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Dr. Haner Hernandez reflects on the 2018 National Recovery Month theme, Join the Voices for Recovery: Invest in Health, Home, Purpose, and Community, and offers recommendations on ways that treatment organizations can meet the needs of their Hispanic and Latino clients.
Published: June 3, 2020
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The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss how health care organizations need to ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the National CLAS Standards are incorporated to have a more inclusive definition of culture in order to better serve transgender individuals.
OBJECTIVES:
Define CLAS standards, themes, and recommendations
Understand strategies for addressing ‘real-life issues’ and health equity impact among transgender and intersex populations
Learn about providing quality and compassionate care for adults, adolescents, and children who identify as transgender or gender-diverse or questioning their gender identity
Explore gender minority stress treatment principles and support strategies
Address behavioral health care and related CLAS standards for service to transgender and intersex populations
PRESENTERS:
Jacqueline Coleman, MEd, MSM, BA, CPC, certified professional coach with extensive experience as a senior program manager. Jacqueline has expertise in workforce development, organizational development and contract management. She is a cultivator and trainer of professionals in multiple sectors. Jacqueline provides strategic consultation on LEADERVATION (gender-tailored programs, equity and diversity initiatives, and systems change processes).
Brady Freitas, MSW, LCSW-C, ACHP-SW, is a clinical social worker specializing in palliative care at the University of Maryland’s Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has extensive training in motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care and Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy. He provides LGBT cultural competency training for the cancer center staff and seeks to raise awareness for the importance of cancer screening amongst the Transgender population.
Published: March 25, 2020
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The Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC are pleased to offer a menu of intensive technical assistance options to help organizations build and enhance their skills in working with clients from diverse backgrounds.
Download a summary of the training options here.
Published February 11, 2020
Published: February 11, 2020
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African Americans have lower rates of retention in substance use disorder treatment than the general population. In this one-hour webinar, Mark Sanders, LCSW, CSC, presents an overview of the factors that prevent African Americans from engaging in treatment, along with strategies that treatment organizations can use to increase engagement.
Presented on February 5, 2020.
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Published: February 6, 2020
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Studies show that racial discrimination influences clinical decision-making and affects clinician-patient interactions.Implicit racial bias is associated with reduced trust in physicians, decreased likelihood to follow treatment recommendations and lower satisfaction with care received among African-American adults suffering from chronic disease.
Racial discrimination can play a foundational role in worsening African-American retention in substance abuse treatment by aggravating factors such as those listed below:
• BARRIERS TO TREATMENT
• LACK OF ACCESS TO NEEDED ANCILLARY SERVICES
• LOW SATISFACTION WITH TREATMENT
Published: December 16, 2019
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A series of educational products, guidance, and technical assistance for mental health providers, substance abuse treatment providers and primary care physicians who seek to elevate cultural competence efforts to include an understanding of the presence and impact of implicit racial bias in health care and substance abuse treatment.
This pamphlet describes the evolution of the term African-American, and provides insight and guidance on how to use this information to improve retention among African-American individuals receiving substance abuse treatment.
Published: December 16, 2019
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A series of educational products, guidance, and technical assistance for mental health providers, substance abuse treatment providers and primary care physicians who seek to elevate cultural competence efforts to include an understanding of the presence and impact of implicit racial bias in health care and substance abuse treatment.
This pamphlet describes the evolution of the term African-American, and provides insight and guidance on how to use this information to improve retention among African-American individuals being referred to and receiving substance abuse treatment.
Published: December 16, 2019
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A series of educational products, guidance, and technical assistance for mental health providers, substance abuse treatment providers and primary care physicians who seek to elevate cultural competence efforts to include an understanding of the presence and impact of implicit racial bias in health care and substance abuse treatment.
This pamphlet describes the scope and impact of implicit racial bias in healthcare and substance abuse treatment.
Published: December 16, 2019
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A series of educational products, guidance, and technical assistance for mental health providers, substance abuse treatment providers and primary care physicians who seek to elevate cultural competence efforts to include an understanding of the presence and impact of implicit racial bias in health care and substance abuse treatment.
