Past Events

Members of the Kansas City Perinatal Recovery Collaborative (KC PRC) will be holding workgroup sessions on January 22 to continue action planning. The mission of KC PRC is to develop, grow and nurture a coordinated network of services and programs to support pregnant and parenting families as they navigate the dual journey of parenting and recovery We welcome new attendees at any of our meetings. If you are interested in contributing to the Collaborative's work, please contact Kate Mallula at [email protected]. Workgroup times and key agenda items for the January 22 meeting are as follows: Workgroup (lead contact information) Key agenda items and meeting goals Meeting time and location Prenatal (Sarah Knopf-Amelung, [email protected]) Review preliminary SUD screening survey results from initial survey dissemination to multidisciplinary providers serving women of reproductive age Goal: Discuss strengths and gaps of survey findings and identify potential action steps 11am-noon Tuesday, January 22 Diastole Center 2501 Holmes Street Kansas City, MO 64108 Time of delivery (Kate Mallula, [email protected]) Review key themes from interviews with labor/delivery and mother/baby providers Goal: Determine which theme to focus on and strategy for further assessment or implementation 12:15-1:15pm Tuesday, January 22 Diastole Center 2501 Holmes Street Kansas City, MO 64108 Postnatal (Kate Mallula, [email protected]) Review partner brainstorming work for Plans of Safe Care Goal: Identify partners who need to be engaged for further planning and develop strategy for reaching out to them 1:30-2:30pm Tuesday, January 22 Diastole Center 2501 Holmes Street Kansas City, MO 64108

Facilitating patient change is an essential skill of effective behavioral health care. Facilitating organizational change is an essential element of implementing evidence-based practices and other practice improvement and systems change strategies. In this intensive, multi-day skill-building workshop, participants will learn about organizational change team facilitation and its application to practice improvement and the implementation of evidence-based practices.  At the conclusion of the three-day workshop, participants will be able to:  1.    Identify and define the core elements of technology transfer and implementation models. 2.    Explain how to develop and sustain effective team agendas for complex work and keep team meetings and communication on track and energized. 3.    Demonstrate, through interactive activities and group discussions how to effectively utilize group decision-making and conflict resolution strategies for use in               change team facilitation. 4.    Describe common process improvement strategies including PDSA, Root Cause Analysis, and Lean Design. 5.    Discuss the process for facilitating an implementation and/or practice improvement change team.

This workshop seeks to transform required “paperwork” into clinically useful information.  There are many tools for the assessment of substance use-related disorders, such as the Addiction Severity Index (ASI).  Addiction counselors working in community-based treatment centers often find that the instruments are time-consuming and not useful in helping to identify client problems, develop individualized treatment plans, or make referrals matched to client needs.  This workshop will review the use of assessment instruments and help counselors integrate the information into well-designed, individualized treatment plans.  Presented by: Jim Bradley, MSSW

Training is available for physicians interested in seeking their waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid use disorders. To obtain the waiver to prescribe, providers are required to take eight hours of training. Following training, physicians who have successfully completed the course may apply to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) to obtain the waiver.

Males are born into a society that begins treating them differently than females from birth: more harshly overall, and with a distinct set of operative rules that severely curtail permissible emotional expression. This is especially true for men involved in the criminal justice system. Most traditional treatment models have aimed at of “breaking men down”, and thus, have failed and often retraumatized men in the criminal justice system. The impact of male socialization and trauma must be considered when working with men in the criminal justice system who seek or need behavioral health treatment. This unique and interactive presentation will guide practitioners in working with men in the criminal justice system to deliver a trauma-informed approach that acknowledges the struggles and strengths of men in the criminal justice system.

Webinar Presenter: Sean A Bear I, Co-Director of the National American Indian- Alaskan Native ATTC Webinar Summary: We will speak on some of the substances that are normally within Indian Country as well as Cultural Factors that may assist with recovery efforts. The substances spoken about will cover some of the issues with use, abuse, effects on neurotransmitters, and Native American cultural factors to be aware of. The cultural factors come from teachings and direct work with Medicine peoples from various tribes within the United States and Canada in the healing of others.

