Past Events

This one-hour webinar will share how a systems-based approach to improving chronic pain and opioid management in primary care can improve outcomes for patients, including complex patients with diagnoses of behavioral health and substance use disorders. We will explore whether this approach might be relevant for behavioral health and other organizations and will share resources developed for clinics managing patients with chronic pain using opioid medications during the COVID pandemic. Presented by Laura Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH and Michael Parchman, MD, MPH. Download/share flyer

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria, 3rd Edition, is the most widely used and comprehensive set of guidelines for assessment, placement, treatment planning, continued service, and transfer/discharge of clients with substance use and co-occurring disorders. The Criteria utilizes six dimensions to form a broad assessment, which provides information for service and treatment planning across all levels of care.   This online interactive series will provide collaborative training and practice opportunities essential to the development and/or refinement of applying the ASAM Criteria in a clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on applying the ASAM Criteria for in-depth assessment, proper placement, service and treatment planning, continued service, and transfer/discharge of clients.

Evidence-based approach to help children, adolescents, adults and families immediately after a disaster and terrorism.

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

In recent years, treatment centers have focused on creating trauma informed settings by integrating safety protocols and avoiding re-traumatization in service delivery. The emergence of COVID-19 as a pandemic has increased rates of trauma and stress in our communities to levels that most of us have not experienced. Still, providers need to be equipped to address the traumatic impact of the current environment. This webinar will look at some of the basics of trauma, as well as some of the effects of COVID-19 on trauma and look at ways to heal.   This is a two-part webinar. You must register for each day separately. To receive a Certificate of Completion for three CASAC hours, participants are required to attend both sessions in their entirety.

This is the 3rd of the 4-session 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 Support of Medication Assisted Treatment. 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 videoconferencing subject matter expert who will answer questions and lead discussions around a variety of topics related to successes and challenges of using videoconferencing. In addition, The CoE-PHI will participate in this session to provide guidance on privacy law application to telehealth delivery of SUD services in accordance with recently released SAMHSA and OCR guidance in response to COVID-19, and will provide an update on the CARES Act amendments to the federal SUD privacy law.  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 Credit Hours: CEs are not offered for this event Event Leader: Terra Hamblin [email protected]

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

This webinar is for Health professionals focusing on the emotional state of individuals with Substance Use Disorder within the isolation period of a Pandemic and the therapies and treatments that can be provided.

  This webinar will discuss a comprehensive, integrated, and public health approach to prevent the consequences of risky use of psychoactive substances and to provide early are and intervention services to people at risk of developing substance use disorder.

Audience: This training is designed for healthcare professionals to include licensed and paraprofessionals in the mental health and co-occurring disorders fields. A brief overview of overcoming traumatic stress symptoms. Learning Objectives: · Articulate how a catastrophic crisis can trigger traumatic stress symptoms. · Help clients address traumatic stress symptoms caused by catastrophic crisis prior to relapse. · Understand how isolation during pandemics puts clients at risk of relapse. · Utilize 3 strategies to help clients decrease isolation during pandemics. · Use technology to help clients maintain recovery during catastrophic crises and pandemics.   Speaker   Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant in the behavioral health field whose work has reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands. Mark has been a certified addictions counselor for 34 years. Mark is co-founder of Serenity Academy of Chicago, the only recovery high school in Illinois. He is past president of the board of the Illinois Chapter of NAADAC. He has had a 30-year career as a university educator having taught at the University of Chicago, Illinois State University, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and Loyola University of Chicago, School of Social Work. 

This 2 hour webinar will review information on trends in substance use, especially in light of COVID-19. Some drug use has increased while some has decreased. This webinar will provide information on the rise in alcohol use and methamphetamines, information on heroin use, the high rates of relapse for people in recovery, and the ways in which people in recovery are maintaining their sobriety. To receive a Certificate of Completion for two CASAC hours, participants are required to attend the session in its entirety.

To register:  https://tinyurl.com/y7crnauj.  

Telebehavioral health and recovery support can assist with the expansion of services and improve client outcomes. It is essential to ensure that professionals providing services using videoconferencing mediums obtain comprehensive and specific training and supervision to offer the best quality of care. This series offers a unique interactive experience that provides shared consultation to professionals delivering counseling in an online environment. The series is structured to provide online consultation, skill-based learning and practice, group and self-study activities, reading assignments, and discussion on topics essential to providing services using videoconferencing.

