The Southern Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Southern Coast ATTC) serves addiction treatment professionals in its region through a variety of avenues. It offers training and technical assistance tailored to meet the workforce needs of the region. The areas of particular emphasis for training programs are planned: 1) to support the adoption of evidence-based addiction treatment practices; 2) to enhance clinical supervision; 3) to promote a recovery-oriented system of care; 4) to enhance the clinical and cultural competencies of addiction counselors; and 5) to develop emerging leaders for the addiction field.
Southern Coast ATTC's main office is located in Tallahassee, Florida and is operated through a partnership between: The Florida Certification Board, the single organization that certifies addiction professionals in the State of Florida; and The University of Alabama at Birmingham through the Substance Abuse Programs within the Department of Psychiatry, UAB School of Medicine.
Other initiatives of the Southern Coast ATTC include faith-based initiatives, The Leadership Institute, advancing the use of evidence-based practices, workforce development activities, and supporting existing regional schools of addiction studies.
