Past Events

Please join us for this informative 90-minute Behavioral Health webinar as Theresa Sault-Brill shares her research and knowledge on the history of Indigenous diet changes and the impact on Native life, health, perspective, and culture over time.   

Please join us for this informative 90-minute webinar as Theresa Sault-Brill shares her research and knowledge on the history of Indigenous diet changes and the impact on Native life, health, perspective, and culture over time.

The New England ATTC in partnership with the Community Care Alliance is hosting Basic Motivational Interviewing - Part 1 on 6/15/22 and Part 2 on  6/16/22 with subject matter expert Robert Jope.  Motivational interviewing (MI) is a client-centered, evidence-based, goal-oriented method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence with the individual. This active, skill-building workshop provides participants with knowledge of the spirit, micro skills, and strategies of the model, and provides opportunities to practice the approach. Participants will complete the workshop with a good understanding of MI. Participants are also encouraged to take the Intermediate and Advanced MI workshops to develop proficiency in this method. [This event is private and by invitation only]

Difficult moments don’t have to grow into ‘incidents’ that can threaten client engagement and retention. This workshop is designed to equip participants with basic concepts and preparatory actions that can be used to de-escalate a wide range of interactions.

ADACBGA Conference

Se estará adiestrando al personal sobre la Ley 246 para que conozcan los aspectos que impactan y regulan los servicios a menores de edad. Establecer y discutir los diversos tipos de maltrato que establece la ley; así como las garantías para el logro del mejor bienestar de los menores. Establecer y discutir los diversos tipos de maltrato que establece la ley; así como las garantías para el logro del mejor bienestar de los menores. Discutir los procedimientos a seguir de acuerdo con la ley en los casos de maltrato de menores.

The New England ATTC is proud to partner with the Central Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and the Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital to sponsor the 5th Annual Dual Virtual Recovery Conference: Applying a Social Justice and Public Health Lens to the Impact of Mass Incarceration on People with Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Challenges on June 13 from 1:00 to 4:00 with subject matter experts Haner Hernandez and Michele Stewart-Copes. This conference session will review the development of disparities in the US and their impacts on racialized and marginalized communities with a specific focus on mass incarceration and trauma. [This event is private and by invitation only]     

Please join us for our virtual talking circle. This group will be facilitated by a Native guest and will focus on concerns about yourself, your family, your work, and/or your tribal community that you may be experiencing during these uncertain times. There is no fee or expectation to participate in this event. This is a respectful meeting space. Come share your concerns, offer support, and respect the group’s privacy. Please note your time zone: 1:30-3 EST . 12:30-2 CST . 11:30-1 MST . 10:30-12 PST . 9:30-11 . AKST

The New England ATTC in partnership with the New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA) is hosting Motivational Interviewing in Groups on 6/13, 6/14, 6/20, & 6/21 with subject matter expert Robert Jope.  Motivational interviewing (MI) is a method of guided communication that allows a practitioner to engage with a person’s strengths and help them to articulate and act upon their own reasons for making a positive change. This twelve-hour event presumes participants’ prior completion of basic- and intermediate-level MI training, and assists them to adapt those skills for use in working with groups.  [This event is private and by invitation only]

This training focuses on ethical issues and challenges which can occur when service providers use digital and/or social media personally and/or professionally. We will discuss important questions and issues using relevant scenarios and also review tips and practices to proactively prevent professional ethical violations  

[This is Part 4 of a 4-Part Event Series occurring on 6/10]. The New England ATTC in partnership with the New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA) is hosting Motivational Interviewing in Supervision on  5/20, 5/27, 6/3, & 6/10 with subject matter expert Robert Jope. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a method of guided communication that allows a practitioner to engage with a person’s strengths and help them to articulate and act upon their own reasons for making a positive change. This twelve-hour event presumes participants’ prior completion of basic- and intermediate-level MI training, and assists them to adapt those skills to supervisory engagement, enabling participants to increase their competence and confidence in delivering empathic and impactful conversational interventions.  [This event is private and by invitation only]

