Past Events

This targeted Training of Trainers (TOT) is designed to increase the participant's knowledge of Motivational Interviewing techniques and its utility in behavioral health practices. In our ongoing effort to effectively address disparities of care and increase access to care in culturally and/or ethnically underrepresented communities, we encourage people of diverse backgrounds to enroll in this very important training. ## This is a closed event. ##

Consultation Group: Skills-based Videocounseling (SbVC) – from idea to implementation 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month / April 3 – September 18, 2019 11:00 PT / 12:00 MT / 1:00 CT / 2:00 ET The purpose of this group is to offer a regular platform for learning and consultation related to videocounseling case reviews, legalities and ethics, rules and regulations, and jurisdictional and licensing issues. It also provides an opportunity to develop effective strategies and skills that are key to effectively working with clients using this approach. This consultation group will explore a variety of topics and activities that promotes learning about the potential successes, challenges, and pitfalls of using videocounseling to offer clinical services in a behavioral health setting, as well as enhance participants’ videocounseling skills. Session 1 - The ins and outs of reimbursement in today’s virtual world Learn about the process of getting reimbursed for providing videocounseling services. To Join the SbVC Consultation Group, please use the login below on scheduled day/time. Step 1: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android. https://zoom.us/j/490144014 Step 2: Join by Telephone (ONLY if device does not have a built in microphone)             Phone: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll)             Meeting ID: 490 144 014

This training focused on how to conduct screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and other illicit drug use. Attendees gained knowledge and skills in assessment, screening, brief interventions, and referral to treatment for substance use disorders. Such skills are expected to improve HIV outcomes through increased detection and intervention of co-occurring and drug use disorders.

The NIATx Change Leader Academy is a one-day face-to-face workshop followed by three months of peer networking and support from a NIATx coach.  The CLA trains change leaders in the NIATx model of process improvement: a structured, team-based approach to change management for organizations large and small. In this interactive training session, attendees will learn the four essential NIATx tools and develop a clear plan for a change project.   Hosted by the Great Lakes ATTC and the Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH). Location: Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul, MN  Lunch will be provided by MARRCH. Free Parking (use the West Building Entrance). For further information, please contact John Magnuson, MARRCH Executive Director. 

A collaborative continuing education program from the Pennsylvania Public Health Association, the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health, the Penn State College of Medicine’s Public Health Program, the Pennsylvania Chapter for Society for Public Health Education, and the Mid Atlantic Training Collaborative for Health and Human Services (MATCHHS). The Central East ATTC's presentation is entitled “A Role for Everyone in Addressing Substance Use Disorder.” Information about the Central East’s Addiction and Technology Transfer Center (ATTC), Mental Health Technology and Transfer Center (MHTTC), and Prevention Technology and Transfer Center (PTTC) will be provided. View resources from the training.

Annual Advisory Board meeting for the South Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center and the newly formed Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.  *By Invitation only*

South Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist Training April 1-5, 2019 white Oak, SC Registration Deadline is March 23rd 2019  

Texting is widely used to remind people of health appointments and to improve medical compliance. There is research evidence that text messages can improve substance abuse treatment outcomes as well. This two-part online training will describe best practices for developing and sending automated text messages to support substance abuse treatment. It will provide evidence for the effectiveness of text reminders and tips, show a basic strategy for organizing and sending batch text messages, give suggestions for developing message content, and demonstrate how to develop an automated texting sequence using a text message service provider. Part I will show participants how to develop and send automated text messages to groups of people. Participants will be encouraged to develop their own series of text messages. (April 1, 2019) Part II will allow participants to share their work with others, to receive feedback, and to troubleshoot any difficulties. Participants will have the option of subscribing to a text message sequence that will give suggestions and tips to accompany the series. (April 15, 2019) Learning Objectives:  At the end of the series, participants will be able to •    Recall ways that text messages have been used to improve substance use treatment outcomes. •    Describe “best practices” for 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 treatment concepts and flow.       Presenter:  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.

Registration Deadline is March 23rd For Information and to register go to: http://www.daodas.sc.gov/training/calendar/favor-sc-recovery-training-academy-certified-peer-support-specialist-recovery-coach-training-3/ The FAVOR SC Recovery Training Academy provides a five-day training opportunity designed for those individuals interested in actively serving as a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) / Recovery Coach. A CPSS / Recovery Coach is anyone interested in promoting recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to recovery and serving as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking or maintaining recovery. The training will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the purpose and tasks of a CPSS / Recovery Coach and will explain the various roles associated with a CPSS / Recovery Coach. The training will provide participants with tools and resources useful in providing recovery support services.  

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.

This training focused on how to conduct screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and other illicit drug use. Attendees gained knowledge and skills in assessment, screening, brief interventions, and referral to treatment for substance use disorders. Such skills are expected to improve HIV outcomes through increased detection and intervention of co-occurring and drug use disorders.

Part 1 of 2 Lecture Series for Community hosted by the UT Rio Grande Valley Continuing Education Center. Attendees will receive two CEUs for CRC, LCDC, and LPC.  

