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The information provided on this guide will improve your ability to be fully engaged in a virtual meeting. Main focus: 1. Participate fully and critically in online learning. This means coming prepared with thoughtful questions, using the technology available to you, and making sure you do the individual work in order to get the most out of the group time. 2. Be patient when engaging in new online meeting platforms. There is a learning curve, and it is okay! Do your best to engage with the technology. 3. Be intentional about tapping into the knowledge of the online community.

As a caregiver, taking care of yourself is essential. This is especially true in this moment of great instability when it is common to feel uncomfortable emotions such as stress, anxiety, anger, and sadness. One way to practice self-care is by becoming still through intentional reflection and breathing.

In response to the COVID19 pandemic, the New England ATTC team has developed products in partnership with the South Africa ATTC to support our partners and constituents. Our ATTC is well positioned to continue supporting people with off-the-shelf products and our virtual trainings and technical assistance remain available.  Taking care of yourself is essential in moments of great instability. This one-page self-assessment activity can be used to set goals towards achieving greater balance in caring for oneself. This product was designed as a provider self-care exercise, but has broad relevance for the general population.

A report brought to you by the South Southwest ATTC and NFARtec about the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services efforts to expand behavioral health treatment and recovery services through telehealth and Grand Lake Mental Health Center Collaborative Program Model.  

A report brought to you by the South Southwest ATTC and NFARtec about the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services efforts to expand behavioral health treatment and recovery services through telehealth and Grand Lake Mental Health Center Collaborative Program Model.This version includes an Executive Summary.

The Mountain Plains ATTC introduces a new product based on a series of consultation groups developed to train behavioral health professionals on the use videoconferencing to deliver clinical services. The original series, Advancing Clinicians’ Videoconferencing Skills: An Audio-Consultation Series, was developed and delivered in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this series offered a live platform for learning and consultation related to videoconferencing case reviews, legalities and ethics, rules and regulations, and understanding clients through the lens of the evolving digital world. In addition, it explored a variety of topics and activities that promoted learning about the potential successes, challenges, and pitfalls of using videoconferencing to offer clinical services in a behavioral health setting, as well as enhancing participants’ videoconferencing skills. Highlights are now available as eleven separate audio-recorded excerpts from the original series, including the PowerPoint slides, that can be downloaded. Accompanying slides for each session can be downloaded above.   Session 1 Topic/Title: The ins and outs of reimbursement in today’s virtual world Description: Learn about the process of getting reimbursed for providing videoconferencing services.   Session 2 Topic/Title: Thinking outside the virtual box Part I: Appropriate documentation when providing videoconferencing services to clients Description: Explore documentation related to: Client Rights, Informed Consent, Treatment Agreements\   Session 3 Topic/Title: Thinking outside the virtual box Part II: Appropriate documentation when providing Clinical Supervision Description: Social Media and Telehealth-Specific Policies and Procedures, and Electronic Communication Consent Forms will be highlighted and discussed.   Session 4 Topic: Choosing a videoconferencing platform: What you need to know prior to committing to a service Description: Facilitators will review key questions to ask and factors to consider when choosing a HIPPA compliant platform.   Session 5 Topic: Managing an emergency when providing videoconferencing services: Role play Description: Facilitators and/or participants will role play what to do when an emergency arises and explore proactive steps and real time measures to handle the situation.   Session 6 Topic: Employing our “virtual eye”: Taking an objective look around your office before a videoconferencing session Description: During this interactive session, participants and facilitators will provide feedback to each other on the visible office environment, including lighting, sound, and ambiance.   Session 7 Topic: Digital immigrants and digital natives: Understanding our clients through the cultural lens of today’s digital world Description: Interactive discussion of the concept of digital immigrants vs. digital natives and how these concepts tie into behavioral health provider and client experiences using technology.   Session 8 Topic: Avoiding landmines: Understanding HIPAA/42CFR Part 2, texting, emailing, and synchronous vs. asynchronous communication Description: This session will present two - three hot topic scenarios for discussion and improved understanding in dilemmas that may arise as a behavioral health provider offering videoconferencing services.   Session 9 Topic: Using technology when working with adolescents Description: Interactive participant discussion on tips, dos and don’ts, when working with children and adolescents.   Session 10 Topic: So, you love groups: Using videoconferencing to provide group counseling sessions Description: Role play and practice with facilitators using a videoconferencing platform in a group setting.   Session 11 Topic: Providing videoconferencing services: How to implement in your agency and gain provider “buy-in”. Description: Discussion of participant’s own experiences in this area. Facilitators and agency representatives dialogue about potential barriers and challenges and how to work these into the change process.

