For community organizations interested in implementing the ITC model, please apply to receive ITC facilitation training and support to host ITC Recovery Support Groups as outlined below.
PART 1: Community Organization's Training Commitment: (July-September 2024)
PART 2: Community Organization's Support Group Implementation Commitment: (October 2024-August 2025)
The Invitation to Change is a holistic helping model for families affected by substance use, drawing from concepts also found in CRAFT, MI, and ACT. Participants will leave the training with a complete set of tools for working with families. More about the approach here.
This training offers participants a helping blueprint for working with families. Over the course of the workshop training participants will learn the foundational principles and skills entailed in the Invitation to Change approach and introduced to exercises to help families understand and utilize them to support their struggling loved one. The ITC is designed to be taught to and implemented by those in supportive roles (i.e. family members; significant others) —it takes complicated psychological principles and makes them understandable for families in crisis. The workshop introduces the ITC concepts and skills in a similar way we expect participants to teach their clients.
Each applicant organization or community group will select 3 individuals (2 individuals to co-facilitate the support group and 1 individual to provide project oversight and support) to participate in both Level 1 and Level 2 of the ITC Approach training.
This training will take place over Zoom.
(17 hours)
Will teach participants the fundamentals of the ITC.
(12 hours)
Will teach participants how to utilize the ITC in individual and group settings using the Group Curriculum.
Attendance Requirements: The availability of spots is limited. Full commitment is expected of participants for all seven training sessions.
There is no cost associated with this training. However, the team of participants are expected to implement an ITC support group in their local community (virtual or in-person).
Part 1 of the Invitation to Change Training is eligible for Continuing Education Credits.
We do not provide partial CE credits. Attendees are required to attend the entire training. For Zoom trainings we will track attendance by downloading the Zoom reports, so please ensure that your display name is your full name so we can properly mark your attendance. If you are going to share a computer with another participant you are REQUIRED to inform CMC:FFC staff prior to the training.
| NASW National Association of Social Workers | This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886779708-2078) for 14 continuing education contact hours. |
| NYSED New York State Education Department | CMC:Foundation for Change is recognized by the NYSED State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0581. This program is approved for 14 continuing education contact hours |
| NAADAC The Association of Addiction Professionals | CMC:Foundation for Change is approved by NAADAC to provide 14 Credit Hours. Provider approval number 272939. NAADAC CE Approvals by State: View Here |
If you are unsure if one of these three approvals will cover your specific licensure, please contact your board directly to clarify.
After selected applicants complete the Part 1: Training Commitment during July 2024- September 2024, Part 2 will entail the facilitation of the one 15-week Support Group for families of loved ones facing substance use challenges between October 2024-August 2025.
Selected applicants are also expected to collaborate with Regional ATTC and CMC: Foundation to receive technical assistance and support as needed during implementation and facilitation of the ITC support group. (Estimated time commitment: 25 hours)
For more information, contact Kelly Pierrend, South Southwest ATTC: [email protected]
This event is jointly sponsored by the Great Lakes ATTC (HHS Region 5), South Southwest ATTC (HHS Region 6), Mountain Plains ATTC (HHS Region 8), Northwest ATTC (HHS region 10), Southeast ATTC (Region 4) and Mid-America ATTC (Region 7) and the ATTC Network Coordinating Office.
