Past Events

LGBTQIA people are much more than their sexual orientation and gender identity. This interactive webinar combines the perspectives and practices of both Cultural Humility and Motivational Interviewing, inviting participants to consider how these approaches, used in tandem, can enhance engagement and retention of LGBTQIA people.  Credits: This training meets the requirements for one renewal hour (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and one initial hour (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). Participants must attend the session in its entirety to receive a certificate of completion.

El objetivo de este webinar es desarrollar destrezas clínicas entre los proveedores de servicio al ofrecer tratamiento para los Trastornos por Consumo de Sustancias a personas de la comunidad LGBT+.

Native American Summit on Spirituality: Cultural Inclusion into Mental Health Assessments for Native Americans Click the registration button above to register for continuing virtual sessions every other Friday from 2-4pm EDT, 1-3pm CDT, 12-2pm MDT, 11am-1pm PDT, 10am-12pm ADT.  The American Indian and Alaska Native ATTC and MHTTC have invited spiritual leaders from American Indian and Alaska Native communities to come together to discuss the importance of spirituality in the treatment of behavioral health and mental health disorders. Spirituality is often left out of counseling and therapeutic relationships, but is an essential part of healing and change for many clients.  Behavioral health, mental health, and addiction treatment professionals, spiritual leaders, social workers, and other health service professionals are welcome to attend this important discussion on methods for integrating spirituality into their work with clients.

When working with Hispanic and Latino populations, clear language should never be a linear process, particularly for a collectivist society that defines and interprets experiences, environment, and even words used within a cultural context.  Latino values such as, ‘machismo and personalismo,’ have their own connotations, and can be insightful. But when they are singularly defined and understood through an American perspective, we wonder why we feel a ‘disconnect’ with the Hispanic client/patient we’re tasked to provide services to.  This interactive 90-minute webinar will inform on research identified Hispanic and Latino cultural values and how they translate in communication for individuals with substance use and/or mental health problems. The content will also include strategies to support, “recuperación,” (recovery), for members of these communities. Credits: This training meets the requirements for 1.5 renewal hours (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and 1.5 initial hours (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). Participants must attend the session IN ITS ENTIRETY to receive a certificate of completion.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This virtual training course focuses on topics and issues for behavioral health supervisors to help enhance and expand your process as a clinical supervisor. Throughout the training, we will discuss a variety of supervision topics including various models of supervision, addressing ethical dilemmas with supervision, as well as technology and supervision. OBJECTIVES: Define the significant roles of clinical supervisors Explain the significance of a mentoring relationship in supervision Define the ethical issues in clinical supervision including dual relationships and confidentiality Analyze the ethical obligations and ethical decision-making of the supervisor Discuss the importance of collaboration in the development of an effective supervisory relationship Discuss the key benefits of using technology to extend the reach of clinical supervision   WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All persons who interact with patients, which may include intake staff, reception area personnel, drivers, maintenance staff, as well as professional staff. PRESENTERS: Anthony Estreet, Ph.D., LCSW-C, LCADC Executive Director, Next Step Treatment Center. Anthony is an Associate Professor at Morgan State University and is an experienced client-centered therapist with strength in developing and delivering effective training.     Contact Hours: 4 NAADAC

Contingency management (CM) is an effective behavioral intervention that provides tangible reinforcement when target behaviors are completed and objectively verified. A large body of literature supports CM’s use for the treatment of persons with substance use disorders (SUDs). Many applications of CM in treating SUDs focus on abstinence, providing monetary rewards or prizes when clients provide objective evidence of abstinence from drugs (e.g., urine samples). Contingency management has also been adapted successfully to reinforce other behaviors, including treatment attendance, medication adherence, and treatment-related activities (e.g., submitting job applications, attending medical appointments). Despite this strong empirical foundation, CM has only been widely disseminated within large self-contained healthcare systems (e.g., Veterans Affairs).  This workshop will review the application of CM to promote positive behavior change in substance use disorder treatment settings.  Attendees will learn how to design and implement an effective CM program. Specifically, 1) the theoretical underpinnings and supporting empirical literature, 2) different types of CM programs (i.e., voucher, prize), 3) effective design features, 4) most common deviations from evidence-based protocols and how to avoid them, 5) common barriers, 6) how to calculate costs of delivering CM incentives themselves and 7) strategies for designing your own protocol.  [This is a closed event]  

El propósito de este webinar, es capacitar y ofrecer estrategias a todo el personal relacionado a la salud mental, para ayudar a manejar las emociones, que las personas con trastornos por consumo de sustancias, puedan estar experimentando ante el aislamiento y como manejarlos.

