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North Carolina Practice Improvement Collaborative
MISSION
The goal of the North Carolina Practice Improvement Collaborative (PIC) is to improve the quality
and effectiveness of substance abuse service delivery in North Carolina through the adoption of
evidence-based practices. The PIC will oversee the development and implementation of a statewide
clinically based practice improvement agenda; expand and strengthen the integration of a statewide
network of community-based substance abuse providers, researchers, educators, policymakers,
advocates, and consumers; conduct knowledge adoption studies, based on questions posed by
treatment providers, which will provide information to improve substance abuse service delivery
in North Carolina; and conduct formative evaluations for each of the regional consortia to improve
the investigation and implementation of promising research-based practices.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
KEY STAKEHOLDERS
- Center-Point Human Services
- Southeastern Center for MH/DD/SAS
- Wake County Human Services
- Blue Ridge Center for MH/DD/SAS
- National Development and Research Institutes
- Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
- VOICES for Addiction Recovery
- North Carolina HBCU Alcohol and Substance Use Assessment initiative
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- Step One Substance Abuse Services
- Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
- Southlight, Inc.
- Mountain Area Health Education Center
- Research Triangle Institute
- Substance Abuse Services Section, NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services
- UNC School of Social Work at Chapel Hill
- Governor's Institute on Alcohol and Substance Abuse
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GOVERNANCE
The PIC has established four regional consortia and an Advisory Council. Although the Advisory
Council consists of representatives from the four regional consortia and representatives from
state-level organizations and agencies, each of the four regional PICs is composed of treatment
providers from the local community. All involved stakeholders are equal partners in the design
and implementation of the statewide practice improvement agenda. All knowledge adoption studies
will involve sites from each of the four regions.
STAKEHOLDER EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT
The PIC will conduct a researcher-in-residence program offering onsite researcher-practitioner
mentoring. Regional training, technical assistance, and educational seminars in various practice
improvement areas are planned for the upcoming year.
PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES
- Relapse prevention
- Treatment for co-occurring substance abuse and mental health (SA/MH) disorders
- Motivational interviewing
- Reducing perinatal tobacco use
- Family-focused treatment interventions
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
- Assess how providers address relapse prevention
- Train clinicians in treatment for co-occurring SA/MH disorders
- Use program feedback so clinicians may more effectively address perinatal tobacco cessation
- Assess family treatment interventions used by providers
EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
- Evaluate implementation of treatment for co-occurring SA/MH disorders
- Evaluate implementation of motivational interviewing in selected provider agencies
- Identify the most effective methods for reducing tobacco use among pregnant women in substance abuse treatment (performance indicators vs. regional train-the-trainers approach vs. interactive communications system)
- Assess organizational readiness to change
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Project Director:
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Wei Li Fang, Ph.D.
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Organization:
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Governor's Institute on Alcohol and Substance Abuse
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Phone:
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919-990-9559
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Email:
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wlfang@mindspring.com
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Web:
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www.ncpic.net
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