinators, treatment providers, and recovery community representatives, gathered to assess existing services, identify gaps, and shape collaborative strategies. This comprehensive approach emphasizes engaging stakeholders at all levels, promoting education about recovery models, and optimizing service standards. The plan outlines goals for enhancing funding priorities, agency collaboration, and data collection to measure recovery outcomes effectively.
Maryland's Implementation Plan for Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care - October 2008
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Recovery Oriented Systems of Care Implementation Plan Maryland Recovery Workgroup October 2008
Maryland Recovery Workgroup • ADAA Director selected members representing county coordinators, providers, recovery community, recovery advocates • Task: develop an implementation plan for recovery oriented systems of care in Maryland
Recovery Workgroup Members • Tom Cargiulo– Director, Howard County Substance Abuse Services • Dave Ennis – Western Region Manager, ADAA • Carlos Hardy – Executive Director, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Maryland Chapter • Sue Jenkins – Central Region Manager, ADAA • Yngvild Olsen, MD – Acting Deputy Health Officer, Harford County Health Department • Arnold Ross – Director of Administration, Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems • Rebecca Ruggles – Open Society Institute • Bill Rusinko – Research Director, ADAA • Suzan Swanton – Executive Director, Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council • Christina Trenton – Director, Carroll County Long-Term Treatment Center
Workgroup Process • Recovery Workgroup established in November 2007 • What can Maryland do to establish a more recovery-oriented system of care? • Obtain stakeholder input from every jurisdiction – focus groups • Develop an implementation plan by October 2008
Focus Groups • What exists in your community? • What services are absent? • What works well? • What doesn’t work?
Focus Group Members • Treatment Providers • Members of the Recovery Community • Advocates • Family Members • Support Service Providers
Implementation Plan • Goals and Objectives • SWOT Analysis • Focus Group data • Recommendations
Goal: Engage Stakeholder Groups • Involve system stakeholders in system planning, implementation, and evaluation • Who? Representatives of the recovery community and their families, advocates, treatment and support service providers
Goal: Engage Stakeholder Groups • State Level - • Involve stakeholders in planning, implementing and evaluating ADAA policies and practices • Require stakeholder involvement in planning, implementation and evaluation of local services funded by the State • Create opportunities for coalitions of traditional and nontraditional providers to obtain funding for combined services
Goal: System Education • Raise awareness and promote understanding of Recovery Oriented Systems of Care models throughout the prevention and treatment systems, service provider systems, recovery community and broader community.
Goal: System Education • State Level – • Offer courses and workshops to providers • Recruit and train trainers • Obtain curricula from other states, develop new curricula as needed • Become a clearinghouse for resource materials, speakers
Goal: Assign Responsibility for Guiding Transformation • Multiple step, comprehensive process benefits from cohesive leadership at state and community level • State Level - ADAA staff designated to coordinate, guided by steering committee
Goal: Define Standards for Services • State Level – • Operationalize characteristics of recovery-friendly services at all levels of treatment, and for all types of recovery support services. • Provide self-assessment tools that service providers can use to evaluate their programs and develop improvement plans • Connect program self assessment and development of a change plan to funding opportunities
Goal: Change Funding Priorities • State Level – • Apply for Access to Recovery grant funds that will enable ADAA to pay for recovery support services • Buy services that demonstrate alignment with a recovery oriented system of care
Goal: Collaborate with Other Agencies • State Level – • Identify and resolve conflicting policies and practices to remove barriers to utilization of services • Collaborate to jointly fund clusters of services
Goal: Collect Data that Measure Recovery Outcomes • Modify the existing data system (SMART) to enable us to collect and analyze data that measure milestones in the process of recovery
Goal: Collect Data that Measure Recovery Outcomes • State Level – • Redefine what constitutes an episode of treatment • Measure and reward successful linkages among services • Obtain data from nontraditional and recovery support service providers • Define recovery outcomes beyond current measures