Authors: Douglas Novins, Gregory A Aarons, Sarah G Conti, Dennis Dahlke, Raymond Daw, Alexandra Fickenscher, Candace Fleming, Craig Love, Kathleen Masis, Paul Spicer, The Center of American Indian and Alaska Native Health's Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory Board

Publication Year: 2019

Last Updated: 2019-10-04

Journal: Implementation Science

Keywords: cultural appropriateness, evidence-based treatments, 12-step healing traditions, substance abuse treatment

Abstract:

Broadening this conversation beyond its primary focus on the use of evidence-based treatments to other salient issues such as building the necessary research evidence (including incorporating American Indian and Alaska Native cultural values into clinical practice) and developing the human and infrastructural resources to support the use of this evidence may be far more effective for advancing efforts to improve substance abuse services for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

This movement from expert opinion (as reflected in this paper) to empirical evidence promises to illuminate, enhance, and provide a more solid foundation in efforts to improve the quality of substance abuse services for AI/AN communities, and enrich our national conversations regarding EBTs and Evidence-Based Practices for all Americans.

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Source: https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1748-5908-6-63