Supervision and Leadership: Applying concepts, techniques, and interventions for proactive and engaging supervision Every Thursday, June 9 - July 7, 2022 • 11:00am - 12:30pm Central DESCRIPTION Supervision is more than tending to schedules, checking documentation, and reviewing cases. Clinical supervisors are in the unique position to assist clinicians in their ongoing clinical skill development. Adopting the concept of deliberate practice, supervisors can help clinicians implement clinical skills that may lead to better outcomes for the people they serve.     These interactive sessions will guide participants in exploring current practices, focusing on skill practice to enhance supervision, and incorporating routine feedback for specific skills. Participants will practice using real- and case-examples to examine managing feedback, difficult situations, and cultural differences.   TARGET AUDIENCE Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health, and Recovery Service providers located in HHS Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) Have two (2) years of experience as a clinical supervisor and understand the concepts of supervision   PARTICIPANT COMMITMENT & EXPECTATIONS Access to appropriate technology to utilize Zoom videoconferencing platform (internet connection, webcam, laptop/tablet, speakers and microphone) Attend a one-hour online Orientation on Thurs, June 9, 2022 at 11:00 am CT Commit to 5-weeks of online training for 1.5 hours weekly from June 16 – July 7, 2022 Complete weekly self-study learning activities FREE TO PARTICIPATE  The first 40 registrants will receive a NFARtec/Workwise grant scholarship that covers the entire cost to participate. Once all of the scholarship slots are full, registration will be closed. Due to limited enrollment, if you cannot commit to the full requirements, please defer this opportunity to others.  Registration is not transferable to another person. FACILITATORS: Amy Shanahan, MS, CADC Elizabeth Sysak, PhD   This event was created for behavioral health professionals and recovery support specialists in the Region 6 states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arkansas, based on a need for more specific training and TA for supervisors in all behavioral health settings.    QUESTIONS? Please email the Workwise Staff at [email protected] or by phone at 775-784-6265 or 866-617-2816 (toll-free)          

  Our staff will be available during this time for you all to come with your questions about your grant. Feel free to come and go as you please, or stick around and hear what questions others are facing, and share strategies!   In 2022, we will be holding this session on the second Wednesday of each month for an hour and a half: 4 - 5:30 ET . 3-4:30 CT . 2-3:30 MT . 1-2:30 PT . 12-1:30 AKT

Trauma Informed Care is a means of ensuring we "do no harm" in working with those who have been wounded while demonstrating what is effective in working with them. Co Sponsored with Trager Institute University of Louisville

The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.   We have reached the meeting capacity. Registration is now closed.   DESCRIPTION: This training is intended for any provider in contact with LGBT individuals, including MH and SUD clinicians, HIV providers, State, Local and County governments employees, Primary care providers, Public health practitioners, Prevention specialists, Community based organizations, School teachers and counselors. The training includes an introduction to key terms and concepts (such as gender identity and sexual orientation), treatment considerations for clinical work, and addressing the specific needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   Recall two (2) factors that might contribute to substance use among LGBT clients. Identify two (2) barriers for health screening and medical care for LGBT clients. Recognize two (2) health issues/behaviors for which LGBT clients have a higher risk. Identify two (2) strategies service providers can implement to create affirming environments for LGBT people. Specify one (1) treatment approach that has been shown effective with LGBT populations. Explain the concept of “cultural humility” and theorize one (1) way that it differs from “cultural competency.” Analyze two (2) strategies for creating culturally affirming interactions.   TRAINER:     Thomas Freese, PhD Thomas E. Freese received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in 1995. He is currently Co-Director of the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP). Prior to this, Dr. Freese served as ISAP Director of Training for 20 years. He is also Co-Director of the Pacific Southwest (HHS Region 9) Addictions Technology Transfer Center (PSATTC), funded by SAMHSA, Principal Investigator of the CA Opioid Hub and Spoke Training/TA and Waivered Prescriber Support Initiatives. He has conducted trainings on a wide variety of topics including addressing the opioid epidemic, medication assisted treatment, methamphetamine use, culturally responsive care for LGBTQ individuals, implementing integrated treatment, and screening and brief interventions for risky substance use. Dr. Freese has been a featured presenter at conferences and meetings nationally and internationally and has developed and conducted trainings in 46 US states and internationally.         Grant Hovik, MA Grant Hovik, MA received his Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College. Mr. Hovik has worked in the field of substance use disorders through research, training, and technical assistance since 2006. Currently, he is a clinical specialist and trainer for UCLA’s Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) and the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (PSATTC), where he conducts a variety of trainings on evidence-based substance use disorder treatment including Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment. Mr. Hovik is also an instructor for UCLA Extension’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Certification Program where he teaches about the science of substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.       CERTIFICATES: Participants who fully attend this training will be eligible to receive three NAADAC continuing education hours. Certificates will be sent via email within 2 weeks after the training.

