Past Events

This session serves as an introduction to the clinical supervision. Four domains related to becoming an ADC and AADC will be covered as well as the process for both those certifications and for becoming a clinical supervisor.    Co Sponsor Addiction Professionals of South Carolina

Co Sponsor Addiction Professionals of South Carolina

This Special Summer Event series features two Native Storytellers sharing teachings, lessons, and old knowledge passed down through generations.  Please join us for this three-hour webinar and listen to the voices of Native Ancestors spoken by these gifted Storytellers.  This event will not be recorded to respect privacy and culturally sensitive nature of these traditional teachings.      

[This is Part 3 of a 4-Part event series occurring on 6/3]. 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]

[This is Part 3 of a 4-Part Event Series occurring on 6/3]. 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]

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.   June 2, 2022 at 8:30AM–11:30AM and 12:30–3:30PM Central June 3, 2022 at 8:30AM–11:30AM Central   DESCRIPTION: Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based practice used to help people overcome their ambivalence about change. In this interactive, skills-based workshop, participants will have the opportunity to learn about and practice the spirit of MI and the relational skills.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe Motivational Interviewing: Purpose, benefits, and limitations Summarize each of the 4 processes in Motivational interviewing Recognize differences between engagement helps and harms Prepare to apply the spirit of Motivational interviewing to patient interactions. Observe and practice fundamental skills: Listening, open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarization. Note: Motivational Interviewing: Relational Skills – Level 1 (this training) is a prerequisite for the subsequent Motivational Interviewing: Technical Skills – Level 2 and SBIRT trainings.     CONTINUING EDUCATION: Participants who attend this training in full will be eligible for 9 NAADAC Continuing Education hours. Partial credit will not be awarded.   TRAINER:   Laura A. Saunders, MSSW Laura A. Saunders, MSSW, is the Wisconsin State Project Manager for the Great Lakes Addiction, Mental Health and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers. Her position is housed at the UW–Madison, where she’s worked since 1988. Since 2001, Laura has provided SBIRT and Motivational Interviewing training to physicians, nurses, medical students, psychologists, specialty addiction treatment providers, social workers, physical therapists, health educators, and staff who work in correctional settings. She has provided feedback and coaching to hundreds of social workers, correctional staff, and other human service providers who are interested in using evidence-based practices with fidelity. Laura joined the international group of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) in 2006 (Sophia, Bulgaria) and is an active member of the Wisconsin MINT group.  

1-2:30 ET . 12-1:30 CT . 11-12:30 MT . 10-11:30 PT . 9-10:30 AKT  

Co Sponsored with Trager institute University of Louisville

Stress Management, Self-Care, & Wellness Wednesday, June 1, 2022 11 AM to 12 PM (CST) via Zoom Featured Speaker: DR. ANGELIA ELGIN The impact of COVID-19 continues to impact us all. It's changed how we work, interact at school, and communicate with family and friends. The rise in feelings of stress and anxiety seems more common than usual. People are dealing with challenges that seem too much to handle, and they may have more questions with little to no answers. Life's stressors can be very overwhelming without understanding how to combat stress and rebalance our lives. There is a range of activities and approaches to self-care, which the World Health Organization (WHO) defines as the "ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease, and maintain health" (Pilkington and Wieland, 2020). During this webinar, we will discuss both informal approaches and guided self-care health interventions and strategies. This Webinar is #2 in a 5 part Webinar series called Mental Health, COVID, and the Impact on our Lives Lunch and Learn Webinar Series, hosted by The School of Behavioral Health and Human Services at the University of North Texas at Dallas. UNT Dallas is a member of the SSW ATTC Educational Consortium.  This event was developed in response to a need identified in Region 6 to provide professionals in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas with best and up to date practices for behavioral health professionals.

Co Sponsored by Trager Institute University of Louisville

The Great Lakes ATTC offers cultural competency and process improvement training to 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.       DESCRIPTION The NIATx Virtual Change Leader Academy is the new web-based version of the popular NIATx Change Leader Academy (CLA). This interactive, expert-led program includes four weekly 90-minute learning sessions. An optional organizational consultation session is available following the four sessions. SPECIAL FOCUS: This CLA will focus on the addiction treatment workforce.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES Participants in the virtual CLA will learn: The NIATx principles and how they motivate positive change How to build a change team and integrate NIATx principles at the organizational level How to conduct a change project to improve a specific process within their organization   CONTINUING EDUCATION A certificate for 6 NAADAC continuing education hours will be emailed to participants who attend the two-part training session in full. Partial credits will not be awarded.     TRAINING SCHEDULE This series is taking place on June 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 from 9:00AM-10:30AM CT.       TRAINER Mat Roosa, LCSW-R Mat Roosa was a founding member of NIATx and has been a NIATx coach for a wide range of projects. He works as a consultant in the areas of quality improvement, organizational development, and planning, evidence-based practice implementation. His experience includes direct clinical practice in mental health and substance use services, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and human service agency administration.   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:    

[This is Part 2 of a 4-Part event series occurring on 5/27]. 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]

[This is Part 2 of a 4-Part Event Series occurring on 5/27]. 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]

Introduction on different types of drugs; define basic concepts related to substance use disorder; identify disparities between social constructs and medical objectives. CEUs are not offered for this training. A certificate of attendance will be provided.

