This Lecture Series presentation will focus on understanding the epidemiology of the opioid crisis, as well as the State and local efforts to combat the opioid crisis. Representatives from both the California Department of Public Health and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health will discuss efforts occurring across the State and County, respectively, to address the emergence of the opioid epidemic. Efforts include establishing a statewide network of community coalitions to comprehensively address the opioid crisis, along with targeted efforts to expand the adoption of safe opioid prescribing, and access to Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) and the opioid overdose prevention medication, naloxone.
Face-to-Face Training
Conducting a screening and assessment requires a fundamental understanding of how substance use disorders (SUD), alcohol use disorders (AUD), and opioid use disorders, (OUD) may reflect itself in observable symptomology. This interactive training will define addiction, highlight the criteria for SUD, and will integrate a public health approach to further discuss the physiological, psychological, and behavioral indicators that help inform a screening and assessment process including withdrawal signs and risks associated with the presenting symptoms. Treatment modalities, multidimensional assessment, and overall information gathering will also be discussed.
Learn to help others along the path to recovery. As a recovery coach, you help individuals find reasons for sobriety, harm reduction, detox, treatment, family supports, and using resources. This free one-day training is presented by Mark Sanders of On the Mark Consulting and Dora Dantzler Wright of the Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition.
One-day training for Minnesota Department of Human Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, Women Services Quarterly Grantee Meeting.
Motivational interviewing is a therapeutic model for evoking and enhancing people's intrinsic motivation to change unhealthful behaviors that are inconsistent with their values and goals. In this workshop, participants will learn the techniques of motivational interviewing and how to apply them in their clinical work, particularly in the context of substance abuse treatment.
Face-to-Face Training
Conducting a screening and assessment requires a fundamental understanding of how substance use disorders (SUD), alcohol use disorders (AUD), and opioid use disorders, (OUD) may reflect itself in observable symptomology. This interactive training will define addiction, highlight the criteria for SUD, and will integrate a public health approach to further discuss the physiological, psychological, and behavioral indicators that help inform a screening and assessment process including withdrawal signs and risks associated with the presenting symptoms. Treatment modalities, multidimensional assessment, and overall information gathering will also be discussed.
This TIO training provides foundational knowledge appropriate for individuals across sectors and job titles. After defining key terms, including stress, trauma and systemic oppression, we explore how trauma and adversity affect individual’s access to services. Participants begin to identify how service systems, often unknowingly, retraumatize survivors of complex trauma. We highlight the difference between trauma specific services and trauma- informed care, and practice reframing behaviors from a trauma- informed lens. Participants then identify ways to modify programs and policies to be more trauma informed, by learning about the principles of trauma-informed practice. Finally, we delve into the impact of adversity and stress on the workforce and the organization, and highlight the importance of workforce wellness and self-care.
This training is for Lifeline Durban, Denis Hurley Centre, MAtCH (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Care) and Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust social workers, social auxiliary workers, lay workers and nurse trainers who work with HIV, substance use disorders, sex workers, vulnerable children and adolescents, and the homeless. Attendees will gain knowledge and skills in assessing and screening for substance use disorders, brief interventions, as well as problem solving techniques. Attendees will learn how to interpret the results in order to improve HIV treatment outcomes through detection, brief interventions and referral to treatment for alcohol and drugs.
Great Lakes ATTC is offering a NEW three part webinar series on Cultural Competence and the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Webinar Two: How to Implement Cultural Competence and the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Building on information presented in the first webinar in the series, presenter Harold Gates will share case studies of providers and organizations that have successfully developed cultural competence skills and implemented CLAS. This webinar will also introduce SAMHSA’s TIP 59, Improving Cultural Competence, as a tool for improving cultural competence.
Part 1: July 11 & 12; Concepts and Practice Welcome! Congratulations on making the decision to train others in SBIRT. As you well know, SBIRT is effective in terms of many important factors; cost, quality of life, increased health, fewer injuries, and loss of life. For more information, see the SAMHSA information sheet: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral To Treatment (SBIRT) in Behavioral Health Care (https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/sbirtwhitepaper_0.pdf) Through your participation in this program, you'll be preparing to deliver training on an evidence-based approach that has been shown to work. In order for SBIRT to work, the interventionists have to do it with fidelity to the model. We'll be working hard to prepare you to train successful interventionists.
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.
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.
Motivational interviewing is a therapeutic model for evoking and enhancing people's intrinsic motivation to change unhealthful behaviors that are inconsistent with their values and goals. In this workshop, participants will learn the techniques of motivational interviewing and how to apply them in their clinical work, particularly in the context of substance abuse treatment.
This course is an introduction to SBIRT. SBIRT is an evidence based practice that uses a public health approach to identify, reduce, and prevent problematic at-risk behavior(s), such as alcohol and drug use, within and across behavioral disciplines.
