Past Events

Crystal methamphetamine use is growing increasingly common among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the northeastern U.S. and is an important public health concern. Presented by Adam Viera, PhD student at Yale University School of Public Health, this webinar will share preliminary themes emerging from a qualitative study of MSM who use crystal methamphetamine. These themes present important lessons for treatment organizations looking to address crystal meth use among MSM. Download/share flyer

The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss how health care organizations need to ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the National CLAS Standards are incorporated to have a more inclusive definition of culture in order to better serve transgender individuals. OBJECTIVES: Define CLAS standards, themes, and recommendations Understand strategies for addressing ‘real-life issues’ and health equity impact among transgender and intersex populations Learn about providing quality and compassionate care for adults, adolescents, and children who identify as transgender or gender-diverse or questioning their gender identity Explore gender minority stress treatment principles and support strategies Address behavioral health care and related CLAS standards for service to transgender and intersex populations   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).   Brady Freitas, MSW, LCSW-C, ACHP-SW, is a clinical social worker specializing in palliative care at the University of Maryland’s Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has extensive training in motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care and Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy. He provides LGBT cultural competency training for the cancer center staff and seeks to raise awareness for the importance of cancer screening amongst the Transgender population.

This 15-hour workshop on Co-Occurring Disorders will be facilitated by trainer Paul Hunziker for RADACT Academy participants only.

Purpose ASADS exist to foster and maintain the integrity of alcohol and substance abuse related services for consumers and provide continuing education and educational programs for professionals working with populations affected by alcohol and substance abuse. In doing so, we wish to coordinate between federal, state and local agencies to enhance the development of comprehensive educational programs focusing on alcohol and substance abuse issues. This will set a high standard of professional education and training through educational conferences and programs of continuing education. MISSION STATEMENT To provide affordable quality education to the community on substance abuse treatment, prevention, and other areas of shared concern. VISION STATEMENT To lead the effort in promoting a broader understanding and acceptance of the process of addiction.

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]. 

  The Summit is an opportunity for behavioral health professionals, law enforcement, healthcare workers, representatives of state and local government, clergy, advocates, and other caring individuals to come together and collaborate on how to meet this epidemic head on and save lives. ================================================================================================ STIGMA, OPIOID USE AND OVERDOSE: WHAT’S THE RELATIONSHIP? This session will explore this stigma and how the media, service providers and law enforcement perpetuate the stigma. More importantly how those groups can play a critical part in reducing the stigma. 11:15 AM-12:30 PM LEXINGTON B Speaker: ED JOHNSON, LPC, LAC, MAC, CCS

Purpose- To assist audience in understanding about the unique relationships between Native Elders and their community members. Native Elders, traditionally, are held in high regard by community members. In most tribes, Elders are granted deferential treatment by their respective communities. Elders understand and can communicate the circle of life to the audience and what that means to our Native communities. If that circle is broken, by opioid, other substance use or by mental illness, then, our communities will come together to hear from Elders as to how the circle can be mended. Elders can educate the audience and other Elders from other communities with their own experiences and approaches to use of Medication Assisted Treatment and culture. The use of MAT and Native American traditional culture has worked in some tribal communities to assist in healing and helping.   In addition, another approach to working with Native and other communities is through developing and maintaining a grass roots approach to address the opioid issue in Indian Country. Colin Cash, Sober Squad founder, states that this grass roots group holds recovery walks, recovery meetings, pizza dinners and transports people to and from recovery meetings. They also have a Facebook page/blog that assists others to consider and maintain recovery by expressing unconditional love, no judgements and support from other members in recovery. “Never underestimate the power of someone in recovery who wants to give back,” said Colin. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Sober Squad. You are what recovery looks like. (Excerpt from Brainerd Dispatch).   Presenter- Colin Cash, a tribal member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, founder of Sober Squad, a grassroots organization with over 6,500 members, that assists other people with recovery and healing. This recovery movement began on the Mille Lacs Reservation and has expanded across the state of Minnesota, onto other reservations and towns.   To View All Webinars: https://attcnetwork.org/centers/national-american-indian-and-alaska-native-attc/tor-ta-webinars

Technical assistance call to help opioid treatment programs in New England respond to the new take home regulations during COVID-19. [This is a closed event]

This 15-hour workshop on Family Systems will be facilitated by trainer Paul Hunziker at the RADACT Academy in Anchorage, AK.

