Past Events

Stakeholder group led by Alfredo Cerrato and Yengyee Lor to determine next steps with upcoming projects within the mental health and substance use disorder services field in the Milwaukee area.   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.

Focus group led by Alfredo Cerrato and Yengyee Lor to determine next steps with upcoming projects within the mental health and substance use disorder services field in the Milwaukee area.   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.

Ethics in the Workplace will be held from 9:00 a.m. - noon. Cultural Intelligence will be held from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. You may register for either the Ethics Training ($59), the Cultural Intelligence Training ($59) or both trainings for a discounted price of $109. This course provides participants with an overview of the moral concepts of goodness, right, and obligation, and the ways in which they operate in the workplace. These concepts are further enhanced during the classroom discussions and group work. Additionally, this course is designed to provide participants with 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-assessments will be utilized to encourage participation. Student Registration: Enrolled students may receive a discount. Please email [email protected] for questions. Registration Link:   https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=447467&

Ethics Training in Enid, OK.  8:30am- 12:30pm at NWOSU campus Mr. Durand Crosby will be joining us to educate mental health professionals at all levels about the importance of ethical behavior. The training will be interactive and include real life scenarios. How valuable and helpful it is to continue to progress your ethical skills. You will gain knowledge of ethical rules that fall under licensing administrative codes. This class will provide real world scenarios of ethical decisions that licensed behavioral health professionals face. You will have a better understanding of why certain rules exist & will be introduced to the investigative process of looking into claims. Mr. Durand Crosby is currently the COO and Chief of Staff for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. He has been with the Department since 2000. Open to the public. Non OBHA members will be asked to pay a small fee. For all questions, please contact [email protected]

Date: August 7-8, 2019 Time: Day 1: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (with 1-hour lunch break) Day 2: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Check-in begins at 8:30 AM each day Training Description:This training will expose participants to integrated research-based strategies used for screening, assessing, treating, discharge planning, and providing recovery support to patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) and co-occurring disorders. Patient assessment and clinical tools (e.g., ASAM, DSM 5, etc.) that provide diagnostic and level of services recommendations will be highlighted. In addition, this training will review the literature/research on utilization management processes including ASAM, LOCUS, and other measures that provide guidance on continuing service, transfer, and discharge criteria. Finally, the facilitators will provide real-time practice opportunities using case studies to review clinical service delivery from patient screening through discharge planning, with a significant focus on developing relevant, individualized patient-centered treatment plans. Training Take Aways: • Increased familiarity with SUDs and MH screening and assessment tools and other tools that assess risk and other health conditions  • Practice in using screening and assessment tools and appropriate documentation in patient health record  • Practice utilizing tools to develop patient-centered behavioral health focused treatment and discharge plans  • Increased understanding of the use of ASAM and LOCUS as utilization case management tools Target Audience: Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders Service providers located in the Mountain Plains ATTC region (HHS Region 8) Facilitator: Mark Disselkoen, MSW, LCSW, LADC

The Region 10 Opioid Summit is an opportunity for professionals from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Indian Nations, urban Indian health programs, and recognized American Indian organizations to meet and explore ways to address the opioid crisis.  The Northwest ATTC will be exhibiting at this conference and served on the planning committee as well.

The Pacific Southwest ATTC is hosting a three-part web training series to provide substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers based in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Jurisdictions with a detailed overview of ethical and confidentiality issues that may arise in SUD treatment settings. The content delivered in each presentation will be coupled with group discussions and other activities to increase the interactive nature of the training series. We strongly recommend that individuals register to attend all three training sessions to benefit maximally from the information presented.  At the conclusion of the three-part training series, participants will be able to:  1.    Describe the privacy and confidentiality rules for substance use counselors under HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2. 2.    Explain how to respond to particular clinical situations where disclosure of patient information is allowed under 42 CFR Part 2 and/or HIPAA. 3.    Describe the specific ethical principles that establish the foundation for counseling by substance use and mental health counselors. 4.    Identify at least three steps in a process for exploring and resolving ethical dilemmas. 5.    Describe at least three potential pitfalls in the use of email and texting with patients. 6.    Identify at least two issues regarding both intentional and unintentional self-disclosure by treatment providers through the use of social media.

Title: Peer Recovery Supports Time: Registration begins at 1:00pm. Training concludes at 4:30pm Donna Woods is a woman in long term recovery. She is a nationally known and recognized peer recovery support specialist who trains extensively in the PRSS world. Donna will be discussing ways PRSS can be utilized most effectively within your agency. The importance of the role of the PRSS as well as innovative ways to recruit to fill these positions within your agency. Ms. Woods is the founder and executive director of OCARTA (Oklahoma Citizen Advocates for Recovery and Treatment Association) At OCARTA, they provide peer support services that encourage personal growth so that people living in Recovery can and will make significant contributions to society. OCARTA has recently opened a Tulsa site. Cost is free to OBHA members. Non-members will be $40.00 For all questions, please contact [email protected]. 

