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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. WHEN: Every Thursday, October 3 – November 21, 2019 from 12:30 –2:00 pm MT OBJECTIVES: Recognize the symptoms specific to women that are linked to substance use, relapse and related co-occurring disorders Understand the prevalence of body dissatisfaction and exposure to thin-ideals and their implications in the treatment setting for women in recovery Understand the prevalence of eating pathology and weight concerns and their implications to treatment and relapse prevention Identify common ways women self-medicate through caloric restriction, dieting, compensatory behaviors and energy supplements and their impact on substance use addiction Understand the role of healthy eating and physical activity in recovery and learn approaches to address poor nutrition, sedentary behavior and alternatives to dieting Demonstrate ways to incorporate health education and gender-responsive life skills to augment existing treatment TARGET AUDIENCE: Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders, and Recovery Service providers located in Utah PARTICIPANT COMMITMENT & EXPECTATIONS Access to appropriate technology to utilize Zoom videoconferencing platform (internet connection, webcam, laptop/tablet, speakers and microphone) View a 20-minute tutorial on how to use the Zoom videoconferencing platform Attend a one-hour online Orientation on October 3, 2019 at 12:30 pm Commit to 7-weeks of online training for 1.5 hours weekly from Oct 10 – Nov 21, 2019 Complete weekly self-study learning activities TRAINER(S)/FACILITATOR(S): Annie Lindsay, PhD

Concilio de Salud Integral de Loiza (FQHC Loiza) has developed a new Alcohol Treatment Protocol in which they have requested our consultant to provide a training for their interns and medical staff.

The Mid-America Mountain Plains and the South Southwest Regional Addiction Technology Transfer Center are hosting the Women and Stimulants ECHO Series. This series will utilize a Project ECHO format to provide case-based learning and consultation for substance use and other health care providers working with women who use stimulants, including cocaine and methamphetamines. Using the Zoom videoconferencing platform, providers will be able to connect directly with leading experts in the field to build their capacity to provide evidence-based care. Each 90-minute session will include a brief didactic presentation and an interactive discussion on two de-identified client cases.  Registration is limited to 100 participants per session. Please register for each individual session by clicking on the session titles below. See webpage for detailed descriptions of the sessions and information regarding CEs. To learn more about what a Project ECHO session is like, view this brief video.  Woman and Stimulant Use: Current Trends and the Impact on the User’s Brain and Body October 2, 2019 from 11:30am - 1:00pm CT Beth A. Rutkowski, MPH Director of Training, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs Co-Director, Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center This presentation will describe the local and national scope of stimulants(cocaine and methamphetamine).The mental health and physical health consequences of stimulant use will be presented, including information on the impact of stimulant use on the brain and cognition. Register Here! 

This is the first session in the Women & Stimulant Project ECHO Series. This series will utilize a Project ECHO format to provide case-based learning and consultation for substance use and other health care providers working with women who use stimulants. Using the Zoom videoconferencing platform, providers will be able to connect directly with leading experts in the field to build their capacity to provide evidence-based care. Each 90-minute session will include a brief didactic presentation and an interactive discussion on two de-identified client cases.  Stimulant Use: Current Trends and the Impact on the User's Brain and Body will describe the local and national scope of stimulants (cocaine and methamphetamine). The mental health and physical health consequences of stimulant use will be presented, including information on the impact of stimulant use on the brain and cognition. Objectives: Describe the patterns and trends of stimulant use, both locally and nationally. Describe the mechanism of action of methamphetamine and cocaine. List at least three short-term and three long-term effects of stimulant use.

Beth Rutkowski, MPH, Director of Training, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs; Co-Director, Pacific Southwest ATTC This presentation will describe the local and national scope of stimulants (cocaine and methamphetamine). The mental health and physical health consequences of stimulant use will be presented, including information on the impact of stimulant use on the brain and cognition.   Objectives: Describe the patterns and trends of stimulant use, both locally and nationally. Describe the mechanism of action of methamphetamine and cocaine. List at least three short-term and three long-term effects of stimulant use.

This training is intended for professionals/counselors facing ethical dilemmas in a high technology and social media world. The training outlines and provides an overview of technology and ethics, use of social networking websites by clinical supervisors, counselors, and clients, emailing clients, conducting internet searches on clients and/or supervisors, and performing client consultations online. This training will also address counselor self-disclosure and self-disclosures in the age of the internet, privacy and security, clinical supervision and technology, and ethical reasoning.

Substance Use in Older Adults: Screening and Treatment Intervention Strategies is 3-hour self-paced course that reviews alcohol and prescription medication use among Older Adults, and highlights the need for routine screening, assessment and specialized interventions for this vulnerable population.

Substance Use Disorders in Minority Men Who Have Sex With Men is a 6-hour, self-paced course designed for behavioral healthcare professionals working with minority men experiencing substance use disorders.

Get the facts on problem gambling disorder. This 4-hour course provides an overview of the most important issues behavioral healthcare professionals need to consider when treating clients with or at risk of developing a problem gambling disorder. The course consists of three recorded webinars, each slightly longer than 1 hour in length, with a brief quiz following each webinar.