Purpose- Medication-Assisted Treatment for American Indians/Alaska Natives: Perspectives and Lessons Learned from a Native Addiction Psychiatrist   Presenter- Daniel Dickerson, D.O., M.P.H., Inupiaq, is a double board-certified psychiatrist and addiction psychiatrist and is Associate Research Psychiatrist at UCLA, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP). He also provides psychiatric and substance use treatment services at American Indian Counseling Center, in Cerritos, CA.   Download the presentation handouts.   To View All Webinars: https://attcnetwork.org/centers/national-american-indian-and-alaska-native-attc/tor-ta-webinars

Please join the The National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center for this session introducing this project and upcoming events and opportunities. 3-4 pm Eastern; 2-3 pm Central; 1-2 pm Mountain; 12-1 pm Pacific; 11-12 pm Alaska

The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar series explores how healthcare organizations can ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the National CLAS Standards are incorporated to have a more inclusive definition of culture. OBJECTIVES: Highlight enhanced CLAS Standards that contribute to positive health outcomes for older adults Increase awareness of the health of older adults health services Increase emphasis on the need for basic and continuing geriatric education to improve care for older adults access to health services mental health and mental disorders health-related quality of life chronic illness & injury prevention   FACULTY: 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. GEORGE KERR III is a decorated veteran and former grassroots, non-profit executive who serves as a national community activist for social justice. George passionately engages the community as Chair of Policy, Advocacy and Outreach for Mary’s House for Older Adults, Greater Washington DC. He also works actively with the DC Senior Advocacy Network and the LGBTQ Aging Provider Network. Through GIII Associates, George commits to advocating, educating and collaborating for social justice through harm reduction.

This training is for King County Providers only. Developing Clinical Supervision Skills I is for the beginning supervisor as well as those who have experience in clinical supervision. Participants will have an opportunity to learn a model of Clinical Supervision that includes observation of counselors, providing feedback, rating counselor performance, and writing a professional development plan to improve  counselor performance. Training methods will include lecture, role play, and group assignments. The goal of this model is to improve counselor performance, structure clinical supervision, and provide a combination of teaching, training, and mentoring for counselors. Behavioral health professionals will find this training applicable in many clinical settings. Participants will learn to use TAP 21, The Addiction Counseling Competencies, theTAP 21 Rating Forms and Tap 21 A,Clinical Supervisor Competencies. Copies of Tip 52 Clinical Supervision and Professional Development of the Substance Abuse Counselor will be provided as a guide to professional clinical supervision. 

Trauma informed care is a practice framework that recognizes the presence of trauma and its impact, and how to effectively minimize its effects without causing additional trauma. This interactive course will define trauma and trauma-informed care, explore trauma & stress disorders and symptomology, look at how trauma impacts on brain development, and strategies to prevent re-traumatization.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is intended to strengthen personal motivation for & commitment to a change goal by eliciting and exploring an individual’s own arguments for change. This evidenced-based practice is used in numerous settings including: addictions & mental health care, primary care, emergency rooms, public health care, criminal justice, street outreach & shelters, and child welfare. Registration: $110 per person. Student Registration: Enrolled students may receive a discount. Please email [email protected] for questions.

