Products and Resources Catalog

This vignette, part of the "Bring Them All" documentary, describes how SHIELDS for Families empowers clients in their roles as parents.

This vignette, part of the "Bring Them All" documentary, describes how SHIELDS for Families partnered with child welfare to reunite and strengthen families struggling with addiction.

This vignette, part of the "Bring Them All" documentary, describes the comprehensive array of services available to children of all ages at SHIELDS for Families.

This vignette, part of the "Bring Them All" documentary, describes how SHIELDS for Families involves fathers in treatment.

This vignette, part of the "Bring Them All" documentary, describes how SHIELDS for Families built its family-centered program.

The Language Matters Awareness Card was developed in conjunction with the ATTC Network's initiative for reducing stigma and discrimination through the use of appropriate language when talking about substance use disorders or persons who have this disease. This 2-page info card is designed to be printed front and back.

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 of cocaine, methamphetamine, and HIV.

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 of HIV and psychotropic medications.

This National Workforce Report provides strategies for recruitment, retention, and development of the substance use disorder treatment and recovery services workforce. This report is based is based on a series of telephone interviews conducted in 2015 and 2016 with 44 Single State Agencies and the clinical directors and other staff representing nearly 70 substance use disorder (SUD) treatment agencies across the United States.

This multidisciplinary six-module training series provides information about the use of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders.

Georgiana Wilton, PhD, from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health delivered a didactic presentation focused on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), which is a group of conditions that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. The presentation reviewed the data on alcohol use during pregnancy, screening for FASD, and tips to support families impacted by FASD.

Karol Kaltenbach, PhD, delivered a didactic presentation focused on medication for the treatment of addiction (MAT) in pregnant women. The presentation discussed why the consideration of this medication was important for this population, and addressed some common myths with background information and scientific research on some of the commonly used medications.

This skills building workshop introduced CBT for adolescent substance use. Presented by Sara Becker, PhD.

This handout was distributed to accompany a plenary talk about Adolescent Substance Use in the Era of Marijuana Legalization. Created by Yifrah Kaminer, MD

In this didactic presentation, Hendree Jones, PhD, from UNC Horizons discusses ways attachment-based parenting can improve mother and child outcomes while in treatment for substance use disorders. An overview of attachment theory, styles, and trauma are included in this presentation.

Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Symposium: Reclaiming Our Roots: Rising from the Ashes of Historical Trauma This document is a compilation of the presentations given by invited experts at the National American Indian & Alaska Native ATTC 2015 Second Annual Symposium: Reclaiming our Roots: Rising from the Ashes of Historical Trauma.

Diana Kramer, MA, BHT, from Native American Connections in Phoenix, Arizona delivered a didactic presentation on cultural competency and spirituality. The presentation discussed cultural foundations and the important role culturally competent systems play in people's recovery and care.

This is a training on Cultural Competency to Reduce Health Disparities: Techniques and Strategies in Clinical Settings

A Tour of Motivational Interviewing: An Interprofessional Road Map for Behavior Change is a four-hour course in Motivational Interviewing (MI), a form of collaborative conversation for strengthening a person's own motivation and commitment to change, by eliciting and exploring the person's own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. This course takes the learner on a tour of the essential skills used to strengthen an individual’s motivation for behavior change. This online course was prepared by the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies’ Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Mid-America ATTC), under a cooperative agreement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).            

Jacki Witt, JD, WHNP-BC, from the National Clinical Training Center for Family Planning delivered a didactic presentation on women’s health issues. The presentation discussed current cervical and breast cancer screening guidelines as well as information about contraception that providers can share with female clients in their programs

Ruth Paris, PhD, LICSW, from the Boston University School of Social Work delivered a didactic presentation on parenting for women in recovery. The presentation discussed challenges to engaging women who are pregnant/postpartum in treatment and different parenting interventions that should be considered in PPW programs.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) can have a profound effect on children and their families. In this webinette, Dr. Tenkku Lepper will present information on how to address this challenging issue by providing an overview of the latest research of FASD, strategies for how to prevent women from having alcohol exposed pregnancies, and how we can use SBI/SBIRT models to talk with patients/clients about alcohol use.

Lynn Madden, CEO of the APT Foundation, delivered a didactic presentation on how PPW programs can increase engagement of family members. The presentation covers family-focused interventions, creating a family-centered culture, and process improvement strategies to increase family engagement.

Thomas McMahon, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, delivered a didactic presentation on how PPW programs can better serve fathers and partners. The presentation discussed the importance of engaging men, facts about fathers and fathering, and considerations for building programming for fathers.