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The video assessment of simulated encounters-revised (VASE-R): reliability and validity of a revised measure of motivational interviewing skillsDavid B Rosengren
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 4805, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 97:130-8. 2008..The findings provide an empirical basis for suggesting VASE-R benchmarks for beginning proficiency and expert MI practice...- Brief intervention for heavy-drinking college students: 4-year follow-up and natural historyJ S Baer
Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Am J Public Health 91:1310-6. 2001..This study examined long-term response to an individual preventive intervention for high-risk college drinkers relative to the natural history of college drinking... - Agency context and tailored training in technology transfer: a pilot evaluation of motivational interviewing training for community counselorsJohn S Baer
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 37:191-202. 2009.... - Adolescent change language within a brief motivational intervention and substance use outcomesJohn S Baer
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Seattle 98105, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 22:570-5. 2008..Results suggest that specific aspects of adolescent speech in brief interventions may be important in the prediction of change in substance use. These relationships should be examined within larger samples and other clinical contexts... 
Brief motivational intervention with homeless adolescents: evaluating effects on substance use and service utilizationJohn S Baer
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105 4631, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 21:582-6. 2007..Future research needs to elucidate mechanisms of change and service engagement for highly vulnerable youth...- Training and fidelity monitoring of behavioral interventions in multi-site addictions researchJohn S Baer
University of Washington, Department of Psychology, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, Seattle, Washington 98105 4631, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 87:107-18. 2007.... - An evaluation of workshop training in motivational interviewing for addiction and mental health cliniciansJohn S Baer
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, VA Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98108 1597, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 73:99-106. 2004..Findings highlight the need for additional research on the use of standardized patients, alternative assessment techniques, and effective methods of technology transfer for MI skill acquisition and retention... - DSM-IV alcohol and substance abuse and dependence in homeless youthJohn S Baer
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Stud Alcohol 64:5-14. 2003.... - Measurement of negative consequences of substance use in street youth: an expanded use of the Rutgers Alcohol Problem IndexJoshua A Ginzler
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, 1107 NE 45th Street, Suite 120, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Addict Behav 32:1519-25. 2007..Discussion focuses on the RAPI as a reliable instrument for the measurement of negative consequences for alcohol and drug use... 
The association of persistent pain with out-patient addiction treatment outcomes and service utilizationRyan M Caldeiro
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
Addiction 103:1996-2005. 2008..To estimate the prevalence of persistent pain among veterans in out-patient addiction treatment and examine associated addiction treatment outcomes and medical and psychiatric service use...- Short-term effects of a brief motivational intervention to reduce alcohol and drug risk among homeless adolescentsPeggy L Peterson
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, 1107 Northeast 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 20:254-64. 2006..Limitations of the study are discussed as are implications for development of future substance use interventions for this high-risk group... - Randomized trial of onsite versus referral primary medical care for veterans in addictions treatmentAndrew J Saxon
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington 98108, USA
Med Care 44:334-42. 2006..Providing primary care within addictions clinics (onsite care) may improve medical and SUD treatment outcomes in this population... - Deconstructing proficiency in motivational interviewing: mechanics of skilful practitioner delivery during brief simulated encountersBryan Hartzler
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Box 354805, 1107NE 45th Street, Suite 120, Seattle, WA 98105 4631, USA
Behav Cogn Psychother 38:611-28. 2010..Yet limited empirical evidence exists to clarify how relational and technical elements are associated, or if rates of skill indices and their constituent technical elements vary within a clinical encounter... - The video assessment of simulated encounters (VASE): Development and validation of a group-administered method for evaluating clinician skills in motivational interviewingDavid B Rosengren
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, 1107 NE 45th Street, Suite 120, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 79:321-30. 2005..The VASE-R requires further analysis to evaluate these revisions, but shows promise as a cost-effective alternative for use in MI skill assessment in a variety of training and research contexts... - The Addiction Severity Index medical and psychiatric composite scores measure similar domains as the SF-36 in substance-dependent veterans: concurrent and discriminant validityDonald A Calsyn
