Past Events

Working with youth in any discipline can be challenging with consistently fluctuating aspects of youth physical, mental, and emotional growth. Noting the potential impact of life factors that can include family dynamics, peer influence, cultural elements, traumatic exposure on a still-developing brain is critical to effectively working with adolescents with substance use and/or mental health problems. Part Two - Objectives • Explore impacting risk and protective factors on adolescent behavior. • Strategies and theoretical perspectives. • Special populations. • Review recovery support services for youth.   This interactive two part 90-minute webinar series will incorporate an ecological perspective to understanding the adolescent ‘world.’ Content will inform on how providers can support youth through using effective tools, strategies and interventions that help engage and motivate adolescents toward healthy behavior change in health care and behavioral health settings. This webinar series will be delivered in two segments (1.5 hours each) webinar training provided under New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Education and Training. Provider Certification Number (115) Training under a New York State OASAS Provider Certification is acceptable for meeting all or part of the CASAC/CPP/CPS education and training requirements. Disclaimer The development of these training materials was supported by grant TI082504 (PI: M. Chaple) from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), United States Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the Northeast and Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and do not necessarily represent the official views of SAMHSA.

Videoconferencing EPL Series Every Tuesday, January 14, 2020 to March 10, 2020 from 12pm- 1:30pm CT This series offers strategies and techniques to professionals delivering counseling in an online environment through a unique interactive experience.  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. Target Audience: Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders, and Recovery Service providers located in the South Southwest ATTC Region (HHS Region 6 includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) Support the idea of using technology to provide clinical services Baseline knowledge of web-based videoconferencing for use in clinical practice Currently use or plan to incorporate videoconferencing into clinical and/or recovery services Participant Commitment and Expectations: Access to appropriate technology to utilize Zoom videoconferencing platform (internet connection, webcam, laptop/tablet, speakers, and microphone) View a 20-minute video tutorial on how to use the Zoom videoconferencing platform Attend a live, one-hour online Orientation on Thursday, January 14th at 12:00 pm CT  Be prepared and actively engage while being on camera 90% of the scheduled series time Commit to 8-weeks of online training for 1.5 hours weekly from Jan 21 – Mar 10, 2020 Complete weekly self-study learning activities Register and learn more! All questions: [email protected]  

The one-day workshop 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 event is a pilot training for future training that will be available to other tribes and AI/AN communities in 2020. It is a closed event.

This two-day training will enable participants to present a six-hour training on viral hepatitis for their work settings. Updated information with regard to viral hepatitis and its treatment will be shared, and resources will be provided to support participants as they provide education and training to their colleagues.

Working with youth in any discipline can be challenging with consistently fluctuating aspects of youth physical, mental, and emotional growth. Noting the potential impact of life factors that can include family dynamics, peer influence, cultural elements, traumatic exposure on a still-developing brain is critical to effectively working with adolescents with substance use and/or mental health problems. Part One - Objectives: • Identify the brain anatomy and functions. • Define youth developmental stages, tasks, and correlation with behaviors. • Review ecological systems theory to understand adolescent development and influences. This interactive two-part 90-minute webinar series will incorporate an ecological perspective to understanding the adolescent ‘world.’ Content will inform on how providers can support youth through using effective tools, strategies and interventions that help engage and motivate adolescents toward healthy behavior change in health care and behavioral health settings.   This webinar series will be delivered in two segments (1.5 hours each) webinar training provided under New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Education and Training. Provider Certification Number (115) Training under a New York State OASAS Provider Certification is acceptable for meeting all or part of the CASAC/CPP/CPS education and training requirements. Disclaimer The development of these training materials was supported by grant TI082504 (PI: M. Chaple) from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), United States Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the Northeast and Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and do not necessarily represent the official views of SAMHSA.

Quarterly meeting of the Northwest ATTC Regional Advisory Board.

