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This webinar took place on 08/05/2020

These are the handouts for ESAS Treatment Knowledge on 8/05/2020.

This slide deck provides a brief overview of the use of videoconferencing to deliver assessment and treatment services to individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) and mental health conditions. It is designed to be used by behavioral health academic faculty, trainers, and state agency staff members for a variety of audiences. Each slide has notes for the presenter to provide guidance if necessary. References are included on the slides and in the notes. If you require further information on this topic, please contact the Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center (MPATTC). You are free to use these slides and pictures but please give credit to the MPATTC when using them by keeping the branding and referencing the ATTC at the beginning of your presentation.

Essential Conversations in Social Services 2020 (previously called 20-Minute Tips) is  intended for behavioral health (BH) and substance use disorder (SUD) providers in Region 7. During each episode, we will interview a subject matter expert on a timely topic and explore tips designed to help the BH and SUD workforce. During this episode we discuss how to have a conversation about race in the workplace. Our guests' Marla Smith, a Behavioral Health Coach at Heartland Family Service in Iowa and Vladimir Sainte, a Team Leader from Truman Medical Centers in MO, share important considerations and tips for behavioral health leaders who are navigating these conversations in the current climate.   Please note the title of the podcast was previously titled 20-Minute Tips: A Podcast for the Behavioral Health Workforce. This episode is longer than 20-minutes. This project is brought to you by the Mid-America Addiction and Mental Health Technology transfer centers and is funded by SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The content on this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of SAMHSA.

The New England ATTC hosted this webinar for the Western Connecticut Mental Health Network (WCMHN).  WCMHN is a division of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and this was a specific request from this state-operated Mental Health authority. Over 200 staff were invited to attend, including psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, rehabilitation and mental health workers that provide services for persons with long term mental illness and addiction disorders. This event supports ongoing dialogue and understanding of the many societal forces, including structural racism, that contribute to health disparities in our community and the population struggling with addiction and mental illness.

This webinar is sponsored by the Southeast ATTC Regional Center and will focus on the following for GA, AL, FL, MS, SC, NC, KY, and TN: - Examining issues and trends in substance use disorders - Exploring 12 step programs as a catalyst for change - Exploring Faith-based organizations as a catalyst for change As a member of the Georgia Department of Public Health Opioid Strategic Planning Multicultural Workgroup,       ===========================================================   Lawrence Bryant, Ph.D., MPH, RRT, BSW, AAS   Dr. Bryant brings a plethora of experiences dealing with substance use disorders through clinical practice, policy, and research. He has been successful in developing and implementing a statewide strategic plan for the state of Georgia in response to the opioid and prescription drug overdose epidemic. As a part-time Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University, Health Promotion Department, Dr. Bryant has received funding from Georgia Department of Public Health to do a needs assessment in support of the Statewide Strategic Plan for Opioid Abuse. Dr. Bryant just receives certification in contact tracing and plans to utilize this knowledge to train others in this technique Dr. Bryant continues to publish in the field of public health and holds dual positions in both public health and psychology at Capella University. Dr. Bryant is also a registered respiratory therapist, fighting on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of pediatrics.

    SATTC Ask the Expert (July Session: Implicit Racial Bias and Microaggression as they Relate Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery including SUDs) - Dr. Nzinga A. Harrison ....................................................... Resources Mentioned: KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION  - Repository On Health Disparities  PEDQ QUESTIONAIRE Patricia G. Devine, Patrick S. Forscher, Anthony J. Austin, and William T. L. Cox.  J Exp Soc Psychol. 2012 Nov; 48(6): 1267–1278. Long-term reduction in implicit race bias: A prejudice habit-breaking intervention   ..................................................... A well-respected physician and educator, Dr. Harrison is the CoFounder and Chief Medical Officer for Eleanor Health, an innovative provider of comprehensive treatment for opioid and other substance use disorders. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology with Spanish and Chemistry minors at Howard University, completed medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and General Psychiatry Residency at Emory University. She is Board-Certified in both Adult General Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine and has spent her career treating individuals with Serious Persistent Mental Illness and Addictive Diseases. Currently, she holds adjunct faculty appointment at the Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and provides expert consultant services to the Southeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center. She is Co-Founder of Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform, Inc. and Campaign Psychiatrist for Let’s Get Mentally Fit, a public education and stigma-reduction campaign.  