This is a closed event. Click here for further information. This is part of a capacity-building series for enhancing substance use disorder knowledge given new departmental responsibilities. (Session two of three in series)

This is part of a 3-part capacity-building series for enhancing substance use disorder knowledge given new departmental responsibilities. Supervisors provide guidance on which session to attend. OBJECTIVES: Best-practice recommendations for organizations to prevent opioid use disorders Best-practice recommendations for organizations to treat substance use disorders Best-practice recommendations for organizations to support recovery   This is a closed event. Click here for further information.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence based practice developed and refined to build intrinsic motivation about behavior change. MI is a ‘client-centered conversation’ focused on the exploration and resolution of ‘ambivalence’ about a collaboratively defined ‘change goal’. This interactive training defines and demonstrates the essential components necessary for ‘intentional’ practice: MI Spirit, the Four Processes and the core skills; represented by the acronym OARS. Learners will engage in practice opportunities and observe demonstrations of effective and ineffective practice.

Women are Different Webinar Series: The LGBTQ Woman. March 28, 2019 2:00 PM EST Purpose: The purpose of this webinar series is to explore the cultural implications of women with substance use disorders. This series will provide providers with information and skills to Encourage, Empower and Engage women in treatment and recovery support from a cross- cultural perspective. Objectives Develop culturally relevant understanding of women from diverse cultures with substance use disorders. Develop provider awareness of what impacts one’s decisions, biases, and world view and willingness to receive information, adapt and alter attitudes when working with women Identify specific effective cross-cultural strength-based approaches to working with women in treatment and recovery. Build cultural competency  Webinar Series Focus: 1.     History of Women and SUD 2.     African American Women 3.     Caucasian Women 4.     Hispanic/ Latino Women 5.     Native American Women 6.     LGBTQ Wo Presenter: Adrienne Michelle Adrienne Michelle, LMFT is a therapist, educator, and speaker who speaks worldwide about how business, agencies, and health care professionals can be more inclusive and competent when working with LGBTQ+ communities. She has been featured in the New York Times, as well as a guest on the critically acclaimed podcast, “Therapy for Black Girls” in which she continues to advocate for mental health in queer communities by incorporating gender and sexuality into the conversation of mental health. Aside from therapy and speaking; Adrienne lives in NC with her partner and is a queer-black-feminist, advocate, runner, Janet Jackson fan and dog mom. men        

Region 7 Recovery Stakeholders Learning Community: Next Session on March 28! Mid-America ATTC and  Missouri Recovery Network hope you join us for the next Region 7 Recovery Stakeholders Learning Community on March 28! This free, monthly Learning Community will provide a networking bridge for recovery stakeholders within the four states in Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska). The purpose is to allow sharing of innovative recovery program ideas, successful advocacy efforts, available federal grants and other funding opportunities, as well as enable recovery stakeholders to get to know each other. Next Session: March 28, 2019 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (Central Time Zone) Topic: Recovery Community Centers Presenters: David Stoecker and Chad Sabora If you have questions, contact Bree Sherry, at [email protected]. Join in the conversation and pass this invitation on to others who may be interested!

Recruiting and retaining a workforce is a major challenge for many organizations that provide mental health and addiction services. Vacant positions are common. Oranization-wide turnover rates have been reported as high as 50% per year. High vacancy and turnover rates are costly to organizations, place a burden on existing employees, and decrease access to care and quality of care for individuals in need. This one hour informational webinar is specially geared towards interested parties who want to learn more about the training before making a commitment. It is also an opportunity to meet Dr. Michael Hoge, the presenter, and ask specific questions related to the subject matter that will be covered. The deadline for the learning collaborative application submission will be on April 5, 2019.

A Tour of Motivational Interviewing: An Interprofessional Road Map for Behavior Change is a four-hour course in Motivational Interviewing (MI), a form of collaborative conversation for strengthening a person's own motivation and commitment to change, by eliciting and exploring the person's own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. This course takes the learner on a tour of the essential skills used to strengthen an individual’s motivation for behavior change.

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.

You may know CPR. You can call 911. But can you administer first aid in a mental health crisis? Mental Health First Aid is a 8 hour course where you will learn how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. You will learn to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and addictions. Registration: $85 per person. Student Registration: Enrolled students may receive a discount. Please email [email protected] for questions.

This webinar will provide an overview of the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model for adolescents who may be using substances. An emphasis will be placed on clinical applications of SBIRT. Download/share flyer  

TIME: 9:00AM-12:30PM ET COST: FREE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Communicate the importance of integrating of evidenced-based practices in substance -use disorders into Social Work education and practice. Provide a high-level overview of four (4) prominent evidenced-based practices:  Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT); Motivational Interviewing (MI); Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT); and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in the context of Social Work Practice. Explore next steps in infusing these EBPs into Social Work education and practices at micro, mezzo and macro levels   PRESENTERS: Jean Bennett, Regional Administrator, SAMHSA Jo Ann Regan, Vice President of Education, Center for Social Work Education Raffaele Vitelli, Director, Professional and Workforce Development, National Association of Social Work

[Registration is closed] The one-day workshop is designed to highlight and explore the needs of treatment professionals working with culturally diverse individuals, organizations, and communities.  The participants will learn about Health Disparities, Cultural Intelligence, CLAS Standards and proven techniques and strategies for engagement and improving outcomes.