For 30 years, the New England ATTC has served as a proud regional workforce development partner for The Annual New England School of Best Practices in Addiction Services, commonly called Best Practices. The School of Best Practices, developed from the New England Summer School, is an intensive 5-day learning opportunity for established addiction professionals to study an area of special interest in-depth and is taking place August 28, 2023 – September 1, 2023. The New England ATTC will be hosting a number of plenary sessions and specialized courses focused on treatment and recovery support services to address specific needs of the regional workforce.

The New England ATTC is proud to sponsor several courses including:

COURSES:

151. M: Stimulants and their Impact on Brain and Behavior – Best Practices and Approaches

601. M.T.W: Clinical Supervision Foundations

251. T: Harm Reduction

352. W: Risk Need and Responsivity- Delivery of Offender Treatment

353. W: De-escalation & Engagement Strategies: A Trauma Informed Approach

354. W: Motivational Interviewing: Advancing the Practice

454. Th: Health Disparities and Building Equity in SUD Services

553. F: Integrating Mindfulness to Overcome Trauma and Addiction

555. F: Addiction, Race and Criminal Justice

We are also proud to present the opening plenary session on Thursday, August 31st: Incorporating an Intersectionality Framework to Understand the Impact of Racism and Heterosexism on the Health Disparities Encountered by LGBTQ+ People of Color - David G.  Zelaya, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS), Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School  within the Department of Psychiatry.

For a full detailed agenda, visit the Best Practices website.