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Leading and Facilitating High Performing Teams in Behavioral Health Settings   ON-DEMAND COURSE   Course Description This 5-module on-demand course focuses on the development of practice competencies for facilitating and leading a variety of meeting formats, activities, and processes to support the deliberative and inclusive actions of organizational teams. These competencies focus on activities for: […]

What Providers Needs to Know About Inhalants   The tip sheet provides information on commons types of inhalants, signs of misuse, common slang terms, short-term health effects, a description of Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome, and treatment options for address inhalant use.   For questions about this tip sheet, please contact Andrew Kurtz, MA, LMFT ([email protected]).

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) created brief videos series on a variety of alcohol related topics called Short Takes. Eight videos are available on the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) website. The videos are easy to download and put into presentations or post on websites/social media and can be watched on […]

Sample Policies for the Delivery of SUD-related Services  via Audio-Only Telehealth    The Pacific Southwest and Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Centers created a new product to assist behavioral health providers and peer support specialists that provide services to People with Substance Use Disorders (PWSUDs) using the telephone (mobile, landline, or internet phones). This document […]

Substance Use Disorder Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Video Demonstration Series   This six-part Substance Use Disorder Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Video Demonstration Series was developed in 2022 by the Pacific Southwest ATTC (SAMHSA Grant No. TI080211), in partnership with the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs Training Department. We thank the Northwest ATTC for conceptual contributions to the […]

 Do you have questions regarding the use of Motivational Interviewing? Would you like to enhance or improve your skills?   Then MI on the Fly is for you!   MI on the Fly is an online, interactive, drop-in consultation series designed for behavioral health providers to obtain immediate feedback and coaching on the utilization and […]

The Pacific Southwest and Mountain Plains  Addiction Technology Transfer Centers Present:  The Organizational Process Improvement Initiative (OPII)     Looking to create a more empowered and dynamic team that embraces change?   Are you looking to adopt or implement new behavioral health practice or Recovery Support routines?   Does your agency need to take your […]

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Do you have questions regarding the use of Motivational Interviewing ? Would you like to enhance or improve your skills? Then MI on the Fly is for you!   MI on the Fly is an online, interactive, drop-in consultation series designed for behavioral health providers to obtain immediate feedback and coaching on the utilization and […]

The Opioid Response Network (ORN) is pleased to partner with Faces & Voices of Recovery to offer FREE, online regional trainings in June through September. This training series and the Virtual Learning Community are intended to increase the knowledge and skills of recovery support providers and recovery advocates. It’s designed especially for those interested in […]

Stimulant Use: Current Trends, Impact on the Brain and Body, and Implications for Treatment  Sponsored by:  UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center    Thursday, June 17, 2021; 3:00pm-5:00pm PDT **Please note dates and start/end time equivalents for the Pacific Jurisdictions:      American Samoa: Thursday, June 17th: 11:00am-1:00pm SST     Palau: […]

LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS - MI! You know Motivational Interviewing (MI) as an evidence-based counseling method for behavior change, but are you getting the most out of it? Join longtime friends, colleagues, and Motivational Interviewing Network Trainers Amy Shanahan and Paul Warren as they discuss the intricacies of MI spirit, intentionality, evoking change talk, and […]

SAMHSA recognizes the challenges posed by the current COVID-19 situation and is providing guidance and resources to assist individuals, providers, communities, and states across the country. SAMHSA stands ready to assist in any manner possible.   Please find more information at: https://www.samhsa.gov/coronavirus 

Join us this year for the 2020 Guam’s Virtual Conference on Substance use Disorders! Register for FREE at:  https://registration.allintheloop.net/register/event/2020-guam-virtual-conference-md78  

August’s webinar Getting Paid: Coverage for Underserved Populations: Who, What, How?, will provide information on federal and state payors and coverage for opioid use disorder treatment for patients with complex needs and efficient MAT practices. We will discuss treatment for a variety of underserved populations, including veterans, individuals preparing to re-enter communities after periods in […]

Motivational Interviewing - Into Practice Enhanced Professional Learning Series DESCRIPTION Would you like to enhance your current knowledge and practice on how to effectively use Motivational Interviewing (MI)? This online Enhanced Professional Learning (EPL) interactive series will cover topics and provide interactive practice opportunities essential to the development and/or refinement of MI skills and relational […]

ASAM Integration:  Six Dimensional Assessment through the Continuum Enhanced Professional Learning Series DESCRIPTION The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria, 3rd Edition, is the most widely used and comprehensive set of guidelines for assessment, placement, treatment planning, continued service, and transfer/discharge of clients with substance use and co-occurring disorders.  The Criteria utilizes six dimensions […]

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and the Pacific Southwest ATTC are partnering with Advocates for Human Potential to present the Sustainable Reimbursement of MAT Webinar Series. The series \/Viii be held the third Thursday from May-September 2020. Each month will feature a different topic.  June's webinar Getting Paid: Drug Medi-Ca/ and MAT Reimbursement, will provide […]

To register for the May 21st webinar, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/y7crnauj.  

Pacific Behavioral Health Collaborating Council (PBHCC) IC&RC Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ADC) Academy Curriculum Developed by the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center and UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs The IC&RC Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ADC) Academy curriculum is a weeklong training designed to prepare individuals based in the six U.S.-affiliated Pacific Jurisdictions to successfully […]

This 5-part Curriculum Infusion Package (CIP) on Compassion Fatigue and the Behavioral Health Workforce was developed in 2020 by the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (PSATTC). The main developers included Nancy Roget, MS, Joyce Hartje, PhD, and Terra Hamblin, MA, with additional guidance and editing support provided by Beth Rutkowski, MPH, Thomas E. Freese, […]

ANNOUNCING A New Training package! Alcohol and hiv: what clinicians need to know (2nd edition, 2019 update) The purpose of this introductory training is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied medical staff, therapists and social workers, and counselors, specialists, and case managers) with a detailed overview […]

December 9, 2019 9:00am-12:00pm Behavioral Health Services 15519 Crenshaw Blvd Gardena, CA 90249   REGISTER NOW https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KNFVC8N   “115 Americans die every day from an opioid-related overdose.”  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention    Are your patients among them?  Take a FREE CME pain management and opioids course.   Newly Updated Curriculum This newly updated comprehensive course incorporates […]

ANNOUNCING A New Training package! Motivational interviewing for hiv clinicians: Supporting behavior change The purpose of this introductory daylong training is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied medical staff, therapists and social workers, and counselors, specialists, and case managers) with a detailed overview of the use […]