Introduction

The TARA ECHO goal is to strengthen the rural behavioral health care workforce and increase participant understanding and utilization of The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria. Based on this goal the anticipated outcomes of this ECHO program include the following:
  • Improved collaboration for practice teams participating in the ECHO program;
  • Improved knowledge and confidence related to appropriate application of The ASAM Criteria;
  • Measured change in SUD practice at the organization level as measured by three ASAM Process/Contextual/Outcome measures; and
  • Improved client SUD outcomes.
     
An important step in the ECHO implementation is to better understand the current practices and policies for the participating organizations and their staff as well as barriers to fully adopting and implementing The ASAM Criteria. John Snow Inc (JSI) is currently evaluating the effectiveness of its training and outreach efforts. The goal of the assessment is to determine how information and skill development from the ECHO sessions are put into practice, and to help us understand the organizational impact of the ECHO participation. 
  
For completing the assessment, you can enter your name for a drawing to win one of two $50 gift cards of your choice. You will have the opportunity to opt into the drawing at the end of the assessment. Just follow the prompt at the end of the assessment to provide your information (which will be kept confidential and used only for purposes of sending the gift card link to you, if your name is drawn).
 
We ask that you complete this assessment once per year. 
  • The survey responses from all the participating organizations will be aggregated into a summary evaluation report.
  • No individual organization's responses will be shared outside of the ECHO operations team.
  • When completing this baseline assessment, please respond based on what was in place as of October 1, 2022 to December 31,  2022.
  • It will take approximately 15 minutes for you to complete.
  • Please complete this assessment by July 17, 2023.

Thank you!  If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Yvonne Hamby at yhamby@jsi.com.

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