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The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities by establishing a blueprint for individuals as well as health and health care organizations to implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services. OBJECTIVES: Provide an introductory overview of the Cultural and Linguistic Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards and their application in behavioral healthcare environments. PRESENTERS:  Jacqueline Coleman  MEd, MSM, BA, CPC  Certified Professional Coach

Presenter Harold Gates offers best practices for sustaining professional and organizational commitments to cultural competence and effective application of CLAS.

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

This is a training on Trauma Integrated Addiction Treatment.  

This webinar will explore the intersection of tobacco, marijuana, and E-cigarettes. The webinar will drill down and look at e-liquid and e-aerosol, showing that is it isn't "just water vapor" and focus on some of the potential health consequences. Also addressed is the new Juuling phenomenon, while also addressing "dripping" and "dabbing." The webinar will introduce viewers to the new Heat-not-Burn product, IQOS, that is being promoted by Philip Morris International around the world.

This is a course on Advanced Motivational Interviewing

The intent of this training is to provide a description and understanding of Hispanics and Latinos who may use substances, not malign the Hispanic and Latino community or promote the stereotyping and profiling of Hispanics and Latinos.

The intent of this training is to provide a description and understanding of Hispanics and Latinos who may use substances, not malign the Hispanic and Latino community or promote the stereotyping and profiling of Hispanics and Latinos.

The intent of this training is to provide a description and understanding of Hispanics and Latinos who may use substances, not malign the Hispanic and Latino community or promote the stereotyping and profiling of Hispanics and Latinos.

The intent of this training is to provide a description and understanding of Hispanics and Latinos who may use substances, not malign the Hispanic and Latino community or promote the stereotyping and profiling of Hispanics and Latinos.

This is a training on Technology-Assisted Care and will improve awareness of and receptivity to using Technology-Assisted Care (TAC) for the treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs).

This is a curriculum developed to address the professional standards that guide the community corrections professional's role as change agent, the specific competencies associated with reducing risk and the common knowledge, skills and attitudes for community corrections professionals.

This is a training for the Criminal Justice System on addiction, medications, benefits of addiction treatment in the CJ system and treatment planning.

This Training Toolkit, originally developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service, prepares first responders and provides critical information in responding to overdose. TRANSLATED - RUSSIAN

The Short-term Opioid Withdawal Using Buprenorphine (Bup Detox) Blending Team designed a training package to instruct treatment providers on the administration of aBup Detox Brochure Cover unique,13-day Buprenorphine taper intervention for opioid dependent patients. Research conducted in both inpatient and outpatient settings by the NIDA Clinical Trials Network demonstrated that, in contrast with the clonidine treatment group, patients receiving Buprenorphine provided more opioid-negative urine samples upon completion of the intervention. This training assumes some basic prior information about what Buprenorphine is and how it is used.            

This is a training for the Criminal Justice workforce based on the Treatment Planning M.A.T.R.S product.

Treatment Strategies for Prescription Opioid Dependence is a package of tools and training resources for substance use disorders treatment providers. The results of the study have implications for the treatment of adults dependent on prescription opioids. The POATS Blending Team (BT) package is designed to help treatment providers incorporate study findings and recommendations into their practice.          

Motivational Incentives-A Proven Approach to Treatment is a collection of products which offer tools needed to learn about and use Motivational Incentives. Also, referred to as Contingency Management, Motivational Incentives has been subject to decades of research in the addiction treatment field; beginning in the 1960s. This collection of products assists organizations along a continuum from raising awareness about Motivational Incentives through dissemination and implementation activities.   What will you find at BetterTxOutcomes.org? Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI) is an introductory training that exposes organizations to the principles of Motivational Incentives and demonstrates evidence of clinical effectiveness. Behavioral healthcare practitioners can then deepen their knowledge about Motivational Incentives through participating in the free, self-guided, interactive on-line course, Motivational Incentives: Positive Reinforcers to Enhance Successful Treatment Outcomes (MI:PRESTO).      

The Buprenorphine Treatment for Young Adults Blending Team designed a training package which highlights the findings of the NIDA CTN study that compared longer term versus short-term buprenorphine/naloxone treatment in an outpatient setting. The 3-hour training program examines the prevalence of and treatment admission rates for nonmedical use of opioids among young adults; provides an overview of opioid use among young adults; explores and increases understanding of the results of new research on using buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction in young adults; and describes the implications of these findings for the treatment of opioid addiction in young adults.        

Opioid abuse and addiction (e.g., heroin, OxyContin) remains a critical national public health concern. In 2002, tablet formulations of the medication Buprenorphine were approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of opioid addiction. In order to prepare the field to effectively integrated this new treatment, the Buprenorphine Treatment Blending Team developed an awareness training to disseminate information and enhance awareness among multidisciplinary (non-physician) addiction professionals about Buprenorphine treatment. This training is designed to provide a broad overview of the medication, its effects, and the role of non-physician practitioners in providing and supporting the treatment of individuals receiving this medication.      

Resources for HIV Rapid Testing in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs.

This interactive two-part webinar series will review the risks associated with excessive alcohol consumption, impact of alcohol on the body, population based differences in drinking patterns, and the importance of using evidence-based screening tools and culturally informed approaches when using harm reduction strategies to address risk behavior. We will also review a case study for participants to explore and practice potential strategies to apply.

There have been important advancements in the field of HIV, which will change the lives of persons with HIV/AIDS. This course will review the basics of HIV/AIDS; discuss information about treatment adherence and the importance of following the medication regimen. It will also describe the newest information for people with HIV/AIDS: U=U (Undetectable vs. Untransmittable).