Using a Motivational Interviewing (MI) approach towards behavior change contains two primary concepts; the role of ambivalence in a change process and the concept of Change Talk. Sessions 3 and 4 build upon two previous sessions of learning MI. In these sessions the trainers will focus on how the helper can process ambivalence when engaging a client in a change process and defining, eliciting and attending to a clients' own motivation to change using their language (Change Talk). 12-2 EDT . 11-1 CDT . 10-12 MDT . 9-11 PDT . 8-10 ADT

The Peer Support Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (PS ECHO) is a movement to share knowledge, and amplify capacity to provide best practices. The PS ECHO is an online community for Peer Recovery Specialist and Mental Health Peers to: Share community and statewide resources Learn new skills and tools for doing peer work Meet and connect with other peers

Join CABHP for Ethics in the Workplace and Cultural Intelligence Training in the Westward Ho at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus! Ethics in the Workplace will be held from 9:00 a.m. - noon. Cultural Intelligence will be held from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. You may register for either the Ethics Training ($59), the Cultural Intelligence Training ($59) or both trainings for a discounted price of $109. This course provides participants with an overview of the moral concepts of goodness, right, and obligation, and the ways in which they operate in the workplace. These concepts are further enhanced during the classroom discussions and group work. Additionally, this course is designed to provide participants with Cultural Intelligence, or CQ, which is defined by the Harvard Business Review as the ability to make sense of unfamiliar contexts and then blend in. There are four main core components to this concept; cognitive, physical, and emotional, and motivational. Cultural Intelligence can be understood as the capability to relate and work effectively across cultures and various disciplines. We need to explore our own self and see things through the eyes of others to achieve a higher level of acceptance. Videos and self-assessments will be utilized to encourage participation. Student Registration: Enrolled students may receive a discount. Please email [email protected] for questions. Paid parking close to our ASU offices on the 1st floor of the Westward Ho is available at the corner of Fillmore and Central, at street meters, and other parking lots downtown. We are unable to provide or validate parking for this event. Registration Link:  https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=536791&

Follow-up from the face-to-face MIA:STEP training on May 31, 2019.  MIA:STEP is a training for those that supervise or mentor treatment providers in a clinical setting and are expected to give feedback and coaching to help practitioners improve their skills and effectiveness.   This training for clinical supervisors provides practical tools to be used to enhance treatment providers' Motivational Interviewing (MI) skills. [This is a closed event]

Integrated treatment is the buzzword of the day, but what does it really look like? What is possible given funding restrictions and siloed services? Join the Northwest, Great Lakes, and Northwest & Caribbean ATTCs for a five-part webinar series to explore these questions and learn more from national experts.  Webinar 1: June 10, 2020 Defining and Assessing Integrated Behavioral Health Capacity Research indicates that integrated treatment is more effective than sequential treatment and parallel treatment for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. This presentation will introduce the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment (DDCAT) and the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Mental Health Treatment (DDCMHT) instruments and toolkits for improving co-occurring disorder (COD) treatment capability. Presenter(s): Mark McGovern, PhD & Heather Gotham, Ph.D  

Presented by Sara Smucker Barnwell, PhD, this is the fifth in a 6-part weekly series about Telemental Health. 

Stigma is a major barrier preventing millions of people who are struggling with substance use from entering treatment today. This presentation is designed to help professionals break that stigma that creates an unnecessary barrier to treatment by understanding recovery oriented language and strategies that can be integrated into practice immediately.

Staying Unconquerable: Join us as Johnna James, MSNAL teaches about cultural humility and history trauma. Hosted By: Oklahoma Behavioral Health Association, in partnerships with the SSW ATTC. Staying Unconquerable is a presentation given by Johnna James, proud Chickasaw woman. Join us for this exciting continuing education oppurtunity to learn about historical trauma and how to have cultural humility in regards to the diverse tribal landscape of Oklahoma. Other objectives include learning the power of resilience and the strength found in shared experiences. CEU'S will be available to LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LADC, CPRSS, CPS, and CM's. Zoom instructions will be emailed after successful registration. Members always attend trainings for free. Non-Members must purchase paid ticket for $40.00.