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the behavioral health world has gone virtual, with providers conducting many services through the use of technology, (phone, video conferencing, etc). Although engagement may, ‘look’ different, providers who perform intakes, assessment, and counseling have an opportunity to screen for substance use, especially those at elevated levels and conduct a brief intervention in a timely manner. SBIRT, (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment), is an evidence based practice that uses a preventive public health approach to identify and intervene with persons whose patterns of use might have increased due to ‘shelter in place’ guidelines and putting them at risk for substance-related health and psychosocial problems. SBIRT also identifies those with a high potential for a substance use disorder. This interactive two-part zoom webinar will review the SBIRT intervention components, validated evidence based tools used in SBIRT, considerations for facilitating a culturally sensitive and trauma informed substance use screen, how to provide a brief intervention, and essential components of successful facilitation of referrals to treatment. You must register for each day separately. To receive a Certificate of Completion for three CASAC hours, participants are required to attend both sessions in their entirety.

Build your Motivational Interviewing (MI) skills through the free Motivational Interviewing Learning Collaborative! Third Wednesday each month, beginning February 19, 2020.  10:00-10:45am CST The Great Lakes MHTTC and PTTC will host a series of interactive calls via Zoom for people who want to enhance their MI skills. This learning opportunity provides practitioners with a no-cost, easy to access opportunity to continue to build their practice skills towards fidelity. All sessions will be geared towards multiple levels of learning. Attend all sessions or select from the menu (see list of dates and topics below). Calls last for 45 minutes You only need to register one time for the Zoom link to the calls  ​​​ Trainer: Laura Saunders State Project Manager, Wisconsin Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC Laura A. Saunders, MSSW, is the Wisconsin State Project Manager for the Great Lakes Addiction, Mental Health and Prevention Technology Transfer  Centers. Her position is housed at the UW–Madison, where she’s worked since 1988. Since 2001, Laura has provided SBIRT and Motivational Interviewing training to physicians, nurses, medical students, psychologists, specialty addiction treatment providers, social workers, physical therapists, health educators, and staff who work in correctional settings. She has provided feedback and coaching to hundreds of social workers, correctional staff,  and other human service providers who are interested in using evidence-based practices with fidelity. Laura joined the international group of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) in 2006 (Sophia, Bulgaria) and is an active member of the Wisconsin MINT group. Topics by Date February 19 Your MI Spirit Is Showing March 18  Let Your Partner (Client, Consumer, Customer, Patient) Know You're Working Hard to Understand April 15 WHY Not Ask WHY And Other Things to Think About With Open Questions May 20 Taming Your Inner Cheerleader: Be Proud Of You and How Well You Can Use Affirmations June 17 Gold Star Things to Say (Genuinely!)  July 15 What To Do When the Client Says Something About Changing Their Behavior August 19 What to Do When The Client Seems Stuck About Changing Their Behavior September 16  Pay Attention to Discord October 21 Guess What Happens When You Ask for Change Talk? November 18:   TBD December 16:   TBD 

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

What is Ask the Expert? Beginning in February 2020, SATTC will host "Ask the Expert" the 2nd Tuesday of every month on topics surrounding Substance Use Disorders (SUDs), co-occurring diseases, health disparities, and more. Experts in the field will share the latest knowledge and answer questions from our community. As professionals and practitioners move beyond webinars and training to more Intensive Technical Assistance (TA) needs, Ask the Expert becomes an infinite space to ask questions and increase your knowledge on some of the most popular and buzzing topics in the behavioral health and SUD fields. Objectives: To increase the knowledge capacity surrounding SUDs/OUDs To increase the awareness of emerging SUD hot topics and provide expert-level knowledge on myths surrounding many of them   May's Open Dialogue: Strategic Integration of Mental Health/SUD into Primary Care Openly dialogue about innovative avenues to integrate care Nick Szubiak brings more than 20 years of experience in direct service, administration, and clinical experience to the healthcare field. He is the Founder of NSI Strategies, an organization that provides support to integrated healthcare environments and currently serves as an Advanced Implementation Specialist for SAMHSA’s Opioid Response Network and faculty for the Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions funded by SAMHSA. Nick is the former Assistant Vice-President of Addiction and Recovery at the National Council for Behavioral Health and Director at the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions. Prior, he served as the Director of Behavioral Health for a rural FQHC. Nick provides technical assistance, consultation, and training toward bi-directional integration of behavioral health and primary care, substance use disorders, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), Telehealth, SBIRT, population health management, and utilizing implementation science to maximize clinical pathways to better care.