Compassion Fatigue 2 part webinar series Date: Tuesday, August 6th AND Tuesday, August 20th Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Time Description: Compassion fatigue increases stress and results in lost productivity, staff turnover, and overall poor organizational health. Professionals in behavioral health or “helping profession” settings are at risk for developing secondary traumatic stress, depression, and/or burnout as they attend to others’ needs. Priorities for clinicians, recovery support specialists, and caregivers are to interact with their clients to promote and model healthy coping behaviors. However, professionals often ignore their own needs and warning signs associated with compassion fatigue in the workforce. This two-part webinar series will discuss how compassion fatigue was first identified and the importance of studying it, how to recognize warning signs, and why this topic is relevant to everyone. By the end of the series, participants will be better prepared to identify and manage symptoms of compassion fatigue.  Takeaways: 1. Describe compassion fatigue, including burnout and secondary traumatic stress 2. Identify and how to self-practice two self-compassion skills  3. Discuss tips for preventing compassion fatigue 4. Understand how to use the ProQOL scale for individual, organization, and supervisory detection of compassion fatigue Presenter: Robin J. Landwehr, DBH, LPCC, NCC If you have questions, please contact Kim Prokosch at [email protected].

Providers that attend this training gain knowledge and skills in Motivational Interviewing techniques in order to promote behaviour change related to substance use disorders: such skills are expected to improve HIV treatment outcomes through improved treatment of co-occurring alcohol or drug use disorders. [Registration for this training is now closed]

Texting is widely used to remind people of health appointments and increase compliance with medications and other healthy behaviors. In addition, research shows that text messages can enhance substance use disorders (SUD) treatment and recovery services outcomes. This webinar series will review the evidence on the effectiveness of text reminders and offer tips for providers to use to help patients remain in treatment and/or continue involvement with recovery support services. The manual created by Dr. Scott Walters along with the Mountain Plains ATTC staff, Using Text Messages to Improve Substance Use Treatment Outcomes Step-by-Step Guide, will serve as the guide for the webinar series that will demonstrate how to develop different automated texting sequences using a text message service provider platform. Part I will provide an overview of evidence for the effectiveness of text reminders and tips; describe best practices for developing and sending automated text messages; describe the language of texting; and provide examples of effective text messages for both individual and group sessions. (August 5th) Part II will include a live demonstration on how to develop an automated texting sequence using a text message service provider and show a basic strategy for organizing and sending batch text messages. Participants will have the opportunity to subscribe and receive these text messages during the presentation. (August 12th) Target Audience: Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health, and Recovery Support Service Providers Takeaways: Recall ways that text messages have been used to improve substance use treatment outcomes Describe “best practices” for text message tone and framing Understand how to use a text message provider to develop and send text messages Develop a plan for using text messages to support both individual and group treatment services   Instructor: Scott T. Walters, Ph.D., is Regents Professor and Chair of Health Behavior and Health Systems at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. His research focuses on using motivational interviewing and technology as behavioral health interventions. *This is a 2-part series, August 5th and 12th, 12:00-1:00pm Central Time.*

About The Conference The Premier School for Addiction Professionals in the Southeastern United States The Schools are highly beneficial for addictions and substance use disorder professionals, as well as licensed professional counselors, social workers, school counselors/nurses/social workers, rehabilitation counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychotherapists, integrated care professionals, criminal justice/juvenile justice/corrections personnel, clergy and pastoral care professionals, nurses and other healthcare professionals, health educators, EAP staff, recovery coaches and allies, public health workers, social services staff, and all interested others. Summer School Objectives: Upon completion of the conference, participants should increase their ability to effectively care for clients and be able to: ·         Discuss several Substance Use Disorder (SUD) matters and issues specific to North Carolina ·         Identify population specific interventions and modalities with appropriate clients ·         Examine techniques and concepts to employ with SUD clients and families; also daily implementation of skills learned.

Replenishing Practitioner Hope: Effectively and Ethically Treating Persons with Dual Disorders: Mental Illnesses and Substance Use" Fee: $75; $90 after 7/26 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST If we take an honest inventory, most practitioners in the related treatment fields of substance use disorders, mental health, and dual disorders will admit having experienced frustration around ethical dilemmas, and a sense of ineffectiveness when trying to assist clients with severe mental illnesses and substance use problems. This workshop will help clinicians reframe what we do and why we do it, shoring up our boundaries and replenishing our own hope for the eventual successful dual recovery of even our most challenged clients. Experience a renewed sense of freedom to ethically assist others without taking on the responsibility of working their recovery programs for them. Come prepared to informally share and problem-solve, as a group, baffling dual disorder scenarios from your practice. Lastly, refresh your language and conceptualization of substance use disorders utilizing the DSM-5 terminology and ideology (APA, 2013). Participants will be able to: Detect and ethically treat the symptoms of persons with dual and multiple disorders Feel more empathy for consumers who have dual and multiple disorders, allowing them greater “self-determination” Apply treatment techniques they learn from the instructor and from other practitioners with this population Exercise better self-care and boundaries with their own clients and thus better protect themselves from burnout CEUs: 3.0 ethics CEUs / 3.0 contact hours. Approved for Social Workers • LPC • LMFT • LCDC/TAAP - R