  DESCRIPTION According to The Annapolis Coalition, annual counselor turnover in the substance use disorders profession is one year. Topics covered in this presentation include how to hire talented employees, how to retain talented employees, and how to increase morale and teambuilding.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Use 10 interview questions which will help you hire talented employees. Use 12 criteria to help you retain talented employees. Increase organizational morale. Increasing retention by increasing team cohesion.   CONTINUING EDUCATION This training includes 1 NAADAC continuing education credit. CE certificates will be emailed to all participants who attend the training in full.      TRAINER Mark Sanders, LSCW, CADC Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is the Illinois State Project Manager for the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. Mark is a published author, trainer, educator, and mentor, as well as the founder of the Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment, and Recovery and the co-founder of Serenity Academy of Chicago, the only recovery high school in Illinois. Mark is the 2021 recipient of the NAADAC Enlightenment Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the field.       We look forward to seeing you at our training!    Remember, to ensure all participants get the most out of these interactive virtual trainings, we ask that everyone be prepared to do the following in every session:   The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.  

  The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.     Register to join us on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central (11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern). Each session will feature a new expert presenter.      DESCRIPTION  Alcohol is STILL a drug.  The opioid crisis, increase in stimulant misuse, and marijuana legalization dominate the news— yet alcohol remains the number one substance causing health, social, legal and financial problems throughout the US.    While this series will focus on the hopefulness of recovery from alcohol use disorder, we’ll also take a deep dive into what we know about the full     SERIES LEARNING OBJECTIVES These are the overall learning objectives for the full 10-session series:  Summarize the current impacts of problematic alcohol use in various/special populations, including pregnant women, youth, rural, and minority populations.  Assess and prioritize alcohol reduction efforts in targeted settings.  Describe the current efforts to curb problematic alcohol use, including best practices in providing treatment.      CERTIFICATES Certificates of attendance will be emailed to all participants who attend the sessions in full.     TRAINING SCHEDULE All sessions in this series will be held on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central. There will be a new expert presenter for every session.  September 7, 2021 October 5, 2021  November 2, 2021  December 7, 2021 January 4, 2022 - NO SESSION February 1, 2022 March 1, 2022  April 5, 2022  May 3, 2022  June 7, 2022 July 5, 2022 - NO SESSION August 2, 2022        

Peer professionals provide an array of recovery-oriented supports and person-centered care which include empathetic engagement with survivors of trauma circumstances.  This work at times can increase the peer’s vulnerability to vicarious trauma or secondary stress. Potentially it can result in the loss of ability to objectively help others find their recovery pathways and can affect the peer’s mental and emotional wellbeing.  This two-hour interactive workshop will review how trauma situations may present, signs to recognize and cues alerting as to when to step away from a trauma inducing situation. Content will also offer practical strategies for self-care including ways to build resiliency.      Credits: This training meets approval for two renewal hours (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and two initial hours (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). As an IC & RC member board, OASAS accredited courses are granted reciprocal approval by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee. Many other states offer reciprocity - please check with your accrediting agency.  *This webinar training is also approved under the ASAP-NYCB Certification Board for CARC Elective & CARC/CRPA CE. Participants are required to attend the training in its entirety, turn on their video cameras, and actively participate in order to receive credit.