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

--This is Part 2 of a 2-Part Webinar Series-- This presentation will engage participants in strategizing ways we as helping professionals can support continued healing, resilience and resistance within the Latinx communities we serve. This presentation will explore racial battle fatigue, spotlighting and other workplace forms of oppression that impede our long-term engagement in this work. A final outcome is for participants to end this workshop with a plan for radical self-care and critical allyship to promote our well-being as helping professionals and sustain us in this work. Spanning two decades of research, trauma-informed (T-I) practice is seen as a new frontier in behavioral health and social services (National Council for Behavioral Health, n.d.), but more is needed to honor culturally-grounded sources for resilience and resistance when healing from substance use for Latinx individuals and communities. Building on the Critical Trauma model that addresses the role of oppression-based trauma in substance use and the unique, culturally-rooted resilience and resistance characteristics for Latinx, this presentation will propose a set of culturally sustaining practices in treating individuals impacted by substance use. Speaker Anna Nelson, LCSW College Assistant Professor @NMSU School of Social Work An educator for the previous decade and helping professional since 1996, Anna Nelson, LCSW, is a College Assistant Professor with NMSU School of Social Work and a Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Leadership and Administration. Ms. Nelson employs mixed-methods participatory action research grounded in Critical Race and Intersectionality theories to understand cultural, cumulative and collective trauma and its impact on communities with a strong focus on identity-driven resilience and resistance. From 2010- 2016, she served as Executive Director of the New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community, a statewide network intermediary that promoted racial, health, academic and economic justice for all youth statewide. Her professional practice emphases are youth, family and community engagement, violence prevention, trauma/healing informed culturally sustaining service systems development, and policy transformation, particularly for child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

Description: This presentation will describe research on the causes of overdose and suicide-related to opioids and pain, as well as interventions and policies that can be used to address both problems, which are high priorities to VA efforts to improve patient health. This webinar is the second in a series on the links between opioid use, overdose, and suicide. The first webinar, The Integration of Opioid and Suicide Identification, Prevention, and Care: A National Perspective, was presented by Dr. Jane Pearson and Dr. Richard McKeon on November 4, 2019. Objectives: To describe the potential pathways between pain and opioid use with suicide and overdose, and how the two causes of death are related to one another. To explain how specific intervention approaches may reduce both suicide and overdose mortality.   Presenters: Amy S.B. Bohnert, Ph.D., Associate Professor Mark Ilgen, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist   This webinar is a collaborative effort between the Central East ATTC, Great Lakes ATTC, Central East MHTTC, and Great Lakes MHTTC.

This Essential Substance Abuse Skills Webinar will be hosted by Steve Steine, MA CADC. He will be exploring referral, service coordination, and documentation in Behavioral Health. 1-2:30 EDT, 12-1:30 CDT, 11-12:30 MDT, 10-11:30 PST, 9-10:30 AKST

This presentation will describe research on the causes of overdose and suicide related to opioids and pain, as well as interventions and policies that can be used to address both problems, which are high priorities to VA efforts to improve patient health. Objectives: 1. To describe the potential pathways between pain and opioid use with suicide and overdose, and how the two causes of death are related to one another. 2. To explain how specific intervention approaches may reduce both suicide and overdose mortality. This webinar is the second in a series on the links between opioid use, overdose and suicide. The first webinar, The Integration of Opioid and Suicide Identification, Prevention, and Care: A National Perspective, was presented by Dr. Jane Pearson and Dr. Richard McKeon on November 4, 2019.   This event is provided as a collaborative effort between the Great Lakes ATTC, Great Lakes MHTTC, Central East ATTC, and Central East MHTTC.

Held in Bellingham, WA at Opportunity Council. Second part on 2/6/2020.

Are you ready to start medication assisted treatment (MAT) in your practice,  but have questions about resources and next steps? Join this one-hour forum with a knowledgeable MAT provider who will answer and discuss questions related to: waivers, workflow, medications, inductions, lab testing, patient follow up and other topics guided by participant questions. Participants will have the opportunity to share case studies and receive guidance on MAT implementation. ​​To join MAT OtS 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/700421159 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: 700 421 159

This two-day training will enable participants to present a six-hour training on viral hepatitis for their work settings. Updated information with regard to viral hepatitis and its treatment will be shared, and resources will be provided to support participants as they provide education and training to their colleagues.

This two-day training will equip participants with the skills necessary to train individuals to provide SBIRT. You’ll be prepared to deliver training on an evidence-based approach that has been shown to work. SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders, as well as those who are at risk at of developing these disorders. In order for SBIRT to work, the interventionists have to do it with fidelity to the model. This course will prepare you to train successful interventionists. OBJECTIVES: - To help participants develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities as substance use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) trainers - Teach participants to be able to offer SBIRT training to enhance its implementation in the behavioral health system of care using a public health approach PRESENTER Anthony Estreet, PhD, LCSW-C, LCADC  Executive Director, Next Step Treatment Center. Anthony is an experienced client-centered therapist coupled with strengths in developing and delivering effective training.