This training will provide attendees with a deeper understanding of individuals struggling with an opioid use disorder, and the treatment options available to them. The content includes: opioid use disorder conceptualization (diagnosis, course, patterns of use); models of treatment (Medication Assisted Treatment, medications and modalities); and a review of evidence that both underscores the opioid epidemic, and provides support for MAT. The format will be a combination of didactics, small group case review, and larger group discussions emphasizing the practice of making evidence-based treatment recommendations.

Rising Strong: The Courage to Own Our Stories: Considerations for Addressing Substance Use Dependence" Fee: $75; $90 after 7/26 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Substance Use Dependence (SUD) and shame are highly correlated, and it is absolutely one of the challenges that individuals have when recovering from SUD. Living with shame can lead to a reoccurrence of use and the inability to build healthy and lasting relationships, both with self and others. Bringing Dr. Brené Brown’s exceptional work to life, The Rising Strong™ 3-hour introductory workshop is based on the research and resulting curriculum that focuses on personal growth, developing shame resilience skills, and embracing the courage that will transform the way a person lives, loves, parents, and leads. In this workshop, we will explore and learn specific tools to dig into the stories and the feelings that hold us back from living a fuller life. We will also identify new choices and practices that will lead to authenticity and whole-hearted living, and consider how to pass along this learning and practice with clients. Participants will be able to: Describe the working definition of “our story,” and how it relates to Substance Use Dependence Discuss the power of self-talk and the impact it has on our stories Apply concepts from Reckoning, the Rumble and the Revolution to our daily lives Identify the correlation between SUD and shame Identify what gets in the way of living authentic and whole-hearted lives Have resources to continue living whole-hearted lives, and to pass along to client populations CEUs: 3.0 CEU / 3.0 contact hours. Approved for Social Workers • LPC • LMFT • LCDC/TAAP - R

This training will provide attendees with a deeper understanding of individuals struggling with an opioid use disorder, and the treatment options available to them. The content includes: opioid use disorder conceptualization (diagnosis, course, patterns of use); models of treatment (Medication Assisted Treatment, medications and modalities); and a review of evidence that both underscores the opioid epidemic, and provides support for MAT. The format will be a combination of didactics, small group case review, and larger group discussions emphasizing the practice of making evidence-based treatment recommendations.

The learning objective of the Matrix Model Learning Collaborative - Supervisor's Training is to develop the skills to train, supervise, and implement the evidence-based treatment model utilizing clinical and structural fidelity instruments in order to replicate positive clinical outcomes while being the change agent for an organization.   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 course is a comprehensive training program designed to meet the training requirements for both beginning supervisors and those needing to renew their license. The training will take place from 9:00am-4:00pm each day. This training includes statutory requirements identified in R4-6-212(J), as required by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.  Attendees will earn 26 hours of CEUs (12 hours are face to face and 14 hours are completed online which is a prerequisite prior to the classroom portion. Clink on the following link for the online course: http://healtheknowledge.org/course/index.php?categoryid=56 Attendees will not receive a certificate until both portions of the course are completed. We provide continuing education through NAADAC http://www.naadac.org/ which is typically accepted by most licensing and certification bodies. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. Registration: $425 per person. Student Registration: Enrolled students may receive a discount. Registration Link: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/preview.php?eventid=413493

This event is for participants of an ongoing King County technical assistance project only.

The New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center and the New England Association of Drug Court Professionals hosted the third webinar for individuals to learn more about Medication Assisted Treatment and its role in justice settings.

This webinar will be presented by Sara Glick, PhD, of the University of Washington School of Medicine.  Methamphetamine use is increasing in the wake of the opioid crisis, particularly in the Western United States. This webinar will describe current trends, including methamphetamine use among people who inject drugs, health consequences like recent HIV outbreaks, non-fatal and fatal overdose, and treatment interest and options.

Recruiting and retaining a workforce poses a major challenge for many organizations that provide mental health and addiction services. To assist behavioral health organizations in addressing their recruitment and retention challenges, the Great Lakes ATTC and Great Lakes MHTTC will provide technical assistance through a Learning Collaborative to organizations providing behavioral health services in the state of Ohio. This project is co-sponsored by the Great Lakes ATTC with funding from SAMHSA and by the Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services. This is a joint project held in collaboration with the Great Lakes MHTTC   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.