Agencies, as well as other organizations, are now faced with a shortage of adequately prepared addiction leaders. Directors and senior level personnel, who are providing leadership in community-based addiction treatment agencies, are approaching retirement age, and there have been few educational opportunities to groom successors for these leadership positions. With this challenge in mind, the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network, in partnership with SAMHSA/CSAT's Partners for Recovery and the Graduate School/USDA, is very pleased to offer a unique professional development opportunity.
The PFR/ATTC Leadership Institute is an intense leadership preparation program designed to cultivate the development of future addiction leaders. It provides professional development through a combination of evidenced-based training seminars, distance learning, and completion of a project within a six-month timeframe. Each individual partners with a mentor offering expertise vital in facilitating the development of future leaders.
Why Participate?
What Will the Leadership Institute Offer?
What are the Nomination Criteria?
Leadership Institute 2008 Schedule
Hear Why the Leadership Institute is so Successful
Why Participate?
There are many great reasons to participate in the Leadership Institute. It is an exceptional opportunity to:
- Develop individual leadership skills
- Learn more about personal leadership style
- Meet other new and emerging leaders
- Have practical experience to take into the real world
- Receive individualized attention for leadership development
- Earn a Certificate in Leadership which validates training hours and project completion
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What Will the Leadership Institute Offer?
The Leadership Institute offers a new, unique leadership preparation program which provides a balance of evidenced-based training seminars, distance learning, and completion of a project within a six-month timeframe. This program requires a commitment from the protégé, the agency which the candidate is representing, and the mentor. The primary goal of the Leadership Institute is to cultivate new and emerging leaders within the addiction field through the enhancement of knowledge and development of competencies. The Institute incorporates a four-phase design that lays a foundation for developing leadership and management skills:
Phase 1: Assessment - Protégés undergo a formal assessment of their leadership and management interests, values, and skills through a standardized assessment instrument and feedback process. Participation of supervisors, peers and persons who report directly to them is essential for a well-rounded assessment.
Phase 2: Training Experiences - Protégés participate in a five-day Immersion Training session which will establish the conceptual framework and an appropriate body of knowledge for understanding the theory and practice of leadership and management. With their mentor's assistance, each protégé will develop a confidential individualized plan to address competencies identified from the assessment and leadership development objectives. Protégés will also prepare an individualized leadership project (ILP), and participate in continuing education based on their assessment.
Phase 3: Experiential Learning - This phase moves the protégés from the classroom to relevant settings (likely their own organization) to polish some of their leadership competencies.
Phase 4: Recognition - The Leadership Institute culminates by protégés presenting their individual projects. A special ceremony attended by current field leaders will follow and a formalized certificate of proficiency is awarded.
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What are the Nomination Criteria?
Candidates for the program are nominated by their agency director or another supervisor within the addiction treatment agency. It is critical that the agency agree to and allow for the time necessary to complete all requirements, and provide the protégé with opportunities to test new skills. Nominations are screened and selected for the program through an ATTC Selection Committee process. This allows for the selection of individuals who have potential for management and leadership positions, and capitalizes on their willingness to learn, grow and be a part of this dynamic process. The Leadership Institute selects protégés for the program who:
- Possess a personal or occupational commitment to the addiction treatment field
- Are currently employed as a mid-to-senior level manager within an addiction service agency
- Demonstrate current and potential leadership as indicated by professional, volunteer and other activities or through recommendations
- Will make a commitment to participate fully in all training activities, including an assessment of personal leadership skills by superiors and subordinates
- Can provide verification of employer’s commitment to protégé program participation and allowance for hours required to learn and apply the leadership model/training.
The time commitment involved includes:
- Participation in a 5-day Immersion Training session
- Classroom preparation and attendance
- Self-study
- Individual Leadership Development Plan (ILDP) creation and implementation (including Leadership Project completion)
- Attendance in the graduation ceremony
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Leadership Institute 2008 Schedule
Below is the upcoming 2008 Leadership Institute schedule. Contact your state’s ATTC Regional Center for more information about an upcoming training in your area.
Find your ATTC Regional Center
| ATTC Regional Center |
Dates |
| Southern Coast ATTC |
January 14-18, 2008 |
| Northwest Frontier |
March 3-7, 2008 |
| Central East ATTC |
March 17-21, 2008 |
| Mid-America ATTC |
March 31-April 4, 2008 |
| Mountain West |
April 14-18, 2008 |
| Southeast ATTC |
April 14-18, 2008 |
| Prairielands ATTC |
May 5-9, 2008 |
| Gulf Coast ATTC |
May 19-23, 2008 |
| Northeast ATTC |
August 25-29, 2008 |
| Pacific Southwest |
September 15-19, 2008 |
| Mid-Atlantic ATTC |
October 6-10, 2008 |
| Great Lakes ATTC |
October 27-31, 2008 |
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Hear Why the PFR/ATTC Leadership Institute is So Successful
Video Clips from 2006 National Conference for Leaders in Addiction Services
Click on the link below to hear from established leaders in the field, as well as past graduates about their PFR/ATTC Leadership Institute experience. These video clips highlight why the PFR/ATTC Leadership Institute is such a success and how it has become recognized as a platform for developing future leaders in the field.
The following videos were filmed at the 2006 National Conference for Leaders in Addiction Services (NCLAS). You must have Windows Media Player to view the clips.
VIP
H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM
Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Donna Cotter
Former Coordinator, Partners for Recovery
Tom Hill, M.S.W.
Senior Policy Associate, Health Systems Research, Inc.
Pam Waters, M.Ed.
Director, Southern Coast ATTC
PFR/ATTC Leadership Institute Graduates
Philip Armorgianos
Southern Coast ATTC 2005 Leadership Institute Graduate
Kim Brown & Angela Thigpen
Mid-America & Mid-Atlantic ATTC 2005 Leadership Institute Graduates
Robin Leary-Mancini
New England ATTC 2005 Leadership Institute Graduate
Spanish (en espanol)
Abner Cortez & Luis Encarnacion
Caribbean Basin & Hispanic ATTC 2005 Leadership Institute Graduates
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