Past Events

Please join CABHP for this Cultural Intelligence webinar course being held on May 5th from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. This course is designed to introduce participants to the term 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-reflections will be utilized to encourage participation.  We will be providing the following continuing education: NAADAC, NASW, APA, NBCC & COJET. Registration: $35 per person. Student Registration: Enrolled students may receive a discount. Please email [email protected] for questions. Registration Link:  https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=540408&  

Talking circles are based on the tradition of sharing circles.  Please join us together for our third 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

Difficult moments don’t have to grow into ‘incidents’ that can threaten client engagement and retention. This interactive two-part webinar is designed to equip peers, counselors, social workers, anyone working with people with concepts and preparatory actions that can be used to de-escalate a wide range of interactions. The basics of de-escalation include the ABC model of assessment, the Seven Principles of Effective Verbal Interventions and a worker self-care assessment tool. 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 training focuses specifically on children and adolescents and provides attendees with an overview of risk and protective factors of substance use and discusses the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. Attendees learn about the stages of child development and how these may be affected by substance use. Attendees are also exposed to evidence-based interventions for adolescents who use substances and ways to diagnose and effectively treat substance use in adolescents. Dual diagnosis, facilitating groups with adolescents, the impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and prenatal methamphetamine exposure are also discussed, with additional context provided for populations with HIV prevalence.

Native American Summit on Spirituality: Cultural Inclusion into Mental Health Assessments for Native Americans Please note: This is a series of virtual meetings that have been announced in place of our original face-to-face event, which will be rescheduled. Click the registration button above to register for our fourth virtual session on May 1 from 2-4pm EDT, 1-3pm CDT, 12-2pm MDT, 11am-1pm PDT, 10am-12pm ADT.  The American Indian and Alaska Native ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC 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.

This event provides an opportunity for participants who have already been trained in Motivational Interviewing to refresh both their knowledge and their skills with the method. [This is a closed event]

Despite the demands that come with a profession in the health and behavioral health care disciplines, providers are dedicated to their craft and enjoy a deep satisfaction from helping others. The other side of the job brings pressures and stress that can increase susceptibility to exhaustion leading to compassion fatigue and other occupational hazards. The consequences of compassion fatigue can decrease the provider’s emotional and physical well-being, influence the quality of care they provide for their clients, and negatively impact the interactions with coworkers and so creating an unhealthy work environment for themselves and others. The current health crisis has had a profound effect on people's ability to cope for both communities and professionals, and the need for healthy providers is critical. This interactive webinar (90 minutes), will identify and define often elusive work related conditions, self-assessment tools, and practical strategies for self-care and building resiliency.

  Presenter: Lucy R. Cannon, Ed. D, LCSW, CCDP-D Audience: This training is designed for healthcare professionals to include licensed and paraprofessionals in the mental health and co-occurring disorders fields.   Learning Objectives: A brief overview of telehealth laws from federal and state levels · The necessity of identifying and explaining COVID-19 HIPAA emergency compliance laws for healthcare organizations · To identify types of technology that can be used during the COVID-19 Pandemic · To be familiar with state Medicaid and Medicare telehealth laws and fees for services according to HIPAA guidelines during the COVID-19 Pandemic · Participants will identify potential ethical and treatment dilemmas that can impact client care and solutions to remedy problems · HIPAA compliant technology and documentation that is needed to implement an effective HIPAA telehealth program   About Dr. Cannon: Dr. Lucy R. Cannon is the CEO/Owner of LEJ Behavioral Health Services, LLC, a training and consulting company in Metropolitan Atlanta. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the states of Georgia and Alabama. She has the following certifications; CCDP-D, ICCDPD, and MATS. Dr. Cannon has been a clinician, supervisor, director, and consultant of mental health and co-occurring disorders programs in inpatient and outpatient healthcare organizations and psychiatric hospitals in various states in the United States. She is an Adjunct Professor at Clark Atlanta University School of Social Work. She serves on various healthcare organizations boards of directors and advisory boards.  

The second session of this four-part series will review the ABC’s of the substance exposed newborn: NAS, NOWS, PNA, NAPS. This session will go into detail about newborn opioid withdrawal, how the presentation may differ from other substance exposures, and the impact of poly-substance exposure. It will discuss care and treatment of the newborn after delivery and the potential impact on longer term outcomes.  

This webinar will address what constitutes an “evidence-based treatment (EBT)” and an “evidence-based practice (EBP),” the difference between efficacy and effectiveness, and what we need to know about them in order to make more informed decisions in selecting EBTs and EBPs that are best suited to our agencies or clinics. Major concepts underlying EBTs will be discussed: 1) treatment integrity/fidelity, 2) external validity/generalizability, 3) operational definitions, and 4) statistically vs. clinically significant results. Factors related to the application of EBTs/EBP to culturally diverse populations will be examined: 1) samples on which EBTs are based, 2) use of ethnic vs. cultural groups, 3) “generic” vs. culturally specific EBTs, 4) cultural content vs. cultural context, 5) advantages and disadvantages of culturally adapted EBT, and 6) sustainability of EBTs/EBP. The webinar will present the contribution of meta-analyses to EBTs, the EBTs in the context of the factors that contribute to change in interventions (e.g., therapy relationship and client contribution), limitations of EBTs, common elements of EBTs, and the role of politics, power, and privilege in the scientific study of treatment outcome. Processual issues critical to moving from EBTs to EBP will be discussed. The webinar will describe alternative approaches to EBTs/EBP, such as those grounded on practice-based evidence and community-based evidence or those considered “promising practices,” and alternative concepts to external validity (generalizability), such as ecological validity and social validity. About the Presenter Luis A. Vargas, PhD Luis A. Vargas is a retired clinical psychologist and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Latino Behavioral Health Association. He was on the staff and faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine (UNM-SOM) for 30 years. He worked part-time at Samaritan Counseling Center and its Spanish-speaking clinic, St. Joseph’s Center for Children and Families, following his retirement from UNM . He was the director of the UNM-SOM clinical psychology internship program for fourteen years and served six years as the Chair of the New Mexico Board of Psychologist Examiners. His clinical and scholarly work has focused on providing culturally responsive services to diverse children, adolescents, and families in Latino communities. He is committed to training mental health professionals to maintain a scientific mindedness in providing culturally responsive services in the context of evidence-based practice and global psychology.