    Keynote Presentation from the Annual Inter-Faith Institute on Recovery     Nzinga A. Harrison, MD A well-respected physician and educator, Dr. Harrison is the CoFounder and Chief Medical Officer for Eleanor Health, an innovative provider of comprehensive treatment for opioid and other substance use disorders. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology with Spanish and Chemistry minors at Howard University, completed medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and General Psychiatry Residency at Emory University. She is Board-Certified in both Adult General Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine and has spent her career treating individuals with Serious Persistent Mental Illness and Addictive Diseases. Currently, she holds adjunct faculty appointment at the Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and provides expert consultant services to the Southeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center. She is Co-Founder of Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform, Inc. and Campaign Psychiatrist for Let’s Get Mentally Fit, a public education and stigma-reduction campaign.

The YouTube Channel of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. Features recorded webinars presented by the three Great Lakes projects, organized in playlists specific to each project. Topic-specific webinar are also organized in specific playlists, such as Great Lakes Regional Health Equity & Cultural Competency Resources. 

The Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) and Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) are conducting a study on the use of virtual behavioral health services during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. We ask that you complete this survey on behalf of the TTC Network because we wish to hear your perspectives on this issue. If you choose to participate in this voluntary study, please fill out the following survey developed by the Great Lakes ATTC/MHTTC to gain a better understanding of a) how telehealth is being used during the evolving pandemic, b) its benefits, c) its problems, and d) projected use after the pandemic. Link to survey (you may need to cut and paste into your browser): https://redcap.ictr.wisc.edu/surveys/?s=3TTNTF7DL3  To receive a copy of the survey results for your state, please provide your email at the end of the survey. Survey results will also be available at the following websites:  Mid-America ATTC: https://attcnetwork.org/centers/mid-america-attc/home Mid-America MHTTC: https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/mid-america-mhttc/home Great Lakes ATTC: https://attcnetwork.org/centers/great-lakes-attc/home  Please contact Todd Molfenter at [email protected] if you have any questions. 

The contingency management incentive examples below were provided by SAMSHA’s Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grantees and include American Indian/Alaska Native-specific and more general ideas.

This webinar is sponsored by the Southeast ATTC Regional Center and will focus on all people providing care-giving services that are susceptible to compassion fatigue when the compassion that is often a significant part of the force attracting them to the services and supports they provide becomes tired – or even exhausted. Individuals providing Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS) are particularly vulnerable. In this Webinar, we’ll explore the roots of the vulnerability and some healthy protective dynamics for the peer workforce and strategies for caring for self in GA, AL, FL, MS, SC, NC, KY, and TN. Learning Objectives: A brief overview of Compassion Fatigue in the Peer Recovery Support Workforce · Articulate how all people providing care-giving services are susceptible to compassion fatigue · Help to address how individuals providing Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS) are particularly vulnerable · Explore roots of the vulnerability and some healthy protective dynamics for the peer workforce and strategies for caring for self           ................................................................... Owen Dougherty grew up in Scranton Pennsylvania and through most of his adult life bouncing between Northern California and Chicago, IL.  He lived in the metro Atlanta Area of Georgia from 2005 until his retirement at the end of March. 2019. Owen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Philosophy from Temple University, Master of Divinity and Master of Christian Ethics degrees from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and a Master’s degree in Organization Development from Loyola University Chicago. He provides training and technical assistance for organizations developing peer recovery support services as well as leadership development coaching to emerging leaders in these organizations.

