Awards

The following people and organizations were presented with awards.

• Best Poster on Evidence-Based Practice 2006 Award

  A poster by Donna Burton, Sarah Tunning, Mike Lavetsky, Jim Crawford, of the The Mid Florida Center in Avon Park, Florida, entitled:

  Effective Integration of Mental Health Content into an Evidence- Based Substance Abuse Treatment Model: MET/CBT 5

  . . . received an award in recognition of the best poster representing the theme of evidence-based practice in adolescent substance use disorder treatment.

• Program Evidence-Based Practice 2006 Award

  The program:

  Serving Children and Adolescents in Need (SCAN) of Laredo, Texas

  . . . received an award in recognition of consistent commitment and movement towards evidence-based practice in adolescent substance use disorder treatment.

• Government Facilitation of Evidence-Based Practice 2006 Award

  Randolph D. Muck, M.Ed,. Adolescent Program Team Leader Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Rockville, MD

  . . . received an award in recognition of consistent commitment and help to move the field towards evidence-based practice in adolescent substance use disorder treatment.

• Research to Evidence Based Practice 2006 Award

  Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D., Senior Research Psychologist and GAIN Coordinating Center Director Chestnut Health Systems, Bloomington, Illinois

  . . . received an award in recognition of consistent commitment to bridging the gap between research and evidence-based practice in adolescent substance use disorder treatment.