This pamphlet defines implicit racial bias and microaggression, and offers evidence-based strategies for addressing both substance use treatment programs.
Published: December 16, 2019
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A series of educational products, guidance, and technical assistance for mental health providers, substance abuse treatment providers and primary care physicians who seek to elevate cultural competence efforts to include an understanding of the presence and impact of implicit racial bias in health care and substance abuse treatment.
This pamphlet focuses on evidence-based strategies that have been demonstrated to reduce the negative impact of implicit bias on healthcare outcomes. Systemic, organizational, and individual perspectives are presented.
Published: December 16, 2019
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A series of educational products, guidance, and technical assistance for mental health providers, substance abuse treatment providers and primary care physicians who seek to elevate cultural competence efforts to include an understanding of the presence and impact of implicit racial bias in health care and substance abuse treatment.
This pamphlet focuses on evidence-based interventions that have been demonstrated to reduce the negative impact of implicit bias on healthcare outcomes. Systemic, organizational, and individual perspectives are presented.
Published: December 16, 2019
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The one-day workshop is designed to highlight and explore the needs of treatment professionals working with culturally diverse individuals, organizations, and communities. The participants will learn about Health Disparities, Cultural Intelligence, CLAS Standards and proven techniques and strategies for engagement and improving outcomes.
Published: September 19, 2019
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The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss how health care organizations need to ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the National CLAS Standards are incorporated to have a more inclusive definition of culture in order to better serve individuals within the Latinx community.
OBJECTIVES:
Define the CLAS standards
Explore the CLAS Themes and Recommendations
Understand how CLAS applies to decreasing health disparities in behavioral health for Latinx communities
Learn how to implement the CLAS standards in organizations
PRESENTERS:
Jacqueline Coleman
MEd, MSM, BA, CPC
Certified Professional Coach
Pierluigi Mancini
PhD, MAC
Consultant and Speaker on Mental Health and Addiction
Published: September 11, 2019
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The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss how health care organizations need to ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the National CLAS Standards are incorporated to have a more inclusive definition of culture in order to better serve individuals and families affected by the opioid crisis.
OBJECTIVES:
Highlight the enhanced CLAS Standards that contribute to positive health outcomes for all Americans
Increase awareness of the Healthy People 2020 leading indicators and the Opioid Epidemic
Understand the domestic and societal impacts of the Opioid Epidemic and the growing harm of opioid misuse
Review a toolkit of critical steps to address this epidemic:
the most effective way to treat those who are at-risk
identifying high-risk members
models of compassionate care
the role and responsibilities of health providers
PRESENTERS:
JACQUELINE COLEMAN
MEd, MSM, BA, CPC
Certified Professional Coach
DIANE MARIE JONES
LICSW, LCSW-C
Owner of Next Level Therapeutics Interventions, LLC
Published: August 14, 2019
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The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss how health care organizations need to ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the National CLAS Standards are incorporated to have a more inclusive definition of culture in order to better serve victims and survivors of the human trafficking.
OBJECTIVES:
Highlights of the enhanced CLAS Standards that contribute to positive health outcomes for clients
Understand the distinctions between victims, survivors, and thrivers
Identify risk factors for victims and survivors of human trafficking
Understand the barriers to engagement
How to assess your agency and community service
PRESENTERS:
JACQUELINE COLEMAN
MEd, MSM, BA, CPC
Certified Professional Coach
BRYTTANI DEBRO
M.P.A
Change Agent for the Voiceless
Published: July 31, 2019
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The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss how health care organizations need to ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the National CLAS Standards are incorporated to have a more inclusive definition of culture in order to better serve women.
(Note: this webinar was a joint effort between the Central East ATTC and the Central East MHTTC.)