The Mountain Plains (Region 8) ATTC collaborated with SAMHSA Region 8 Regional Administrator, Dr. Charles Smith, to offer a webinar for members of the Region 8 Substance Use Disorder Team. This webinar, titled Stimulant Use: Current Trends, Impact on the Brain, and Implications for Treatment and Recovery, was delivered by Dr. Thomas Freese and Ms. Beth Rutkowski (Co-Directors of the Pacific Southwest ATTC) on July 30, 2020. This 90-minute webinar presentation covered the following topics:   Regional and national scope of stimulant use Acute and chronic mental health and physical health consequences of stimulant use, including information on the impact of stimulant use on memory and cognition How to implement effective behavioral treatment interventions with people who use stimulants and the necessary adaptations needed to engage and retain people in care   Click on the video below to watch the webinar recording. To access a pdf copy of the slides and a resource reference list, click the download button.         The Mountain Plains ATTC extends its gratitude to Dr. Freese and Ms. Rutkowski for conducting this webinar and to Dr. Smith for hosting the event. Please contact the Mountain Plains ATTC staff using the Contact Us section on the website if you have trouble accessing the recording and/or materials.

Many substance use disorder treatment providers and peer support specialists quickly switched from in-person services to virtual delivery at the onset of the pandemic to continue to serve patients and peers. As such, this webinar hosted by the Region 8 ATTC will feature the expertise and resources of the Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information (CoE-PHI). The presentation will include information regarding HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and the CARES Act as it relates to virtual services, with time built in for Q & A. In addition, participants will be introduced to the tip sheets and technical assistance services provided by the CoE-PHI.    

This interactive workshop describes 'empowerment' as viewed through the lens of Motivational Interviewing (MI). This opportunity also defines, details and provides opportunities to practice the E-P-E strategy; suggested for use when practicing MI. The E-P-E strategy allows providers (peers, CASACs, Social Workers, Nurses, Doctors & others) to offer their experience and knowledge while enhancing engagement and a productive and collaborative partnership. Objectives State the MI construction of empowerment. Describe the relationship between autonomy and empowerment. Define the E-P-E strategy. List a minimum of two situations when E-P-E can be used in your work. Develop a minimum of four responses that can be offered when the client/patient says "No". Rate how likely you are to implement E-P-E during client/patient conversations. Goal:  To understand impowerment from the perspective of Motivational Interviewing and to provide information and feedback using the E-P-E strategy.   Agenda A. Welcome/Goal/Learning Objectives B. MI and what is meant by "Empowerment". C. "Autonomy" and the helping partnership. D. The E-P-E strategy. E. When "No" is a complete sentence. F. E-P-E and you. This (1-hour) zoom webinar was provided under New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) Education and Training. Provider Certification Number (115) Training under a New York State OASAS Provider Certification is acceptable for meeting all or part of the CASAC/CPP/CPS education and training requirements.

This course will review some of the basics of pharmacology, which include:  routes of administration and discussion of terminology (tolerance, agonist, partial agonist, antagonist).  Understanding routes of administration of substances can help clinicians assess addiction potential and other health problems, and develop harm reduction strategies for those who work in harm reduction.  Knowing the difference between an agonist or antagonist or partial agonist will help people understand how some of the medication-assisted treatments work. Goal:  To review information on pharmacology   Objectives: Describe routes of administration for substances and discuss the pros and cons of each one Define the following terms:  tolerance (learning, metabolic, & cellular), cross-tolerance and cross-dependence, and synergism or potentiation State the definition of agonist, partial agonist, and antagonist drugs and how they apply to our work Agenda:  Module 1:  Routes of administration Module 2:  Terminology This (2-hour) webinar was provided under New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) Education and Training. Provider Certification Number (115) Training under a New York State OASAS Provider Certification is acceptable for meeting all or part of the CASAC/CPP/CPS education and training requirements   Disclaimer: The development of these training materials is supported by grant TI082504 (PI: M. Chaple) from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), United States Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the Northeast and Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and do not necessarily represent the official views of SAMHSA