The South Africa HIV ATTC has created this one-page activity that can help one slow down and check in with their emotional and physical well-being. This product was designed as a provider self-care exercise, but has broad relevance for the general population.   This product is available in English and Afrikaans. Additional languages are coming soon!   Related Items:  Healthy Coping Behaviours (found here) Reflection and Breathing Exercise (found here) Wellness Wheel Exercise (found here) Coping with Distress (found here)

The South Africa HIV ATTC has created this one-page activity to encourage taking care of oneself, particularly in moments of great instability. Learning and practicing the activities in this product can be helpful to prevent one from becoming emotionally overwhelmed. This product was designed as a provider self-care exercise, but has broad relevance for the general population.   This product is available in English and Afrikaans. Additional languages are coming soon!   Related Items:  Coping with Distress (found here) Reflection and Breathing Exercise (found here) Wellness Wheel Exercise (found here) Regular Emotional Check-Ins (found here)

  The South Africa HIV ATTC has created this one-page activity that can be used to learn new ways to cope with and relieve stress. Developing ways to soothe can be helpful to prevent one from becoming emotionally overwhelmed. This product was designed as a provider self-care exercise, but has broad relevance for the general population.   This product is available in English and Afrikaans. Additional languages are coming soon!   Related Items:  Healthy Coping Behaviours (found here) Reflection and Breathing Exercise (found here) Wellness Wheel Exercise (found here) Regular Emotional Check-Ins (found here)

This webinar provides background information on substance use disorders and mental health conditions in women of child-bearing age and how these conditions may impact the woman and her fetus during pregnancy, the newborn, and long-term outcomes. Presentations and discussions focus on the practical, clinical application of the material when caring for the substance-exposed newborn and the family.

In this time of increased online engagement – meetings, trainings, technical assistance, and more – it is important for facilitators and participants to practice good etiquette when participating in video conferencing. The South Africa HIV ATTC has developed this one-sheet guide highlighting the norms and practices for online engagement.   This product is available in English and Afrikaans. Additional languages are coming soon!   Related Items: Guidance for Setting Up Online Meetings (found here) Facilitator Guidance for Online Engagement (found here) General Guidelines for Virtual Meetings (found here)

In this time of increased online engagement – meetings, trainings, technical assistance, and more – it is important for facilitators to be prepared when hosting in online meetings. The South Africa HIV ATTC has developed a series of 1-page guides to provide guidance for online engagement. These products were adapted from the larger resource developed by the Pacific Southwest Mental Health TTC to ensure cultural relevance. This guide helps facilitators to prepare, set up, and host engaging online sessions.   This product is available in English and Afrikaans. Additional languages are coming soon!   Related Items: Guidance for Setting Up Online Meetings (found here) General Guidelines for Virtual Meetings (found here) Group Norms for Online Engagement (found here)  

In this time of increased online engagement – meetings, trainings, technical assistance, and more – it is important for facilitators to be prepared when hosting in online meetings. The South Africa HIV ATTC has developed a series of 1-page guides to provide guidance for online engagement. These products were adapted from the larger resource developed by the Pacific Southwest Mental Health TTC to ensure cultural relevance. This one-page guide helps facilitators to physically set up for online meetings including video conferencing.   Related Items:  General Guidelines for Virtual Meetings (found here) Group Norms for Online Engagement (found here) Facilitator Guidance for Online Engagement (found here)  

  The South Africa HIV ATTC has created this one-page self-assessment activity that can be used to set goals towards achieving greater balance in caring for oneself. This product was designed as a provider self-care exercise, but has broad relevance for the general population.   This product is available in English and Afrikaans. Additional languages are coming soon!   Related Items:  Reflection and Breathing Exercise (found here) Coping with Distress (found here) Healthy Coping Behaviours (found here) Regular Emotional Check-Ins (found here)

Learn how one Wisconsin school district partners with the county restorative justice program to to engage with youth caught vaping on school grounds. Featured presenters: Tim Wavrunek, Eau Claire County Restorative Justice Program, and Kim Koller, Director of Administrative Services, Eau Claire School District.

In 2018, one in five high school students and one in 20 middle school students reported that they had “vaped” in the past 30 days, a substantial increase from the previous year. In this webinar, we outline exactly what E-cigarettes are, explore the youth vaping epidemic, and introduce CATCH My Breath as one possible solution. CATCH My Breath is a youth E-cigarette and Juul prevention program developed by the University of Texas Health Science Center. The program provides up-to-date information to teachers, parents, and health professionals to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions about the use of E-cigarettes, including JUUL devices. CATCH My Breath uses a peer-led teaching approach and meets national and state health education standards. And best of all, it’s FREE!! Speakers:  Megan Piper, is an associate professor in the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine and the associate director of research at UW-CTRI. Abby Rose is a Program Manager for CATCH Global Foundation, where she is responsible for   the development and dissemination of nutrition education, physical activity, youth vaping   prevention  and health promotion programs