  Trainer:   Danica Love Brown, MSW, CACIII, PhD Behavioral Health Programs Director at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma     Southern CA Registration Link     Bay Area/Mid State Registration Link     Sacramento Capital Registration Link    Northern California Registration Link Please register for the training that corresponds to your region (see map below). If that date does not work for you, then register for the training that best meets your scheduling needs.     Who should attend:       • Tribal/Urban Indian Providers, Physicians, Registered Nurses/Nurse Managers, Clinical Administrators, Psychologists, LMFTs and LCSWs, Certified Substance Use Disorder Treatment Counselor,  Other Primary Care and Behavioral Health Specialists/Clinicians, Key Stakeholders (Tribal Police, Wellness Courts, Tribal Family Services, Community Supports, Cultural Leaders, Education Departments and anyone impacted by substances)     Training Description and Core Clinical Components:        For Tribal people on Turtle Island, current and past political and social events help shape the context of their lives in ways that many other Americans do not experience. Dr. Brown will discuss how the western psychological screening and assessment has left American Indian people without tools to adequately address psychological conditions. She will provide findings from a Tribal assessment; examples of Tribal screening and assessment; and present the concept of screening and assessment as a sacred trust. Participants will explore how to incorporate building sacred trust into their daily practices.   Learning Objectives:   Identify at least two (2) limitations of using Western psychological approaches in Tribal communities Explain at least two (2) elements of the definition of Indigenous Psychological Care Recognize at least two (2) skills to implement decolonial psychological approaches in their practice Specify at least three (3) findings about implementation from community interviews with policy and Tribal partners.   Please contact Emmett Blount at (310) 869-7304 or by email [email protected] if you have questions, concerns, special needs, or require additional information before registering for this web training.     Instructions for Filing a Grievance Concerning UCLA ISAP’s Continuing Education Program: Please contact Dr. Thomas E. Freese, CE Program Administrator, in writing (UCLA ISAP, 10911 Weyburn Avenue, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024- 2886) or by phone (310-267-5397). Alternately, you may contact Dr. Gloria Miele or Dr. James Peck, ISAP-affiliated doctoral-level psychologists responsible for program planning for the ISAP CE Program. Drs. Miele and Peck can be reached in writing at: 10911 Weyburn Avenue, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024-2886 or by phone at: 310-267-5888 (Miele) or 310-267-5346 (Peck).   Cancellation Policy: Notice of cancellation must be made at least 72 hours in advance of the training by contacting Emmett Blount by phone (310-869-7304) or email ([email protected] ). Notice of Recording: The didactic/lecture portion of the trainings will be recorded. If you need a disability-related reasonable accommodation/alternative format for this event, please contact Emmett Blount at (310) 869-7304, [email protected] by May 30, 2022.    

A common approach in learning any complex skill is to work with experts assisting in the development of competencies. Motivational Interviewing (MI) On-the-Spot offers an opportunity to enhance practitioners’ skills and confidence in the utilization and integration of MI into practice by providing access to subject matter experts to obtain immediate feedback during a one-hour, online, open forum. Bring your questions and join in on the dialogue to increase MI knowledge and change clinical practice approaches through the utilization of an MI style of communication.   To join Motivational Interviewing OtS use the Zoom login below on the scheduled time and day: Step 1: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84298416541 Step 2: Join by Telephone (ONLY if device doesn't have a microphone built in): Phone: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 842 9841 6541

Dates and times vary by course. For a list of ATTC sponsored courses view below. For a full detailed agenda, visit the Summer School website. For 29 years, the New England ATTC has served as a proud regional workforce development partner for The New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies, commonly called Summer School. The Summer School is an intensive 5-day learning experience, taking place June 6 -10, 2022, designed to advance the knowledge, skills, and experience of the addiction, treatment, and recovery workforce.  The New England ATTC will be hosting a number of plenary sessions and specialized courses focused on treatment and recovery support services to address specific needs of the regional workforce.   The New England ATTC is proud to sponsor several plenary sessions and courses including: COURSES: 152.M Mindfulness - Based Relapse Prevention 156.M Empowering People to Break the Bias Habit: Evidence-Based Approaches to Reduce Bias 154.M Contingency Management 155.M Women: Addiction, Incarceration and Recovery 251.T Stimulants and their Impact on Brain and Behavior – Best Practices and Approaches 256.T Services for Opioid Use Disorders: The Changing Landscape 254.T Emotional Management Skills in Support of Recovery 255.T Working with People in the Criminal Justice System 253.T Neurobiology of Addiction 352.W Motivational Interviewing for Groups 354.W Intergenerational Trauma 353.W The Wraparound Empowerment Process 355.W Criminal Thinking and Antisocial Logic 351.W Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Treat Substance Use Disorders 451.Th A Revolution in Care: Integrating Harm Reduction into Treatment and Recovery 456.Th Health Disparities and Building Equity in SUD Services 452.Th Opioid Use Disorder & Treatment 101: Understanding the Disorder, Treatment and Protocol 453.Th Spirituality & Holistic Faith-Based Efforts to Address Addiction 454.Th De-escalation & Engagement Strategies: A Trauma Informed Approach 556.F Addressing Methamphetamines 553.F Social Inequalities and injustices that impact our work 551.F Coming into the Light - Breaking the Stigma of Substance Use Disorders 555.F Cannabis Use and Clinical Concerns 752.P.Th Ethics for Addiction Counselors    

Trauma Informed Care is a means of insuring we "do no harm" in working with those who have been wounded while demonstrating what is effective in working with them.    Sponsored by Mississippi Public Health Institute