Maryland Reproductive Health Virtual Series: Implementing SBIRT: Family Planning and Reproductive Health Settings Description: The 2020 Maryland Reproductive Health Roundtable Virtual Series was a statewide, multiple sessions series spanning across three months to share education and information around reproductive health and family planning in the state of Maryland. These sessions invited public health professionals and clinical providers from city, county, and state agencies as well as health care institutions, community-based organizations, and academic partners. The topics addressed were based on priority challenges and opportunities in reproductive health care. Recordings of the sessions are below as well as corresponding resources. The 2020 Maryland Reproductive Health Roundtable Virtual Series was hosted by B’more for Healthy Babies, UChoose, Maryland Department of Health, and Morgan State University. Speakers: Holly Ireland, LCSW-C Holly is the Co-Project Director of the Central East ATTC. She has 30 years’ experience working in the behavioral health field, beginning her career as a Residential Rehabilitation Counselor while working on her undergraduate degree in psychology at Towson University. During her career, she has provided direct service in outpatient behavioral health and recovery support settings, including individual, group and family therapy for co-occurring disorders, crisis intervention, trauma treatment, Assertive Community Treatment, and advocacy. Holly also serves as adjunct faculty for Salisbury University’s Social Work Department, teaching social welfare policy and advanced practice courses.   Shelley Miller, MS Shelley Miller has worked in family planning and reproductive health for more than 35 years. She has served in a variety of roles including Director of Patient Services for a large Title X agency and Director of Training Performance Improvement for TRAINING 3, a regional training center. Shelley has provided consultation, coaching, training and technical assistance, both nationally and internationally. She currently works with the Central East ATTC as an independent consultant in its SBIRT implementation project with Title X.      

Talking To Change: A Motivational Interviewing Podcast, hosted by Glenn Hinds and Sebastian Kaplan, is a series of conversations exploring Motivational Interviewing (MI) and its influence on supporting individuals and groups as they make positive health and lifestyle changes. Talking to Change: An MI Podcast. Episode 8: Trauma in Practice and MI, with Dee-Dee Stout In this episode, Dee-Dee Stout, clinician, trainer, and author on the intersection between MI and trauma-informed practice, joins the podcast to talk about how not focusing on symptoms in favor of engagement with clients who have experienced trauma can make the work more effective and rewarding for the client and practitioner alike. Download transcript (pdf)

Our webinar for July 22nd, 2020: Storytelling, Culture is Prevention is available for viewing at the link above

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive health problem. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) data indicate that one in four women and one in nine men have been victims of sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking in their lifetime. Substance use disorders (SUDs) commonly co-exist with IPV. Among people with SUDs, researchers have consistently found high rates of both current and lifetime IPV.  Similarly, studies have also shown that victims of IPV are more likely to have a SUD, compared to those who have not experienced IPV. This presentation will discuss the intersection between IPV and SUDs, how the dynamics of IPV contribute to SUDs, and the needs of clients who experience both.   Learning Objectives: Examine the intersection between IPV and SUDs Identify the needs of clients/patients who are experiencing IPV and SUD Identify strategies for engagement   Presenter: Dr. Tracy A. Evanson, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC    

This mini-course covers information on how facilities become licensed in Kansas and regulations affecting SUD programs. This course is part of an online 6-course series, Understanding Addiction Services in Kansas: A Mini-course Series, designed for Kansas mental health and addiction counseling professionals and organization leaders who need to know about topics essential to Kansas Substance Use Disorder (SUD) practice. Certificate of Completion Available

SUD treatment has two different and important laws that regulate confidentiality, HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2. This mini-course discusses 42 CFR Part 2. Requirements of the Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) are addressed in a separate mini-course. This course is part of an online 6-course series, Understanding Addiction Services in Kansas: A Mini-course Series, designed for Kansas mental health and addiction counseling professionals and organization leaders who need to know about topics essential to Kansas Substance Use Disorder (SUD) practice. Certificate of Completion Available

SUD treatment has two different and important laws that regulate confidentiality, HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2. This minicourse will be discussing the Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). Requirements of 42 CFR Part 2 are addressed in a separate minicourse. This course is part of an online 6-course series, Understanding Addiction Services in Kansas: A Minicourse Series, designed for Kansas mental health and addiction counseling professionals and organization leaders who need to know about topics essential to Kansas Substance Use Disorder (SUD) practice. Certificate of Completion Available

This mini-course will discuss the primary funding streams in Kansas for the treatment of substance use disorders. This course is part of an online 6-course series, Understanding Addiction Services in Kansas: A Mini-course Series, designed for Kansas mental health and addiction counseling professionals and organization leaders who need to know about topics essential to Kansas Substance Use Disorder (SUD) practice. Certificate of Completion Available