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 SPANISH Language Webinar. Pre-recorded versions are available in English and Portuguese ** Presentation Slides Español English Portuguese   Additional Recordings English Portuguese   En su charla TED titulada "Todo lo que crees que sabes sobre la adicción es incorrecto", el cual ha sido visto más de 15 millones de veces, el periodista británico Johann Hari analiza la investigación disponible sobre las causas subyacentes de la adicción y concluye, de manera brillante, que lo contrario de la adicción no es la sobriedad, es la conexión. COVID-19 ha interrumpido esa conexión y nos ha afectado de formas que quizás no habíamos experimentado antes, o de formas que pueden ser peligrosas para nuestra recuperación. Ha hecho más difícil el tener el apoyo a nuestra recuperación de la forma que funcionaba para nosotros y nos ha forzado a que cambiemos y aprendamos nuevas herramientas para mantener nuestra recuperación. Este seminario web analizará cómo nuestra recuperación ha sido afectada durante estos tiempos del COVID-19 y qué podemos hacer para mantenerla y fortalecerla. Los participantes: Aprenderán cómo el aislamiento social, la soledad y la inseguridad afectan a las personas en recuperación Entenderán los pasos para la recuperación y la resiliencia de la pandemia Discutirán soluciones prácticas para fortalecer la recuperación durante el aislamiento social. Presentador Pierluigi Mancini, PhD, MAC Project Director @National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center and Prevention Technology Transfer Center Pierluigi Mancini, PhD, MAC is the Project Director for the National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center and the National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center. Both SAMHSA funded centers are housed at the National Latino Behavioral Health Association (www.NLBHA.org) located in New Mexico. With over 30 years of experience in culturally and linguistically appropriate behavioral health treatment and prevention, Dr. Mancini is one of the most sought after national and international consultants and speakers on mental health and addiction, his areas of expertise is immigrant behavioral health and health disparities. Dr. Mancini founded Georgia’s first Latino behavioral health program in 1999 to serve the immigrant population by providing cultural and linguistically appropriate services in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Pierluigi Mancini, PhD, MAC es el Director del Centro Hispano Latino de Capacitación y Asistencia Técnica en Adicción (NHL-ATTC) y del Centro Hispano Latino de Capacitación y Asistencia Técnica en Prevención (NHL-PTTC). Ambos centros financiados por la agencia federal SAMHSA son parte de La Asociación Nacional Latina de Salud Mental y Adicciones (NLBHA por sus siglas en inglés www.NLBHA.org) ubicada en Nuevo México. Con más de 30 años de experiencia en el tratamiento y la prevención de la adicción y la salud mental con sensibilidad cultural y lingüísticamente apropiadas, el Doctor Mancini es uno de los consultores y oradores nacionales e internacionales más solicitados. Sus áreas de especialización son la salud mental del inmigrante y las disparidades de salud. El Doctor Mancini fundó el primer programa de salud mental y adicciones para latinos en el estado de Georgia en el año 1999 para brindar servicios en inglés, español y portugués.

The South Africa HIV ATTC has created this one-page exercise to serve as a guide to reflection, breathing, and relaxation. Taking care of oneself is essential. This is especially true in this moments of instability, when it is common to feel uncomfortable emotions such as stress, anxiety, anger and sadness. One way to practice self-care is by becoming still and practice intentional reflection and breathing. This product was designed as a provider self-care exercise to cope with COVID-19, but it has broad relevance for the general population.   Related Items:  Wellness Wheel Exercise (found here) Coping with Distress (found here) Healthy Coping Behaviours (found here) Regular Emotional Check-Ins (found here)

Presented By: Dr. Randall Brown MD, PhD, DFASAM   This presentation provides an overview of the challenges experienced by service providers managing office-based opioid recovery treatments, as well as best practices and alternative approaches to safely managing substance use disorder treatments under the current restrictions of COVID-19. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Transcript

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.   

This 90-minute web training will provide an overview of the various formulations of buprenorphine (including tablet, film, implantable, and injectable) for the treatment of opioid use disorder.  Larissa Mooney, MD, and David Grelotti, MD, will discuss the differences in the delivery of each formulation as well as provide their clinical practice experiences with each formulation. A consumer will discuss finding the right formulation for his treatment.

Vaping: Resources and Information provides an overview of the latest news related to vaping, vaping-related illness, COVID-19 and vaping, and vaping treatment and prevention programs. 

Telehealth Resources for Behavioral Health lists regional and national resources and information related to telehealth. Visit this page for up-to-date information on telehealth policy, processes, and best practices for the behavioral health field.