Past Events

This workshop provides an opportunity for treatment and recovery providers to learn the latest on marijuana with a focus on the latest data, scientific research, and evolving policies. This workshop will also include information related to marijuana and pregnancy, an overview of the many different forms and routes of consumption of marijuana, and some emerging outcome data from the first states to legalize such as Colorado and Washington. The workshop will provide tips and guidance to providers on how to engage clients on the topic of marijuana. Finally, providers will receive an overview of the many reliable national resources available for the science of today’s marijuana.

The Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Health Lifestyles (WIPHL) are pleased to offer a free four-hour training on SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment. Learning Objectives: 1. Why and how to deliver SBIRT. This training emphasizes Motivational Interviewing.

This training is for King County Providers only. Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) is a one-day workshop for health professionals that will help them better assess suicide risk, plan treatment, and manage the ongoing care of clients at-risk for suicide. Behavioral health providers play a crucial role in preventing suicides and yet, many providers report that they feel inadequately trained to assess, treat, and manage suicidal clients. AMSR meets providers' needs for research-informed, skills-based training. AMSR is appropriate for all behavioral health professionals including social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, licensed mental health counselors, and chemical dependency professionals. AMSR meets the legislative mandate for training under ESHB 2366 and is appropriate for both MH and SUD professionals.

This is a private event; registration by invitation only. This two-day advanced training (day 2 to be held held on 5/18/2018 in the same location) is for individuals who have attended an Introductory MI course. This training will build upon foundational skills and introduce more advanced MI techniques. Participants will have a number of opportunities for practices skills development through the use of real-plays, and interactive group exercises.

This conference is an educational opportunity for clinicians, service providers, prevention specialists, community members, parents, and others to discuss the impact of prenatal substance exposure, how to prevent it, and ways to support families. The presenters for the day will provide a host of information related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and Breastfeeding implications. This vital information will be shared while also providing messages of hope that help is available for families and recovery is possible.

This course is designed to introduce participants to the harm reduction philosophy while engaging the audience with relevant risk reduction strategies to help providers implement services that reflect a harm reduction approach.

THIS EVENT IS FOR KING COUNTY PROVIDERS; REGISTRATION BY SPECIAL INVITATION ONLY. This course is designed to introduce clinicians and staff members from diverse professional backgrounds to the foundational concepts and skills of Motivational Interviewing (MI), including the underlying Spirit of MI, four processes, and core skills. Participants will have a number of opportunities for skill development through the use of role plays, individual practice, and interactive group exercises. Videos and live demonstrations will enhance the learning process.

This is a training focused on a PEPFAR priority population addressing how to strategically prevent and treat alcohol and drug use using evidence-based interventions in support of all three PEPFAR 90-90-90 targets.

This course is an introduction to "Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)" and is offered to participants in the Community Behavioral Health Collaborative. As a comprehensive, integrated, public health and preventive approach, SBIRT can be used to deliver referrals to treatment services for persons with substance use disorders (SUD), as well as to identify persons at-risk of SUD before the onset of dependency. This interactive training will discuss validated evidence based tools used in SBIRT, how to provide a brief intervention to modify risky substance use, and how to facilitate referrals to treatment services. The training is suitable for licensed clinical and non-licensed staff.

This training is for attendees of the Alaska Annual School of Addiction Conference only. Communicating with patients who are on high-dose prescription opioids or those with an Opioid Use Disorder is an ongoing challenge. This session will use realistic provider- patient scenarios to help boost provider confidence when having "difficult conversations". Tips and tools, e.g.,"Survival Tips: Things to Remember for the Toughest Cases" will be provided to help providers boost their confidence when discussing options. Participants will be encouraged to share their experience of interacting with patients with OUD, and consider how best to manage OUD by practicing skills increasingly needed in integrated care models.

This training is for registrants of the Alaska Annual School of Addiction Conference only. This presentation will address key aspects of opioid addiction, including neurochemistry; current use trends among adults and youth; acute and chronic use symptoms, and withdrawal and treatment approaches for both adults and youth. It will also present current information on Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), including the use of methadone, Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone), and naltrexone (including Vivitrol), and supporting research.

