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Implementation of Contingency Management at a Large VA Addiction Treatment Center

Hang Ruan, L.I.C.S.W., Cody L. Bullock, Ph.D., and Greg M. Reger, Ph.D., M.A. [email protected]Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

Volume 68, Number 12

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700242

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Contingency management (CM) is an evidence-based intervention that reinforces target behaviors of patients, such as abstinence from substance use. This column discusses the experiences and lessons learned at a large U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Addiction Treatment Center during implementation of CM as part of the VA’s national rollout. Challenges are discussed related to staff reception and limited initial referrals, identifying a drug testing method and staff confidence in that method, training requirements, and financial resources needed. Local innovations and CM expansion since 2012 are also reviewed.

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Cover: New York City Views. Skaters Near 59th Street, Samuel H. Gottscho. Museum of the City of New York. Photo credit: Museum of the City of New York/Art Resource, New York City.

Psychiatric Services

Volume 68 • Number 12 • December 01, 2017

Pages: 1207 - 1209

PubMed: 28945178

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Published online: 15 September 2017

Published in print: December 01, 2017

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Hang Ruan, L.I.C.S.W.

Mr. Ruan and Dr. Bullock are with the Addiction Treatment Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle/Tacoma. Dr. Reger is with the Mental Health Service, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.

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Cody L. Bullock, Ph.D.

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Greg M. Reger, Ph.D., M.A. [email protected]

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Notes

Send correspondence to Dr. Reger (e-mail: [email protected]). Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, M.D., and Kenneth Minkoff, M.D., are editors of this column.

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The contents do not necessarily represent the views of the VA or the United States government.

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This column is the result of work supported with resources from and use of facilities at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.

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Implementation of Contingency Management at a Large VA Addiction Treatment Center

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