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Presenters: Denna Vandersloot, Kris Kelly, Jill Blackson Integrated treatment is the buzzword of the day, but what does it really look like? What is possible given funding restrictions and siloed services? Join the Northwest, Great Lakes, and Northwest & Caribbean ATTCs for a five-part webinar series to explore these questions and learn more from national experts. This this third installment in the series addressed strategies for staffing, supervision, and training that can contribute to an improved infrastructure and ongoing staff development that will enhance integrated care.. Sponsored by the Northwest, Great Lakes, and Northwest & Caribbean ATTCs. Download slides

Presenters: Mark McGovern, PhD, Heather Gotham, PhD, Jennifer Harrison, PhD, LMSW, CAADC Defining and Assessing Integrated Behavioral Health Capacity Research, the first in a 5-part webinar series about integrated treatment, indicates that integrated treatment is more effective than sequential treatment and parallel treatment for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. This presentation will introduce the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment (DDCAT) and the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Mental Health Treatment (DDCMHT) instruments and toolkits for improving co-occurring disorder (COD) treatment capability. Sponsored by the Northwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast & Caribbean ATTCs. Download slides

June 18th, 2020 - "SATTC Good Grief: Helping Clients with Substance Use Disorders Cope with Loss" (PDF). This training is designed for healthcare professionals to include licensed and paraprofessionals in the mental health and co-occurring disorders fields.  A brief overview of dealing with loss that can be debilitating and increase the risk of relapse. This presentation will prepare you to help clients with substance use disorders cope with the wide range of losses they experience. Learning Objectives: · Be aware of the wide range of losses clients with substance use disorders experience · Help clients address traumatic stress symptoms caused by catastrophic crisis prior to relapse. · Be aware of grief counseling strategies with a special emphasis on how to work with clients with substance use disorders experiencing grief in the counseling relationship. · Be aware of 15 strategies for helping clients cope with the loss         Presenter:  Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant in the behavioral health field whose work has reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, and British Islands. Mark has been a certified addictions counselor for 34 years. Mark is co-founder of Serenity Academy of Chicago, the only recovery high school in Illinois. He is past president of the board of the Illinois Chapter of NAADAC. He has had a 30-year career as a university educator having taught at the University of Chicago, Illinois State University, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and Loyola University of Chicago, School of Social Work.    

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This virtual training course focuses on topics and issues for behavioral health supervisors to help enhance and expand your process as a clinical supervisor. Throughout the training, we will discuss a variety of supervision topics including various models of supervision, addressing ethical dilemmas with supervision, as well as technology and supervision. OBJECTIVES: Define the significant roles of clinical supervisors Explain the significance of a mentoring relationship in supervision Define the ethical issues in clinical supervision including dual relationships and confidentiality Analyze the ethical obligations and ethical decision-making of the supervisor Discuss the importance of collaboration in the development of an effective supervisory relationship Discuss the key benefits of using technology to extend the reach of clinical supervision   WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All persons who interact with patients, which may include intake staff, reception area personnel, drivers, maintenance staff, as well as professional staff. PRESENTERS: Anthony Estreet, Ph.D., LCSW-C, LCADC Executive Director, Next Step Treatment Center. Anthony is an Associate Professor at Morgan State University and is an experienced client-centered therapist with strength in developing and delivering effective training.

This webinar from the Northwest ATTC, presented on May 27, 2020, shared how a systems-based approach to improving chronic pain and opioid management in primary care can improve outcomes for patients, including complex patients with diagnoses of behavioral health and substance use disorders. Presenters Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH and Michael Parchman, MD, MPH explored whether this approach might be relevant for behavioral health and other organizations and shared resources developed for clinics managing patients with chronic pain using opioid medications during the COVID pandemic. Download slides | Watch recording

Dr. Tom Freese, co-director of the Pacific Southwest ATTC, shares insights on treatment and recovery in the LGBTQ population and offers recommendations on ways treatment organizations can meet the needs of their LGBTQ clients. 

This second session will go into detail about newborn opioid withdrawal, how the presentation may differ from other substance exposures, and the impact of poly-substance exposure. We will discuss care and treatment of the newborn after delivery and the potential impact on longer-term outcomes.