Objectives: Students will: *be familiar with the safe handling of all suspected laced fentynal narcotics. *be able to recognize the hazards associated with the product. *get a first hand look of the opioid effects and the reversing of overdoses. *be taught and certified on the proper use of nyloxin. *have been given information packages to go back to the departments and be able to help start a nyloxin program. *be shown the testing methods utilizing Rama technology to minimize exposure to fentynal related products.

Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Training (RADACT) is pleased to announce the 2018 Annual School on Addictions and Behavioral Health. Attendees will include counselors, social workers, educators, case workers, mental health clinicians, psychologists, primary care providers, criminal justice workers, and volunteers from various organizations throughout Alaska. This year's theme will focus on the opioid crises both nationally and in Alaska, with emphasis on prevention and reduction of opioid use and options for treatment.

This is a training focused on a PEPFAR priority population addressing how to strategically prevent and treat alcohol and drug use using evidence-based interventions in support of all three PEPFAR 90-90-90 targets.

Buprenorphine waiver training is available for physicians, physician assistants and advance practice nurses 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 (8) hours of training. Following training, providers who have successfully completed the course may apply to SAMHSA to obtain the waiver. PCSS-MAT urges all physicians who complete the course to submit a Notice of Intent Form to SAMHSA to obtain their waiver to prescribe. The waiver must be completed online and a link to the online form will be provided to participants following the training.

This two-part webinar will review SUD diagnosis criteria, the impact of SUD on the brain and compulsivity factor, as well as specific signs and symptoms for alcohol and opioid use disorders (AUD, OUD). The content will further explain how medication assisted treatment (MAT) works, why it's the most effective treatment for OUD and AUD, and includes skills building activities that will help providers to effectively inform clients on how MAT increases a person's opportunity for sustainability of their recovery.

For Washington State providers only. This Using Motivational Interviewing in Individual Service Planning for Youth in SUD Treatment workshop is designed to increase providers' capacity to deliver evidence-based practices and operate from a recovery-oriented system of care perspective. This one-day training is for individuals who have attended an introductory course in Motivational Interviewing (MI). This training will build upon foundational MI skills and apply them to service planning for youth in SUD treatment. Participants will have a number of opportunities to practice skills development through interactive group exercises. Instructor: Paul Hunziker

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.

The Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles is pleased to offer a free four-hour training on SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment. Learn why and how to deliver SBIRT. This training emphasizes Motivational Interviewing. This training is sponsored by the Great Lakes ATTC and Metastar. MetaStar is an independent nonprofit based in Madison and represents Wisconsin in the Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network. LSQIN-logo-CMYK-Reverse_onblue.png

Substance Use Treatment can be complicated by a variety factors due to the severe impact substances have on the body. Patient’s with Co-Occurring disorders, defined here as having a substance use disorder as well as one or more mental health and/or physical health conditions, often require special consideration and unique approaches when planning or delivering care. A critical aspect of the treatment of co-occurring conditions involves identifying all of the complicating variables that require individualization of the treatment plan and additional understanding or specialization by the treatment providers. Co-Occurring disorders are among the most prevalent factors outside of the actual substance that impact the treatment of Substance Use Disorders. Providers need to understand the impact of co-occurring disorders and best practices for integrating treatment approaches for these conditions.

This two-part webinar will review the Ethics Code for Counselors. Topics include: definitions and foundations of ethics, principles and problem areas, professional responsibility and counselor considerations. Confidentiality will also be reviewed. There will be case studies, discussion, and information on technology and ethics.

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: Janis Crawford

For Washington State providers only. This Using Motivational Interviewing in Individual Service Planning for Youth in SUD Treatment workshop is designed to increase providers' capacity to deliver evidence-based practices and operate from a recovery-oriented system of care perspective. This one-day training is for individuals who have attended an introductory course in Motivational Interviewing (MI). This training will build upon foundational MI skills and apply them to service planning for youth in SUD treatment. Participants will have a number of opportunities to practice skills development through interactive group exercises. Instructor: Verna Burden

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.