OBJECTIVES:
Highlights enhanced CLAS Standards that contribute to positive health outcomes for women in the United States
Increased awareness of the health and wellness of women of all ages
Impacts of health equity and the range of specialty health areas for women’s behavioral health
Perspectives on the importance of women’s health
Insights into how providers can best address differing women’s health needs from men’s
PRESENTERS:
Jacqueline Coleman
MEd, MSM, BA, CPC
Certified Professional Coach
Phronie Jackson
PhD
Founder of WALK
Published: June 21, 2019
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The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss how health care organizations need to ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the National CLAS Standards are incorporated to have a more inclusive definition of culture in order to better adolescents.
OBJECTIVES:
Highlights of the enhanced CLAS Standards that contribute to positive health outcomes for Men who have sex with Men populations
Increased awareness on Health, Healthcare and Intersectionality for Men who have sex with Men
The impacts of health equity and demographics/societal issues on Men who have sex with Men
A profile of innovative services and programming to support wellness for this population
PRESENTERS:
JACQUELINE COLEMAN
MEd, MSM, BA, CPC
Certified Professional Coach
ANTHONY FOX
LGPC
Division Chief for the Capacity Building, Housing and Community Partnerships Division within the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration for the District of Columbia Department of Health.
Published: June 12, 2019
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This is Part 1 of a two-part webinar series titled: The Intersection of Traditional Medicine and Behavioral Health in the Latinx Community.
This Webinar will emphasize Curanderismo, the art of traditional medicine, practiced in many parts of the USA, Mexico, Latin America and several countries around the world. The Webinar will explore an integrative approach to traditional medicine featuring demonstrations that incorporate Curanderismo with various traditional and holistic health techniques. Curanderismo will be described with its influences and history. Some of the methods and techniques of the usage of medicinal plants and rituals and their integration into behavioral health addressing body, mind and spirit/energy will be discussed. Video snippets of well know healers from the U.S., Mexico, Afro-Cuba, and Afro-Puerto Rico will demonstrate healing modalities such as medicinal plants for the nervous system; ventosas/fire cupping, limpias espirituales/energeticas/spiritual/energetic cleansings; risaterapia/laugh therapy and temazcal/sweat lodge. At the conclusion of this Webinar, you will appreciate that to be healthy, you should have a balance of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels.
Published: May 14, 2019
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Presenter
James E Campbell, LPC, LAC, MAC, CACII
Objectives
Be provided with information regarding the prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in the general population
Enhance understanding of both points of tension and common themes of the faith and treatment/recovery communities
And Explore potential ways the faith community helps to meet the needs of individuals with substance use disorders
Published: April 30, 2019
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The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss how health care organizations need to ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the National CLAS Standards are incorporated to have a more inclusive definition of culture in order to better adolescents.
OBJECTIVES:
Highlight enhanced CLAS Standards that contribute to positive health outcomes for Black/African immigrants and Persons of African and Caribbean descent
Increase awareness of the health and lifestyle attitudes for Afro Caribbean and immigrants
Understand the importance of Intergenerational family education and support for this population
Increase emphasis on:
health beliefs and practices
cultural tailoring service delivery
resiliency factors
PRESENTERS:
JACQUELINE COLEMAN
MEd, MSM, BA, CPC
Certified Professional Coach
RONALD MURRAY
MPA, LSW, LCDC-III
Founder and CEO of P.E.A.C.E. of Mind, LLC
Published: April 17, 2019
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The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss the importance for healthcare organizations to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services and promote a more inclusive definition of culture to include sexual orientation and gender identity, in order to better serve the LGBTQ community.
OBJECTIVES:
Highlights of the enhanced CLAS Standards
Relevant insights on the impacts of disparities and societal stigma on the mental health and personal safety of LGBTQ individuals
Heightened awareness, knowledge, and skills that address the needs of LGBTQ and substance use and/or other BH disorders
PRESENTERS:
Jacqueline Coleman
MEd, MSM, BA, CPC
Certified Professional Coach
Kate Bishop
Education Coordinator
LGBT Health Resource Center of Chase Brexton
Published: October 24, 2018
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This is a training on Cultural Competency to Reduce Health Disparities: Techniques and Strategies in Clinical Settings
Published: June 1, 2017