Substance Use Disorder Services In The Days Of A Pandemic: You're Going To Need A Bigger Boat!  Friday, March 20, 2020 1:00pm ET, 12:00pmCT 11:00am MT, 10:00amPT Providing SUD services during a pandemic requires a mix of disaster preparedness, safety precautions, telehealth, and ethics. During her tenure as a leader in SUD treatment, Sheila Weix has been involved with emergencies related to the HIV epidemic, 9/11, and the 2008 economic collapse. She is currently applying this experience in an outpatient treatment service that includes medication-assisted treatment in rural Wisconsin during the COVID19 pandemic. Webinar participants will learn about: Safety precautions How to move all services to telehealth Reimbursement contingencies Leadership actions underway to address this rapidly changing situation 

This Lecture Series presentation will provide current information on alcohol use disorder trends and provide strategies for clinicians to assess and treat alcohol use disorder.  A detailed review of the negative health impacts of alcohol consumption, especially as it relates to liver and pancreatic diseases, will be discussed.  Participants will be able to address the synergistic effect of alcohol and secondary risk factors such as diet, viral hepatitis, and gender on the development and progression of alcoholic liver and pancreatic diseases.  Understanding the relationship between the diseases and risk factors allows for the development of more effective prevention, assessment, and treatment measures to be utilized by healthcare professionals. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of alcoholism in the community, and identify current assessment treatment options for alcoholism and alcoholic liver and pancreatic diseases. A panel discussion with the presenters will follow the lecture.  This portion of the presentation is intended to assist SUD providers in translating the information provided by the presenters into meaningful encounters with patients.  Objectives: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to: 1)    Identify two (2) parts of the population at risk for liver and pancreatic diseases as a result of their alcohol consumption and how alcohol correlates to these diseases. 2)    Describe three (3) individual behavioral and health factors, which may increase the risk of liver and pancreatic diseases among persons consuming alcohol. 3)    Specify two (2) assessment options and two (2) treatment options for Alcohol Use Disorder. 4)    Explore the cultural and linguistic barriers of access, assessment and treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder.   *This event is postponed until further notice due to COVID-19

Need assistance applying and/or integrating the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria? Join On-the-Spot the 3rd Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. MT / 11:00 a.m. CT for a one-hour session with an ASAM professional who will answer and discuss questions related to: program development; 6-dimensional assessment and treatment planning; and continued service, transfer and discharge management.  Participants will have the opportunity to share case studies and receive guidance on how to use ASAM to make informed decisions with the client across the continuum of care. OtS is an open forum guided by the participants at each session. We look forward to meeting you and providing guidance on using ASAM.  No registration required, join anytime within the hour.   Join ASAM Integration and Application OtS anytime during the scheduled day/time using the Zoom login below: Step 1: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/761231872 Step 2:  Join by Telephone (ONLY if device does not have a microphone built in) Dial: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 761 231 872

[This is a closed event]  This is a course on Anger Management for Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital:  1.    Provide an overview of SAMHSA Anger Management for Substance Abuse with Mental Health Clients to increase understanding of curriculum and support effective facilitation. 2.    Highlight importance of maintaining fidelity to the evidence-based model how and why.  Also please identify opportunities for ‘creativity’ to meet the needs of patients served while still maintaining fidelity to the model. 3.    Provide technical assistance through solidifying and building upon group facilitation skills taught in past training including  (e.g., providing opportunities for role play to demonstrate effective group facilitation skills) 4.    Identify and problem solve around Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital group facilitation challenges including (e.g., how do best manage clients coming late to group, how to manage an open group, etc.)

Is your health center ready to integrate and implement SBIRT? Join us for a one-hour session with a knowledgeable SBIRT professional who will answer and discuss questions related to: administration and use of screening materials including the AUDIT, DAST, and the CRAFFT among others; brief interventions and referrals to treatment including making effective warm handoffs; and workflow and integration of SBIRT into medical settings. Participants will have the opportunity to share case studies and receive guidance on how to integrate SBIRT into their health center sustainably. We look forward to meeting you and providing guidance on implementing SBIRT.   To join OtS SBIRT Implementation use the Zoom login below on the scheduled time and day : Step 1: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/225336565 Step 2:  Join by Telephone (ONLY if device does not have a microphone built in): Phone: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll)                Meeting ID: 225 336 565 Joining via web-cam is strongly encouraged.

Treatment providers and program evaluators use patient placement criteria to ensure that clients receive the appropriate level of care based on person-centered needs. This webinar will provide a comprehensive presentation on using the ASAM 6-Dimensional Assessment, understanding and applying Risk Ratings, and making a level of care recommendation. A case study will be used to help participants understand the step-by-step process of completing the assessment using the ASAM Criteria. Participants will be provided a case study a week in advance of the webinar, along with some pre-webinar instructions to help maximize their training experience. Credit Hours: 1.5 Event Leader: Trisha Dudkowski Technical Assistance: Universal: information provided to independent users through their own initiative, resulting in minimal interaction with TTC staff. Examples: Mass mailings, publication of information (e.g. newsletters,) untargeted presentations to heterogenous groups, website, social media.