Additional information about this event is forthcoming. PRESENTERS: JACQUELINE COLEMAN, MEd, MSM, BA, CPC, certified professional coach with extensive experience as a senior program manager. Jacqueline has expertise in workforce development, organizational development and contract management. She is a cultivator and trainer of professionals in multiple sectors.  Jacqueline provides strategic consultation on LEADERVATION (gender-tailored programs, equity and diversity initiatives, and systems change processes).

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

This 1-hour webinar will provide guidance to providers interested in delivering mental health services through telephone and/or videoconferencing. Participants will receive a brief overview of Telemental Health essentials, including technology selection, client screening, office space adaptation, documentation, responding to emergencies, and fundamentals of clinical engagement through this modality. Presenter: Sara Smucker Barnwell, licensed clinical psychologist Download/share flyer

This is the first 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: Identify specific categories of smart phone applications and other technologies available for SUD recovery and treatment support Describe successful implementation strategies for the integration of smartphone technology into the provision of recovery support services Assess the role smartphone technology may play in their individual and agency recovery support practice. This session will focus on evidence-based apps. Click here to register! If you would like more information, please email Bree at [email protected].

Mid-America ATTC partnered with the Mid-America MHTTC, and Mountain Plains MHTTC for Telehealth Learning and Consultation (TLC) Tuesdays, an online series for providers new to or unfamiliar with telehealth to ask questions of our specialists and hear practical advice. During each hour-long session we will spend the first 20 minutes covering a topic such as acquiring consents or billing for telehealth services, then address questions submitted by registrants for that week. This is the final session of the series and will focus on Telehealth troubleshooting.

Technical Assistance for the "Skills for Psychological Recovery" webinar.

This workshop will train participants for working in a more person-centered, motivation-supporting style.  This is a closed event. However, you can learn more about our upcoming training and technical events on the Great Lakes ATTC website under Upcoming Events. If no upcoming events are taking place near you, please contact your nearest state project manager to inquire about future training opportunities in your region.  

Difficult moments don’t have to grow into ‘incidents’ that can threaten client engagement and retention. This interactive two-part webinar is designed to equip peers, counselors, social workers, anyone working with people with concepts and preparatory actions that can be used to de-escalate a wide range of interactions. The basics of de-escalation include the ABC model of assessment, the Seven Principles of Effective Verbal Interventions and a worker self-care assessment tool. 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 event provides an opportunity for participants who have already been trained in Motivational Interviewing to refresh both their knowledge and their skills with the method. [This is a closed event]  

This is Section 5 of a multi-part series presented in partnership with NAADAC. Presented By: Kris Kelly, BS  |  Jenna Neasbitt, MS, LCDC, MAT-R  |  Aaron M. Laxton, MSW, LMSW To support a successful peer program, effective supervision is essential. Equipping supervisors with knowledge of the day to day functions, including practice boundaries specific to the peer role, will increase job satisfaction and retention, reduce communication breakdowns, and lead to better outcomes for the individuals served. For Peer Recovery Support Specialists (PRSS), supervision typically has two components: administrative and supportive. Administrative supervision works with the needs of the agency (scheduling, benefits, etc.). Supportive supervision provides direct guidance, encouragement, and professional development opportunities. Having a plan in place of who, what, when, and where the supervision will occur will create a supportive and safe environment for peers to do their best, most effective work. Intended Audience:  Organizations and professionals who have or plan to integrate Peer Recovery Specialists into their team.  

This session will provide a brief overview of Motivational Interviewing including an introduction to the spirit and principles of MI to the primary skills used in an MI conversation.  It will include a variety of experiential exercises.  These exercises will give participants an opportunity to consider the relevance of MI to their personal and professional concerns in assisting their clientele in dealing with their chronic health concerns and to experience some of what makes MI different from other approaches in increasing motivation for good self-care. [This is a closed event]  

Asistencia técnica dirigida a proveedores de servicios: psicólogos, consejeros y trabajadores sociales, psiquiatras. Tiene el propósito de fortalecer las destrezas clínicas en la utilización del modelo Cognitivo Conductual para el tratamiento de los trastornos por uso de sustancias. Este enfoque está basado en evidencia científica.

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

The first session of this four-part series will include an overview of substance use in pregnancy and the impact on fetal and infant development.The goal of the first session is to provide 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. Substances to be discussed include opioids, illicit substances, nicotine, and psychotropic medications. The session will also introduce the impact of substance exposure on the fetus and newborn.