This guide provides resources specific to screening for co-occurring disorders experienced by farmers, farmworkers and farm families in rural communities. Healthcare providers, behavioral health professionals, and social workers are facing increasing pressure to respond to a host of unmet substance use and mental health needs of rural communities. In response, with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Mountain Plains ATTC and the Mountain Plains MHTTC have collaborated to release a resource guide to assist rural healthcare providers with screening and assessment of alcohol use disorder and depression.  The guide uses a case scenario to illustrate the most common barriers encountered in identifying co-occurring disorders and underscores the unique needs of rural communities that are home to agricultural producers.   If you would like to request a hardcopy version of this product please contact Susan Mickelson   Following the release of a new product (Depression, Alcohol and Farm Stress: Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Rural America) by authors at the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and the Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC). MHTTC and ATTC team members from two regions contacted key stakeholders in May 2020 to assess the impact of the farm crisis and perceptions regarding next steps. Feedback from these providers and key stakeholders is included in this brief along with updated data related to farm stress and mental health implications. These interviews and data will guide future activity for both the Mountain Plains and Mid-America ATTCs and MHTTCs. Read Farm Stress: Facts, Impact of COVID-19, and Resource and Training Needs of Mental Health Care Providers or download above.

This is a training on Medication Assisted Treatment

Currently, women’s involvement in correctional and substance use disorders (SUD) treatment systems is rapidly outpacing men. Most of these programs are based upon gender-neutral services, meaning that their programs were designed with men in mind. Specifically, many of these programs address why men use drugs and alcohol and how to reduce recidivism with little emphasis placed on the treatment needs of women. This is especially worrisome for women in correctional or treatment settings with stimulants as their drug of choice. Statistics demonstrate that women make up more than half of the clients treated for methamphetamine and other stimulants in the majority of SUD treatment programs. As such, a recent study indicated that five times the percentage of females than males attributed initial methamphetamine use to a desire to lose weight and more females than males reported using meth to get more energy. Stimulant use by women often leads to high rates of eating pathologies and compensatory behaviors, body dissatisfaction and preoccupation with body shape, binge eating, nutritional deficiencies, and weight gain among women in treatment for SUDs and in correctional settings.    This webinar will address core issues that are unique to female SUD treatment clients in comparison to their male counterparts regarding weight and energy as a driving mechanism to use, triggers for relapse, trends in drug use for women and the complexity of health-related complications and psychosocial needs, prescription medication and over-the-counter drug manipulation. Finally, gender-responsive approaches to augment and enhance existing treatment services will be discussed. This webinar is based on the Healthy Steps to Freedom program.   Presenter: Anne R. Lindsay, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Extension Specialist at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research focuses on gender-responsive approaches to women under correctional supervision for SUDs, particularly those related to nutrition, physical activity, eating pathology, body image, weight and other health-related topics.   

Electronic newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC.   

This session will provide an overview of housing models that address housing discrimination and stigma. Additionally, a review of best practices to ensure collaboration with established systems of care to prevent homelessness will be discussed. A discussion of best practices in service integration for marginalized populations. Content regarding housing stigma and discrimination. A review of the range of housing supports to ensure effective collaborations. Presenter: Mike Brose, MSW, is the Chief Empowerment Officer for the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma. He has dedicated his life to the eradication of stigma and discrimination for a person struggling with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. Mental Health Association of Oklahoma owns and manages nearly 1500 units of housing.  

In this webinar sponsored by the Northwest ATTC, Lydia Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP, CARN-AP investigated the connection between psychological trauma and substance use disorders, the neurobiological adaptations that arise in response to trauma, and the ways in which these same adaptations make one vulnerable to developing a substance use disorder. Viewers also learned about the relevance and importance of pharmacotherapies for treatment of substance use disorders in those with a history of trauma, and how to apply trauma-informed practices to common clinical scenarios. Download slides

In this webinar, sponsored by the Northwest ATTC, Dr. Marian Wilson, PhD, MPH, RN-BC, of the WSU College of Nursing, shared results from several of her recent studies examining pain symptoms within opioid use disorder populations. Using an empathetic approach to patients with chronic pain and opioid use, she offers rationale and tips for integrating pain self-management programs, designed to boost an individual's self-efficacy and confidence in controlling their own challenging symptoms, into opioid use disorder clinical settings. Download slides | Watch recording

In collaboration with the New England Association of Drug Court Professionals (NEADCP) and the Opioid Response Network of New England (ORN), we developed a second webinar that focused primarily on the impact of stigma on drug court participation in MAT. We discussed common challenges facing patients within the criminal justice population, including criminal thinking, underlying trauma, and stigma. We also discussed stigma with regard to both MAT and the criminal justice population, with special attention to three types of stigma: self-stigma, social stigma, and institutional stigma, including the reluctance to be involved in providing MAT services from an institutional standpoint. Further, we discussed the efficacy of MAT in these populations, as well as existing barriers, and how these relate to the three above-mentioned types of stigma.  A major point of emphasis was that MAT is highly efficacious regardless of whether a patient has a history of criminal involvement.