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the behavioral health world has gone virtual, with providers conducting many services through the use of technology, (phone, video conferencing, etc). Although engagement may, ‘look’ different, providers who perform intakes, assessment, and counseling have an opportunity to screen for substance use, especially those at elevated levels and conduct a brief intervention in a timely manner. SBIRT, (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment), is an evidence based practice that uses a preventive public health approach to identify and intervene with persons whose patterns of use might have increased due to ‘shelter in place’ guidelines and putting them at risk for substance-related health and psychosocial problems. SBIRT also identifies those with a high potential for a substance use disorder. This interactive two-part zoom webinar will review the SBIRT intervention components, validated evidence based tools used in SBIRT, considerations for facilitating a culturally sensitive and trauma informed substance use screen, how to provide a brief intervention, and essential components of successful facilitation of referrals to treatment. You must register for each day separately. To receive a Certificate of Completion for three CASAC hours, participants are required to attend both sessions in their entirety.

JOIN US FOR A ZOOM EVENT FOR CEU TRAINING EVENT! STAY UNCONQUERABLE by: Johnna James, MSNAL  This exciting training will be offered via zoom.  Join us to learn about historical trauma, culture as intervention, and how to push the trauma informed lens  forward from “what happened to us” to “what is right with us.” This presentation seeks to equip attendees with cultural humility that gives them an holistic understanding of wellness and balance in Native American communities  Member organizations attend all training free.  Non-member fee is $40.00 CEU's are available for LPC, LMFT, LADC, LCSW, PRSS, and case managers.   Link for zoom will be emailed upon registering for the event.  

The Kansas City Perinatal Recovery Collaborative (KC PRC) is working to develop, grow, and nurture a coordinated, multi-system network of services and programs to support pregnant and parenting mothers as they navigate the dual journey of parenting and recovery. If you are interested in participating in these monthly meetings, please contact Bree at [email protected]. 

Technical assistance call to help opioid treatment programs in New England sustain contingency management during COVID-19. [This is a closed event]

Talking circles are based on the tradition of sharing circles.  Please join us together for our fourth virtual talking circle event. This event is held bi-weekly. This group will be facilitated by a Native guest and will focus on concerns about yourself, your family, your work, and/or your tribal community that you may be experiencing during these uncertain times. There is no fee or expectation to participate in this event. This is a respectful meeting space. Come share your concerns, offer support, and respect the group’s privacy. Location: Zoom or Call-in Registration Necessary? Yes (see above) Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM AKST 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MST 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

A case example of collaboration and innovation to reach vulnerable populations with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) during COVID-19. During the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals who use opioids may be at high risk for withdrawal and/or overdose because of lack of income, disrupted drug markets, limited access to harm reduction services, and even more limited access to treatment services. This webinar will review the changes in regulation around buprenorphine initiation during this national emergency, the loosening of telehealth requirements, and provide a case example of how one street outreach team has partnered with a community-based clinic to allow individuals who are experiencing homelessness to receive access to buprenorphine treatment during the national emergency.   Presenters:   Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH is the Director of the Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (CARES) at the American Institute for Research, a nonprofit social and behavioral sciences research organization.  Dr. Salisbury-Afshar is board certified in family medicine, preventive medicine/public health and addiction medicine and her expertise lies at the intersection of these fields.  She practices at Heartland Alliance Health, a healthcare for the homeless provider in Chicago, and provides primary care and addiction treatment services.     Nicole Gastala, MD is a graduate of Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and completed her residency at the University of Iowa in Family Medicine. She is board certified in family medicine and addiction medicine. She is currently the Director of Behavioral Health and Addiction at University of Illinois Hospitals and Health Science System, Mile Square Health Center in Chicago, IL. Interests include treating whole families with a special focus on preventative health care, group visits, and medications for opioid use disorder.     Sarah Messmer, MD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  She is board certified in internal medicine and pediatrics, and works in both inpatient and primary care settings at the University of Illinois.  She provides primary care and addiction services at a clinic co-located with a syringe exchange run by the Community Outreach Intervention Project on the west side of Chicago.       Stephan Koruba is the full-time Family Nurse Practitioner for The Night Ministry’s Street Medicine Team in Chicago, IL.  The team provides human connection, acute/bridge medical care, case management and harm reduction services to Chicago’s rough sleepers 7 days/week.     Intended Audience: SUD treatment; recovery support; mental health; social work; prevention; government & community