This year-long opportunity will help participants understand the family-centered care model for pregnant/parenting women (PPW) with substance use disorders (SUD), assess their program’s use of family-centered care principles, and identify and implement strategies to improve their program’s family-centered culture and services.This first cohort is intended for upper-level executives/administrative staff, including women's program directors and other staff with decision-making authority, with subsequent cohorts tailored for direct clinical staff. The Learning Collaborative will be completely virtual, requiring no travel for either participants or facilitators/coaches. In addition to presenting foundational concepts of family-centered care, the Learning Collaborative will also provide an opportunity for participants to begin implementing famiy-centered practices through a project and coaching component. Sessions will include project workshop times, guest speakers, opportunities to request and receive ongoing technical assistance, and didactic presentations covering the follow topics: Introduction to Family-Centered Care Principles of Family-Centered Care Building Programs for Fathers Implementing Family-Centered Programming Family-Centered Clinical Interventions Other relevant topics as requested by participants Please note this event is currently closed for registration. For additional information on future sessions, please contact Kate Mallula at [email protected].

This training is for MCHIVC providers only. Part 2 of this training will be held on January 18, 2019.

As Defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (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 of developing these disorders. Screening: quickly assesses for the presence of risky substance use, follows positive screens with further assessment of problem use, and identifies the appropriate level of treatment. Brief intervention: focuses on increasing the insight and awareness regarding substance use and motivation towards behavioral changes. Referral to treatment provides those identified as needing more extensive treatment with access to specialty care.

Please join the The National American Indian and Alaska Native Addiction Technology Transfer Center for our 2018 Webinar Series! 1-2:30 pm Eastern; 12-1:30 pm Central; 11-12:30 pm Mountain; 10-11:30 am Pacific; 9-10:30 am Alaska. This webinar is under the Essential Substance Abuse Skills Webinar Series and is being presented by Sean A. Bear 1st, BA, CADC, Meskwaki Tribal Nation.

This curriculum has been developed and piloted for a wide range of mental health professionals including: inpatient/outpatient psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, family members, first responders, direct care workers in residential, day treatment and psycho-social rehabilitation programs, mental health administrators, policy makers, police officers, academic faculty, and students. Learning Goals: To empathize more deeply with the challenges voice hearers face, reduce the fear and stigma surrounding the voice hearing experience and learn to teach self-help skills to voice hearers. Registration: $59 per person. Student Registration: Enrolled students may receive a discount. Please email [email protected] for questions.

Trauma informed care is a practice framework that recognizes the presence of trauma and its impact, and how to effectively minimize its effects without causing additional trauma. This interactive course will define trauma and trauma-informed care, explore trauma & stress disorders and symptomology, look at how trauma impacts on brain development, and strategies to prevent re-traumatization.

This is a closed event.

For King County Providers only. Previous attendance at our "Introduction to DBT" training is a prerequisite of this course. This second Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) workshop expands on the skills-based component of group sessions, and the function of individual DBT sessions to help people learn and use new skills and strategies to develop a life that they experience as worth living.  DBT skills include skills for mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. This workshop is part two of an introduction to DBT and is intended for behavioral health professionals who wish to acquaint themselves with the components of DBT, to increase their DBT skills development, and to build a case formulation to implement treatment. 

This training is for King County providers only.

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.

Difficult moments don’t have to grow into ‘incidents’ that can threaten client engagement and retention. This workshop is designed to equip social worker’s with basic concepts and preparatory actions that can be used to de-escalate a wide range of interactions. The basics of de-escalation include the ABC model of assessment, the Seven Principles of Effective Verbal Interventions and a worker self-care assessment tool.

This is a closed event. Click here for further information. This course is a specialized training that will combine the skills and techniques of Motivational Interviewing (MI). Basic: The first day will provide an overview of the research and efficacy of MI as an evidence-based practice, as well as how to implement MI in clinical practices. During this training, participants will practice MI techniques and learn how MI can enhance clients rapport and possibly improve patient outcomes. The training is open to providers who want experience in: using MI methods in clinical settings, understanding basic principles and facilitating counseling groups, and training others in MI skills and group facilitation methods. Intermediate: The second day will highlight techniques and support practitioners as they develop a deeper understanding of how people change. Using video, demonstrations, and practice skills, the course will instruct on how to resolve ambivalence, develop discrepancy, tip the decisional balance, and evoke change talk.