Hurt People Hurt People: Transforming Lateral Violence in AI/AN Communities The Leadership Academy, National AI/AN Childhood Trauma TSA Center, Category II, and the Tribal College and University Initiative will host a Native Youth Round Table in recognition of Trauma Awareness Month. Our Native Youth panelists will explore a youth perspective on lateral violence, as well as how to heal and build a better Native community for all. We look forward to listening and learning from the Native youth to help guide us in our future work. Please join us in learning from our future leaders!

The New England ATTC Harm Reduction Coordinator, Dr. Brendan Jacka, is co-hosting the Recovery Science and Harm Reduction Reading Group meeting on May 26, 2022 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, in partnership with RICARES and Brown University.  This discussion will review the article: Xylazine spreads across the US: A growing component of the increasingly synthetic and polysubstance overdose crisis.

Staff will be trained on Law 121 of 2019, also known as the Bill of Rights, and the public policy of the government of Puerto Rico in favor of the elderly, from a patient rights perspective. CEUs are not offered for this webinar. A certificate of attendance will be provided.

  Verbal De-escalation   Wednesday, May 25, 2022 2:00pm-5:00pm MST   Please join ASU School of Social Work for Verbal De-escalation webinar course. This course explores how effective communication can be a type of verbal communication intervention. It can be used for people who may be at risk for aggressive or emotional behaviors. By using a calm language, along with other communication techniques, to diffuse, re-direct, or de-escalate a conflict situation. It is important for the helper to have good communication skills and a strong sense of self-awareness to manage any personal provocation, emotionally challenges and professional deprecation that often accompany such emotionally charged encounters. justice, street outreach & shelters, and child welfare. This seminar is tailored for individuals who might be unfamiliar with Motivational Interviewing techniques and philosophies.  Please note that this training occurs online, via the ZOOM Platform. The link will be provided the morning of the training via email. Please log in 15-20 minutes in advance of the event start time so you can get situated, and troubleshoot if needed.    We will be providing the following continuing education: NAADAC, NASW, APA & NBCC.    You can find additional information here: https://socialwork.asu.edu/ce-accreditation Registration: $59 per person. Student Registration: Enrolled students may receive a discount. Please email [email protected] for questions. Registration Link:  https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=681081&  

As many people know, the professional identity of peer staff is rooted in their lived experience and deep connection to personal vulnerabilities. What is not often talked about or addressed are the imbalances that many peers face in the workforce. The majority of peers work alongside and are supervised by clinicians and other professionals who may not have the ability to disclose their lived experience, or who do not identify as having lived experience. Often, these imbalances can lead to unclear job descriptions, miscommunication, siloing of services, and replication of the harm many peers have experienced in navigating systems of care. During this one hour webinar, we will provide a 30,000 foot overview of an upcoming training on supervision of peer based recovery support services. This webinar will provide a primer in helping attendees move toward organizational transformation and healing through supportive relationships and supervisory practices. The following topics will be introduced: Deconstructing the “us” and “them” dynamic that has othered peers in the workforce by bringing our attention to the ways all staff experience harm Healing centered solutions that are found in diverse, equitable, inclusive, accessible, culturally responsive, trauma informed, person centered, empowerment focused, strength-based care Supervisory practices that influence meaningful change and support organizational wellness Healing centered solutions inevitably lead all staff to feel seen, accepted, understood, valued, and celebrated! These principles create an organizational culture in which all staff can be their whole selves. Together we will focus on best practices for peer supervision while acknowledging that these practices benefit all staff and the support they provide to the community. About the presenters: Christina Love (pictured on left) is an Alutiiq/Sugpiaq woman (she/her) from Egegik village who was raised in Chitina, Alaska. Christina is a consultant, recovery coach and civil and human rights activist. Christina has dedicated her work and energy to systems change for targeted and marginalized populations. She is a formerly incarcerated person in long term recovery who currently works as a Senior Specialist for the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA), the state’s coalition of domestic and sexual violence programs. Christina’s role focuses on intersectionality with an emphasis on trauma. Christina is part of a collective movement that works to end violence, oppression, shame, and stigma through the liberation of education, community healing, and storytelling. Jess Wojcik (pictured on right) (she/her) has been dedicated to Idaho's peer support field since 2014. She currently facilitates Peer Support Specialist Training and continuing education through Path to Prime LLC, an entity that she created in 2017. Jess is passionate about advocating for trauma informed, culturally responsive, strength-based, recovery-oriented systems of care. Through many years navigating her own mental health journey and path to recovery, Jess is honored to support the integration of peer staff and lived experience as a tool for social change and organizational transformation. She believes in peer support as a framework for developing meaningful relationships that are built on mutuality, curiosity, and awareness of power. This transformative framework ultimately creates communities where everyone feels welcome.