This event has been postponed. Please check back soon or email [email protected] for more information. Thank you.   The Healing the Returning Warrior module explores the challenges and strengths within American Indian/Alaska Native veterans experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This session will enable participants to gain a deeper understanding of Native trauma-appropriate approaches applicable to work in tribal health prevention, intervention, and treatment services. This event will be a pre-summit session to the 11th Annual Tribal Public Health Summit.   For more information about the conference and this session, please click HERE

Registration is now open for the Pacific Southwest ATTC and CA Hub and Spoke System Presents: Understanding Buprenorphine Formulations and Clinical Guidelines for Use. This web training is co-sponsored by UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, the Pacific Addiction Technology Transfer Center, California Department of Health Care Services, and the California Hub and Spoke System. Free CE credits available.   This 90-minute web training will provide an overview of the various formulations of buprenorphine (including tablet, film, implantable, and injectable) for the treatment of opioid use disorder.  Larissa Mooney, MD, and David Grelotti, MD, will discuss the differences in the delivery of each formulation as well as provide their clinical practice experiences with each formulation. A consumer will discuss finding the right formulation for his treatment.                 Presenters: Larissa Mooney, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and Director of the UCLA Addiction Medicine Clinic David Grelotti, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry UCSD and the Director of Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Services at UCSD’s Owen Clinic         Date: Monday, March 16th, 2020 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM PDT Register here: https://uclahs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XXVizgspT5ukU_naKed_eQ  

Currently, women’s involvement in correctional and substance use disorders (SUD) treatment systems is rapidly outpacing men. Most of these programs are based upon gender-neutral services, meaning that their programs were designed with men in mind. Specifically, many of these programs address why men use drugs and alcohol and how to reduce recidivism with little emphasis placed on the treatment needs of women. This is especially worrisome for women in correctional or treatment settings with stimulants as their drug of choice. Statistics demonstrate that women make up more than half of the clients treated for methamphetamine and other stimulants in the majority of SUD treatment programs. As such, a recent study indicated that five times the percentage of females than males attributed initial methamphetamine use to a desire to lose weight and more females than males reported using meth to get more energy. Stimulant use by women often leads to or is accompanied by high rates of body dissatisfaction and preoccupation with body shape; eating pathology and compensatory behaviors; binge eating; nutritional deficiencies; energy and fatigue issues; and weight gain among women in treatment for SUDs and in correctional settings.   This Enhanced Professional Learning series will address these and other core issues that are unique to female SUD treatment clients in comparison to their male counterparts including weight and energy as a driving mechanism to use, triggers for relapse, cross addiction, psychosocial needs, physical activity and dopamine, social media, “fat” internalization, electrolyte imbalance, metabolic changes during drug use and recovery, self-medication and disordered eating patterns. Finally, Healthy Steps to Freedom, a gender-responsive program designed to augment and enhance existing treatment services will be shared and available for implementation.

This training has been developed and updated through the years, to support individuals in developing a unique set of skills needed to work as a Peer Support Specialist. This interactive training focuses on:  1) Developing peer support skills for use in the workplace,  2) The exploration and development of personal recovery, and  3) Supporting individuals in recognizing their strengths, responsibilities and accountability as certified peers. A certificate is issued upon completion of the course.  Trainer: Ed Johnson

[This is a closed event] New England ATTC will offer a training entitled Criminal Thinking and Antisocial Logic for approximately 100 participants at the Providence Center in Providence, RI on 3/12/2020. Participants will be introduced to specific thinking patterns that underlie criminal behavior patterns for justice involved clients.   The use of evidence based practices in assessment and treatment planning will be covered as well as how to deal specifically with these behaviors in criminal justice settings.   Methods of instruction will include discussion, video, case studies and experiential role plays. 

Motivational Interviewing at the 2020 Fulfilling the Promise Conference The Great Lakes ATTC is partnering with the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee to provide Motivational Interviewing training at the 2020 Fulfilling the Promise Annual Conference in Green Bay, WI.  Laura Saunders,MSSW, will be leading the Motivational Interviewing training at this year's conference. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a focused, client-centered counseling style that helps clients resolve ambivalence about change. A growing body of research supports its effectiveness in a variety of settings.

The evidence base demonstrates that family involvement increases the effectiveness of substance use disorder treatment, and yet few service providers working in behavioral health settings have had access to training in family therapy (FT).  Providers equipped with a systemic, relational and culturally sensitive framework and trained in key principles and techniques of FT will be better able to provide “family friendly” therapeutic support to clients, thereby increasing the effectiveness of their services. This interactive 2-day training will help providers increase their engagement of families in services, become more relationally attuned when working with individuals, and increase their use of FT techniques. This course can also be especially relevant to those providing therapy, but that is not a requirement to attend.

This interactive, in-person, three-hour workshop focuses on the mico/core skills of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and their intentional use when engaging in an MI conversation about behavioral change. Participants will practice identifying and using these skills to support and guide individuals toward behavior change. Distinction will be made between the use of OARS, while practicing MI and during other interactions. No prior knowledge of MI is required for this workshop.