This 14-hour, self-paced course is designed to introduce the terms, topics, and resources essential to clinical supervision. This course is required to participate in the ATTC Network's face-to-face training, Clinical Supervision Foundations Part II. (Note: NASW provides 12.0 Social Work hours for this course.)

This 5-hour self-paced course is based on industry awareness that Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a frequent issue for clients. Addiction counselors and peer-recovery specialists understand that Intimate Partner Violence impairs the opportunity for recovery (Illinois Department of Human Services, 2005; SAMHSA, 1997). However, they are often less familiar with a systematic and easily integrated method for dealing with such issues. The ARIV model, and this course, were created to fill that need.

Motivational Incentives: Positive Reinforcers to Enhance Successful Treatment Outcomes is 5-hour, self-paced course, designed to assist clinical supervisors in designing and customizing a Motivational Incentives program within the context of their community-based treatment organization.

Essential Substance Abuse Skills is an 8-hour self-paced course, based on the transdisciplinary foundations of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Technical Assistance Publication #21, Addiction Counseling Competencies. This course is designed to provide an overview of the addictive process and basic knowledge, attitudes and skills utilized by professionals from a variety of backgrounds who work with clients experiencing substance use disorders.

The Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC and the National Hispanic and Latino ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC, The Prevention Action Alliance, the Ohio Latino Affairs Commission, and the Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services are working in collaboration to offer a new training and learning collaborative for Ohio providers: The Cultural and Linguistic Competence Intensive Masters Series. 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.

This training is intended for professionals/counselors facing ethical dilemmas in a high technology and social media world. The training outlines and provides an overview of technology and ethics, use of social networking websites by clinical supervisors, counselors, and clients, emailing clients, conducting internet searches on clients and/or supervisors, and performing client consultations online. This training will also address counselor self-disclosure and self-disclosures in the age of the internet, privacy and security, clinical supervision and technology, and ethical reasoning.

Understanding Substance Use Disorders is a 2-hour, self-paced course that provides a science-based introduction to  substance use, substance use disorders (SUDs), and SUD treatment. It was designed for undergraduate, graduate and health professions students and practitioners who do not have a background in addictions. This course was developed by the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Nursing and Health Studies’ Collaborative to Advance Health Services, with funding by grants TI025355, TI026442, and TI024226 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 2.0 Hours Continuing Education Available

Supporting Recovery from Opioid Use: A Peer’s Guide to Person-Centered Care is a one-hour, self-paced course designed to equip peers and other outreach workers with information, resources, and practical tips to better understand opioids and their impact on individuals. This course provides information on effective treatment options and strategies for using person-centered care to engage people with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in their path to recovery. Developed by the Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Northwest ATTC). 1.0 Hour Continuing Education Credit Available

This 1-hour self-paced introductory course will help you gain an understanding of race and ethnicity as well as the role of culture and cultural competency in addictions interventions, treatment, and recovery support. This course is part 1 of a Cultural Diversity Suite. * Differentiate race, ethnicity, culture, and cultural competence. * Describe the role these play in addictions intervention, treatment, and recovery. * Explore three techniques and strategies for improving individual level engagement outcomes. * Identify resources that will assist individuals and organizations to improve relationships with outcomes for a diverse client population. Developed by Haner Hernandez, P.hD, and Edna Talboy, P.hD. in conjunction with the New England ATTC. 1.0 Hour Continuing Education Available

This 1.5 hour self-paced course is designed to briefly familiarize federally qualified health center (FQHC) medical and behavioral health staff with Hepatitis C, specifically: 1) populations at risk; 2) Hepatitis C, the disease; 3) screening processes; and 4) treatment options. This course was developed by Mid-America ATTC, part of The Collaborative to Advance Health Services. Revised 08/2019. 1.0-1.5 Hours Continuing Education Credit Available  

This 1.5-hour, self-paced course is designed to introduce the terms, topics, and resources essential to Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). Developed by the Pacific Southwest ATTC Regional Center with special project supplemental funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

J. Paul Seale, M.D., Certified by the American Boards of Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine, Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Family Medicine at Navicent Health Center and Mercer University School of Medicine, will discuss America's ongoing opioid epidemic. By the end of this program, participants should be able to: 1. Identify several key developments in the origin of the opioid epidemic; 2. Describe strategic initiatives that are in progress to address the epidemic; and 3. Identify specific steps forward that could help address this epidemic Supported by the Department of Health & Human Services/Office of Population Affairs/Office of Family Planning Grant #5 FPTPA006067-01-00. 1.0 Hour Continuing Education Available  

Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) is a 3-hour, self-paced course designed to enhance your professional knowledge of MAT and to build skills related to reaching and educating clients about MAT. At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to: demonstrate how to use MAT with alcohol and opioid dependent clients; describe the various medications approved to treat alcohol and opioid dependence, including research outcomes, and extent of use; identify the workforce, organizational, and environmental/regulatory issues that facilitate or impede the implementation of MAT; and model ways to overcome barriers to clients’ use of MAT and build awareness of MAT among clients, their friends and family, and the general community.

This Tutorial offers detailed discussion of Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. This Tutorial on Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health is presented by H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM, currently the Dean’s Executive Professor of Public Health at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA. Video commentary on each chapter by Dr. Clark is included alongside downloadable and printable chapters of the report, with the opportunity to take notes and check your knowledge along the way.