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 Joining via web-cam is strongly encouraged.

Having difficulty applying and/or integrating the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria? Join On-the-Spot the 3rd Friday of each month (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 ASAM Integration and Application OtS anytime using the Zoom login below: Step 1: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/280136361 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: 280 136 361

LGBTQIA people are much more than their sexual orientation and gender identity. This interactive workshop 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 in care. 

This full-day training is intended for any provider in contact with LGBT individuals, including MH and SUD clinicians, HIV providers, State, Local and County governments employees, Primary care providers, Public health practitioners, Prevention specialists, Community based organizations, School teachers and counselors. The training includes an introduction to key terms and concepts (such as gender identity and sexual orientation), treatment considerations for clinical work, and addressing the specific needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.  At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to: 1.    Identify two factors that might contribute to substance use among LGBT clients. 2.    Identify two barriers for health screening and check-ups for LGBT clients. 3.    Identify two health issues/behaviors for which LGBT clients have a higher risk. 4.    Identify two ways service providers can create affirming environments for LGBT people 5.    Identify one treatment approach that has been shown effective with LGBT populations. 6.    Define “cultural humility” and explain how it differs from “cultural competency.” 7.    Identify two strategies for creating culturally affirming interactions.   

SBIRT 101 is aimed to help jump-start Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) skills. It is designed for health professionals new to SBIRT or for those desiring a refresher training. The speakers will address screening tools applicable for family planning clinics, discuss a Brief Negotiated Interview and the "FLO" (Feedback, Listen and Understand, Options Explored) method, and introduce the warm handoff to referral to treatment.  Trainers: Dr.Chris Harsell and Dr. Maridee Shogren    ​Please Note: This training is a closed event for Title X Providers in Region 8. If you are interested in similar training for your organization, please contact Abby Moore at [email protected]"

LGBTQIA people are much more than their sexual orientation and gender identity. This interactive workshop 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 in care. 

--This is Part 1 of a 2-Part Webinar Series-- Click to View Webinar Presentation Slides This dynamic presentation will explore cumulative, cultural and collective forms of trauma for Latinx people and communities, their relationship to risk for substance use, and briefly introduce ways we as helping professionals can support continued healing, resilience and resistance among the people and communities we serve. Participants will end this workshop with a clear framework for understanding the roles oppression-based trauma and culturally-centered resilience play in the lives of Latinx who are impacted by substance use. Spanning two decades of research, trauma-informed (T-I) practice is seen as a new frontier in behavioral health and social services (National Council for Behavioral Health, n.d.). Where trauma analysis regularly attends to impact of emotional trauma on individuals and its correlation with risk for substance use, less is understood regarding cumulative, cultural, and collective forms of trauma on Latinx individuals and communities, including immigration and acculturation traumas. These gaps are worthy of exploration given an emerging body of knowledge which evidences microaggressions (Nadal, 2018), racism (Williams, Metzger, Leins,& DeLapp, 2018), sexism (Kucharska, 2018), and homophobia (Goodwin, 2014) as correlated with risk for emotional trauma. Finally, culturally-rooted resilience and resistance are vital in the process of healing from substance use and are rarely addressed. Speaker Anna Nelson, LCSW College Assistant Professor @NMSU School of Social Work An educator for the previous decade and helping professional since 1996, Anna Nelson, LCSW, is a College Assistant Professor with NMSU School of Social Work and a Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Leadership and Administration. Ms. Nelson employs mixed-methods participatory action research grounded in Critical Race and Intersectionality theories to understand cultural, cumulative and collective trauma and its impact on communities with a strong focus on identity-driven resilience and resistance. From 2010- 2016, she served as Executive Director of the New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community, a statewide network intermediary that promoted racial, health, academic and economic justice for all youth statewide. Her professional practice emphases are youth, family and community engagement, violence prevention, trauma/healing informed culturally sustaining service systems development, and policy transformation, particularly for child welfare and juvenile justice systems.