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Technical Support to CSAT on Women, Children
and Family Substance Abuse Treatment Issues
Client: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
(CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services
Under this task order contract, JBS supports
CSAT's efforts to advance the application of state-of-the-art
knowledge on substance abuse treatment for women, which
includes addressing the needs of their children and other
family members. Specific activities include technical assistance
(TA) and training delivery, management of national conferences,
support for the State Women's Treatment Coordinators,
and dissemination of information through CSAT's Treatment
Improvement Exchange (TIE) Forum to CSAT's constituents,
staff, State and Federal policymakers, and other stakeholders.
In addition, the project fosters collaboration with Federal
and non-Federal partners to promote the expansion of treatment
services and the breaking down of institutional stigma.
The contract also assists CSAT in addressing the welfare
reform agenda and responding to Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families reauthorization.
Technical Assistance Services for the SAMHSA/CSAT
Co-occurring and Homeless Activities Branch (CHAB) and its
Grantees
Client: Division of State and Community Assistance
(DSCA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),
Department of Health and Human Services
This task order contract provides comprehensive
technical assistance (TA) services to grantees and staff
of CSAT's Co-occurring and Homeless Activities Branch
(CHAB). The TA activities provided through the contract
cover a broad range of topic areas, including clinical intervention
strategies, program management, and staff development. The
method used by JBS to deliver the assistance varies, depending
on the specific request, the desired outcomes, and CHAB's
preferences. Types of TA provided include onsite and offsite
assistance, facilitation of information exchange, product
development, and grantee meetings and conferences.
National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center Capacity Building
Client: National Minority AIDS Education & Training
Center (NMAETC), Howard University
NMAETC is a national collaborative of clinicians
and subject matter experts who seek to build capacity and
increase cultural competence among clinics, community-based
organizations, and other health care providers offering
services to minority HIV-positive people. The goal of the
program is to integrate and mobilize all the components
of a clinic's operation to achieve measurable results,
such as increases in patient show rates, retention, numbers
of patients in treatment, adherence to treatment protocols,
and satisfaction with care, as well as improved referrals
and linkages within networks. The JBS Organization Development
Group worked with the NMAETC in the planning and design
of its capacity-building and cultural competence programs,
providing key conceptual models, procedures and tools, training
and curricula, and subject matter expertise. During the
implementation phase, the JBS OD Group continues to deliver
technical assistance, but the focus now is more on process
and meeting facilitation, coaching, and leadership development,
as well as strategy planning facilitation for new program
activities.
HUD Information Management Services, Training
and Technical Assistance, and Technical Support
Client: Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH),
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Since 1997, JBS has provided support through
an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) to each of the program
offices within HUD's PIH. JBS has successfully undertaken
and completed nearly 40 separate assignments. For example,
we designed and operated three separate information and
resource centers—the PIH Information and Resource
Center, the Drug Information & Strategy Clearinghouse,
and the Indian Housing Information and Resource Center.
We also provided regulatory and legislative support, performed
studies and authored technical reports, designed materials
and publications such as PIH program fact sheets, designed
and conducted training, provided technical assistance nationwide,
and planned and implemented small and large national conferences.
Within the IQC framework, JBS also supported a variety of
training and technical assistance initiatives specifically
for the Office of Native American Programs, including supporting
implementation of Boys & Girls Clubs in Indian Country,
training and technical assistance to reduce substance abuse
and violent crime, and design and implementation of community
and youth training programs nationwide.
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