This is the final session of the Mobile Apps as Clinician Extenders in SUD Treatment and Recovery learning community. The goal of this learning community is to increase the use of mobile apps as recovery care extenders in substance use treatment and recovery services. Participants will be able to: Explore the potential benefits and drawbacks of integrating technology based therapeutic tools in face-to-face and telehealth SUD treatment services. Describe how developers and researchers design, evaluate, and implement new technology platforms. Discuss how employing technology tools improve patient engagement/outcomes and provide opportunities to measure treatment outcomes and provider performance. This session will focus on clinician tools and considerations in selecting apps. Click here to register! If you would like more information, please email Bree at [email protected].

Are you ready to start using videoconferencing in your practice/agency or Recovery Community Organization or have you already started and have questions about resources and next steps? Join this one-hour forum with knowledgeable providers and subject matter expert(s) who will answer questions and lead discussions around a variety of topics related to successes and challenges of using videoconferencing to offer clinical/peer recovery services via telehealth. Please join anytime during the session to ask your questions and share your thoughts and experiences regarding the transition of services to the use of videoconferencing methods.  Note: Due to the anticipated number of participants, registration is required to receive the login information for each session

Description: This virtual conference will focus on the integration efforts that support a collaborative healthcare approach. Professionals working in these areas will be able to increase their knowledge of new updates in an interprofessional environment. These clinical updates are designed to assist in creating comprehensive screening protocols in primary care, substance use treatment, and infectious disease and sexual health clinics. Sessions: Enhancing Sexual Health History Taking HIV Biomedical Prevention: PrEP and PEP Screening Protocols Introduction to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT): Clinical and Stigma Update Intended Audience: Physicians, physicians assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, social workers, students of health professions, and other members of the healthcare team. Professionals and students in infectious disease, sexual health and family planning, substance use, behavioral health, mental health, and primary care are welcome and encouraged to attend. Accreditation: Accreditation information is listed on the registration page. Please email [email protected] or call 412-624-1895 with any questions. This training is a collaboration between the Mid-Atlantic Education and Training Center, The Danya Institute, the Central East TTCs (ATTC, MHTTC, PTTC), and the STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins.  

The one-day workshop (presented in two virtual sessions) is designed to highlight and explore the needs of substance use treatment professionals working with culturally diverse individuals, organizations, and communities.  The participants will be able to understand the role cultural competency in clinical settings and will learn proven techniques and strategies for engagement.  The training will include didactic as well as interactive exercises designed to engage participants and elicit their input.  The training is intended for entry to advanced level. [This is a closed event]

An evidence informed modular intervention that aims to help survivors gain skills to manage distress and cope with post disaster stress and adversity. 

This Training the Trainer (TTT) event will provide an introduction to Adolescent SBIRT, (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment), as an effective, comprehensive and preventive strategy for addressing substance use with youth.   The content will inform on: The need to screen for adolescent substance use Review of the evidence based tools specifically developed for screening youth How to conduct a brief intervention using motivational interviewing skills A review of components essential for effective referrals to treatment or other specialty services when needed Skills practice activities and review of training considerations

How are our veteran patients faring during quarantine? What can we, as providers, do to support them during this time? These questions are on our minds and we hope to share strategies, resources, and support each other as we work with and care for our veteran patients, especially those in Native communities. If you work with veterans, or are a veteran who supports others, we welcome you to join us for these discussions. We hope to offer support and guidance and answer questions you may have about this issue, so please feel free to get in touch and share your ideas if there are any specific topics you would like to have covered. We look forward to sharing with you. 2-3 EDT . 1-2 CDT . 12-1 MDT . 11-12 PDT . 10-11 ADT

The School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling is pleased to announce the third in a series of counseling related workshops. This third session will focus on Telecounseling and Ethics. Attendees can earn 3 hours of continuing education units (CEUs) for LPC, LCDC, and CRC licensure. The fee is $50. The session will be held virtually via Zoom.     The topics will be: Standards in Telecounseling Provision Presented by: Cameron Ortega Ethics On(the)line: Ethical Issues in Telecounseling Presented by: Dr. Kim Nguyen-Finn    For more information, please contact Teresa Guerra at [email protected] For accommodations, please contact [email protected] by June 1, 2020