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 76:165-71. 2004..This study examines the concurrent validity of these ASI composite scores in relation to the short form 36-item health survey (SF-36), a well-established measure of health-related quality of life/functional health status... - Associations of housing status with substance abuse treatment and service use outcomes among veteransJonathan R Buchholz
U S Department of Veterans Affairs VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington 98108, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:698-706. 2010.... - Brief motivational feedback improves post-incarceration treatment contact among veterans with substance use disordersTania M Davis
Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 69:197-203. 2003..To test the efficacy of providing brief motivational feedback to increase post-incarceration substance use disorders (SUD) treatment contact... - Homeless youths' perceptions of services and transitions to stable housingSharon B Garrett
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, 1107 NE 45th Street, Suite 120, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Eval Program Plann 31:436-44. 2008..Implications for service providers and future research are discussed... - Developmental consistency in associations between depressive symptoms and alcohol use in early adolescenceCarolyn A McCarty
University of Washington and Seattle Children s Hospital, Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle, WA 98121, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 73:444-53. 2012..The current study examined whether the associations between depressive symptoms and alcohol use were similar in valence and magnitude over a 4-year period in early adolescence... - The utility of collateral informant assessment in college alcohol research: results from a longitudinal prevention trialRobert G Laforge
Department of Psychology, CPRC Building, Room 48W, University of Rhode Island, 2 Chafee Road, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, USA
J Stud Alcohol 66:479-87. 2005..We present two studies that examine aspects of these issues using data from 1,264 college student participants in a brief intervention prevention trial conducted at a public university... - Concurrent monitoring of psychological distress and satisfaction measures as predictors of addiction treatment retentionEric J Hawkins
Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 35:207-16. 2008..Decrease in satisfaction was significantly but modestly associated with low engagement. Implications for applications of weekly monitoring to improve retention are discussed... - A 21-year longitudinal analysis of the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on young adult drinkingJohn S Baer
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 60:377-85. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal alcohol exposure is a risk factor for the development of drinking problems in humans. Potential mechanisms for the role of fetal exposure and the development of alcohol problems deserve study... - Test-retest reliability of alcohol measures: is there a difference between internet-based assessment and traditional methods?Elizabeth T Miller
Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 16:56-63. 2002..This cost-efficient alternative has the advantage of minimizing data collection and entry errors while increasing survey accessibility... - Smoking cessation treatment among dually diagnosed individuals: preliminary evaluation of different pharmacotherapiesAndrew J Saxon
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 5:589-96. 2003..Additional research is needed to assess medication effects in randomized trials, to explore effects of more intensive treatments, and to assess possible harm reduction from smoking interventions within this population... - Psychometrics of the Drinker Inventory of Consequences (DrInC)Alyssa A Forcehimes
University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions CASAA, 2650 Yale Blvd SE Albuquerque, NM 87106, United States
Addict Behav 32:1699-704. 2007..In an examination of the shorter version of the DrInC, findings suggest that the SIP is suitable when assessing the overall level of drinking-related consequences... - Effectiveness of workshop training for psychosocial addiction treatments: a systematic reviewScott T Walters
University of Texas School of Public Health, Dallas, TX 75390 9128, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 29:283-93. 2005..Given the popularity of this training format, the role of workshop training needs to be a focus of future evaluative research...
Research Grants
- Computer-Adapted Standardized Patients InstrumentJOHN BAER; Fiscal Year: 2005..The research and development team has extensive experience with Ml and with technology applications for training in academic and small business contexts. ..
- Development and Evaluation of Context Tailored TrainingJOHN BAER; Fiscal Year: 2006..If successful, subsequent proposals for research on a much larger scale can test training effectiveness across a broad range of agencies, personnel, and topics. ..
- Brief Substance Abuse Treatment for Homeless AdolescentsJOHN BAER; Fiscal Year: 2005..TAU includes drop-in programs (hygiene, food, material assistance, and case management). Follow-up interviews at one- and three-months post-treatment, will assess substance use, stage of change, and service utilization. ..