This interactive training illustrates how SBIRT can be easily integrated into practice and also offers opportunities to develop and enhance SBIRT relevant skills.
The Central East ATTC has partnered with the Region III - Title X Family Planning Program to build capacity for five provider agencies to develop screening tools, provide targeted counseling and when appropriate, refer patients to treatment. Through training and technical assistance (T/TA), the Central East ATTC will work with Title X staff to enhance understanding, knowledge and skills to screen for substance use disorders throughout Region 3. *** This is a closed event. To request a similar training or TA, please go to our webpage: https://goo.gl/SwS4i2 ***
REPSSI is a non-profit organisation working to lesson the social and psychosocial (emotional) impact of poverty, conflict, HIV and AIDS among children and youth across 13 Eastern and Southern African countries. The event is a mental health and substance use disorders training to identify other mental disorders and infectious diseases that frequently occur alongside substance use disorders. The MHPSS that attend this training will learn how to screen for mental health and substance use disorders and interpret the results of screening tools in order to improve HIV treatment outcomes through detection and intervention of co-occurring alcohol and other drug use among children and youth.
Regional Psychosocial Support Initative (REPSSI) is a non-profit organisation working to lesson the social and psychosocial (emotional) impact of poverty, conflict, HIV and AIDS among children and youth in 13 Eastern and Southern African countries. Attendees will gain knowledge around cultural competencies to better conceptualise the circumstances and care of their patients in order to improve HIV treatment outcomes through strategies such as increased detection and intervention of co-occurring mental, alcohol and other drug use disorders.
Difficult moments don't have to grow into 'incidents' that can threaten client engagement and retention. This workshop is designed to equip social workers 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 the second webinar in a three part series on workforce recruitment and retention in behavioral health, with a specific focus on the field of addictions. The first webinar provided an overview of core concepts, the data on recruitment and retention, and showcased innovations by the State of Massachusetts. This second webinar will provide a broad review of recruitment and retention strategies, followed by a specific focus on recruiting and retaining people of color into the workforce. The webinar series is relevant for supervisors, agency leaders, state-level administrators and policy-makers.
Presenters:
Dr. Michael Hoge, Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, and
Dr. Manuel Paris, Jr., PsyD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Deputy Director, Hispanic Services, Connecticut Mental Health Center.
Motivational interviewing, a treatment approach developed by William Miller, has been well established as an effective way to promote behavior change in individuals. This face-to-face training course requires previous training and experience using motivational interviewing techniques in clinical practice. It will provide in depth instruction, practice, and feedback on fostering and utilizing change talk to increase client motivation, and movement toward change across all health, mental health and substance use conditions.
This training is for King County providers only.
Managers and clinical supervisors are often charged with introducing new ideas and facilitating the implementation of evidence-based practices. These efforts are often met with what is referred to as "resistance" from employees. Employee responses may range from a litany of the reasons the idea/practice will not work to outright refusal to change. How can managers and clinical supervisors effectively lead change and enhance the internal motivation of their staff? The principles and strategies of motivational interviewing provide a set of communication and relationship strategies designed to address the common issue of ambivalence towards change. This 6-hour workshop will explore the application of motivational interviewing strategies to working effectively with employees to facilitate internal motivation for change and empower staff using a strength-based approach to leadership.
For Washington State providers only.
Over the last 30 years, research has shown that family-based interventions are effective in combination with substance use disorder (SUD) treatment; however, integration of the two approaches remain relatively rare. This training will examine some of the common challenges found in engaging families of adolescents in family-based interventions for SUD treatment. It will discuss reasons families tend to avoid joining their loved one's therapy and demonstrate strategies to increase their motivation to do so. A review of several family-based interventions will highlight those that fall within the scope of practice of SUD counselors. Lastly, recognizing when to make referrals to a trained family therapist, in addition to suggestions to improve the coordination of care between SUD providers and family therapists, will be offered.
Instructor: Kathy Tomlin
Face-to-Face Training
This two-day Motivational Interviewing (MI) Academy is a unique intensive workshop that includes multiple opportunities for participants to practice MI skills and receive individualized mentoring and feedback. Academy participants will learn and improve their MI skills through use of videos, real-plays, exercises, and scoring of recorded clinical sessions. Training participants can track their MI proficiency and skill development via the new MyMI web portal. Upon completion of the Academy, and submission of two work samples, participants will receive a completion certificate demonstrating their individualized MI proficiency level.
Motivational Interviewing is a client-centered, goal-oriented method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence. Studies on learning MI have shown, individual coaching and feedback contribute substantially to enhance of MI skills.
This event is a mental health and substance use disorders training for TB and HIV lay workers to identify other mental disorders and infectious diseases that frequently occur alongside substance use disorders. Providers that attend this training will learn how to screen for mental health and substance use disorders and interpret the results of screening tools in order to improve HIV treatment outcomes through increased detection and intervention of co-occurring alcohol and other drug use.