The second installment of Great Lakes/Northwest ATTC webinar series features a panel of providers presenting their experiences with effective treatment strategies and evidence-based practices for working with individuals with stimulant use disorders. Section 1: Treating Individuals with Stimulant and Opioid Use Disorders – Evergreen Treatment Center in Seattle, WA. K. Michelle Peavy, Ph.D., of Evergreen Treatment Services addresses challenges and strategies of working with individuals with comorbid opioid use and stimulant use disorders. Section 2: Implementing Contingency Management: Lessons Learned from VA’s National Implementation Initiative. Dominick DePhilippis, Ph.D., presents on use of contingency management in the VA system. Section 3: Using the MATRIX Model to treat stimulant disorders in a FQHC setting. Regina Fox, LSW, CSAC, will discuss use of the Matrix Model of treatment in a community-based treatment organization. Download the FAQ Sheet 

The July 2019 Dialogue contains articles on: Addiction: Benzodiazepine Awareness (#W-BAD) | Mental Health: More than a Hashtag | Prevention: SAMHSA Apps to Support Prevention | ORN: Chronic Pain | Region 3 Spotlight: Christiana Care's new Comprehensive Pain Center. Additional sections include upcoming training and webinar events, behavioral health observances, new resources, and Region 3 news. The Dialogue is designed to inform behavioral and mental health professionals of news and upcoming events in the Central East states. This electronic newsletter is disseminated on the first Tuesday of each month. You are encouraged to provide us with any feedback or submit articles and topics for discussion in future issues of the newsletter. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive the Dialogue and news and training announcements, sign up here.

The May 2019 Dialogue, contains articles on: Addiction: co-occurring disorders and drug courts (#mentalhealthmonth); Mental Health: improving organizational effectiveness to better serve older adults (#olderamericansmonth); Prevention: preventing tobacco and vaping use among youth; ORN: drug court alumni support groups, and Region 3 Spotlight: SAMHSA's National Prevention Week. Additional sections include upcoming training and webinar events, behavioral health observances, new resources, and Region 3 news. The Dialogue is designed to inform behavioral and mental health professionals of news and upcoming events in the Central East states. This electronic newsletter is disseminated on the first Tuesday of each month. You are encouraged to provide us with any feedback or submit articles and topics for discussion in future issues of the newsletter. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive the Dialogue and new and training announcements, sign up here.

This webinar, presented by Ken C. Winters, PhD, provided an overview of the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model for use with adolescents who may be using substances. In addition to a look at the parts of the SBIRT model, Dr. Winters also discussed techniques for maximizing the quality of a teen's self-report, provided an overview of the components of several recommended brief interventions, and provided links to evidence-based tools and resources. Ken C. Winters, PhD is a Senior Scientist at the Oregon Research Institute (MN affiliate) and Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota. His primary research interests are the assessment and treatment of adolescent drug abuse. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, and the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Dr. Winters received numerous research grants from the National Institute of Health and various foundations and published over 125 articles over a 30-year period. Over the past 10 years he has researched brief interventions and the SBIRT model. Download slides | Watch recording Webinar category: Specific populations

Sean A Bear I, Co-Director of the National American Indian- Alaskan Native ATTC gives an overview of some of the substances that are normally used within Indian Country as well as cultural factors that may assist with recovery efforts. View the recorded webinar: 

Presented on February 27, 2019, this webinar reviewed key factors necessary for effectively treating co-occurring trauma and addiction. Practical suggestions and tools were offered, including content specific to assessment, early intervention, and long-term recovery. Dr. Fitzgerald also made available copies of the comprehensive self-evaluation battery he administers to all his clients, as well as a scoring sheet for providers to use along with it. Download slides | Fitzgerald's Comprehensive Self-Evaluation Forms and Scoring Sheet/Summary

This presentation by Professor Katherine Sorsdahl discusses the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) training model with applications in the South African context. Katherine Sorsdahl is a Professor and the Co-Director of the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health at the University of Cape Town. She also serves as Expert Curriculum Development Advisor for the South Africa HIV ATTC.

This presentation by Professor Bronwyn Myers discusses the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) training model in application to substance use disorders. Professor Bronwyn Myers is a Chief specialist scientist in the Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Use Research Unit at the South African Medical Research Council. Professor Myers also serves as an Expert Technical Assistance Advisor for the South Africa HIV ATTC.

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