Every Tuesday, May 24 - July 19, 2022 Would you like to enhance your current knowledge and also practice how to effectively use Motivational Interviewing (MI)? This series will provide a 20-hour curriculum that covers topics and provides interactive practice opportunities essential to the development and/or refinement of MI skills and relational style. Emphasis is placed on the “intentional use” of MI skills to identify a change goal, resolve ambivalence and increase motivation for change.

Building a ‘Virtual Presence’ Through Engagement DATE: May 24th, 2022 TIME: 12:00pm to 1:00pm CT Presenters: Nancy A. Roget, MS, MFT, LADC & Maryellen Evers, LCSW, CAADAC, CMFSW Description: Typically for in-person service delivery, both clinicians and peer support specialists must possess skills to create an environment that is private, distraction-free, and encourages patients or peers to discuss/disclose information that is important to positively impacting treatment outcomes and/or recovery goals. The same requirements exist for services delivered virtually. Using technology to facilitate clinical or recovery support sessions requires clinicians and peer support specialists to simulate real-time experiences (Hilty, 2002) that promote a therapeutic alliance (treatment) or connection (peer support). However, virtual service delivery requires some careful modification of the clinicians’ or peer support specialists’ skills to ensure engagement occurs and positive working relationships are developed. This webinar will highlight how to develop a virtual presence that leads to building empathy, trust, and mutual respect. At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: • Define the term engagement and how it relates to virtual service delivery • Identify the factors that contribute to the development of a ‘virtual presence’ • Name the three critical factors that help build an alliance   Continuing Education Information: This webinar has been approved for a total of 1.0 contact hours through the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) and the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) and Peer Recovery Support hours through TCBAP. Certificates of completion indicating the number of contact hours earned are issued at the conclusion of the webinar and upon request. Accessibility: If any accommodations are needed, please contact Kim Prokosch at [email protected]. Requests should be made as soon as possible. Register NOW! 

DESCRIPTION This is the second webinar in a series of several virtual events that lead up to a one-day conference to increase HIV, HCV, STI, Substance Use Disorder, and Mental Health screening. In partnership with the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (MAAETC) and the STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at John Hopkins, the CEATTC is hosting four lead-in webinars focusing on frontline workers. On Tuesday August 30th, these webinars culminate to a hybrid in-person & virtual event at the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry Township, PA. The topics of discussion include the Syndemics of HIV, communication skills and best practices, harm reduction, STI, HCV screening and integrating in primary and HIV care, substance use disorder screening, and mental health screening for suicide. Information on screening will also include an introduction to intervention best practices. The conference series will conclude with a panel discussion on Thursday, September 8th to discuss logistics and administrative issues in implementing strategies from the conference. Learn more about the August 30, 2022 conference: Ending the HIV Epidemic Conference: Implementing Substance Use, Mental Health, HCV and STI Screening OBJECTIVES Identify ways to prevent burnout in the healthcare setting Discuss self-care techniques and how to reduce the risk of compassion fatigue, and burnout Identify ways to manage compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout AUDIENCE Healthcare workers working in the fields of HIV, HCV, STIs, harm reduction, mental health, and substance use disorder. SPEAKER Brian Wharton, MSN, RN, CPEN, CPST, Regional Coordinator, AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC)       This training is a collaboration between Mid-Atlantic Education and Training Center and the Central East ATTC.  

Identify the criteria and components of the Law 408 and its application; review the criteria for clinical diagnosis and treatment for substance abuse disorder from the perspective of health equity; discuss possible social factors to determine proper level of care. CEUs are not offered for this webinar. A certificate of attendance will be provided.

[This is Part 2 of a 2-Part Training Series] The New England ATTC, in partnership with the Community Care Alliance of Rhode Island is hosting this training on 5/18/22 and 5/24/22 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm with subject matter expert Taylor D'Addario.  The goal of this training is to provide educational and practice experiences that will prepare community mental health providers to provide cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions.  Participants will review basic  concepts of CBT; understand key interventions for CBT (group and individual); recognize the importance of respectful and empowering client engagement in the treatment process; integrate CBT interventions in safe and therapeutic ways throughout the CBT work (treatment plan); and discuss clinical application of CBT as it relates to patient populations as seen in Behavioral Health.  [This event is private and by invitation only]