Past Events

This is Part 2 of a 2-Part training series.  The New England ATTC in partnership with the New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA) is hosting Advanced Motivational Interviewing - Part 1 and Part 2 on 4/28/22 and 4/29/22 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 an understanding of the benchmarks for competent MI practice, as well as opportunities to build skills toward those benchmarks in practice conversations. Participants will also learn to integrate Brief Action Planning into their use of MI, and are encouraged to consider ongoing training and coached practice to continue to develop their skills.  [This is a private event by invitation only]   

  Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest updates on our conference!   About this event The California School-Based Health Alliance is excited to host the 2022 California School-Based Health Conference: Care Beyond the Clinic Walls, at the University of Redlands in San Bernardino. We will host a welcome reception the evening of Thursday, April 28, and our full day conference on Friday, April 29, 2022. Connect with other school-based health care providers and partners who care deeply about the health and academic success of youth, families, and communities across California. Learn how school-based health providers can help bridge health equity gaps and build resilience for students.   Become a Member & Save on Registration The registration cost is $250, and members of CSHA pay only $75. Join today! Members: Find your discount code on the members-only section of our website at bit.ly/CSHAmemberresources (or email [email protected] for your code and to confirm your membership is active) and apply your code during ticket selection.   Schedule   Thursday, April 28 5:00 pm: Join us for a welcome reception at the University of Redlands. Space is limited and reservations are limited to conference attendees. The first drink is on us! Friday, April 29 University of Redlands 9:00-9:30 am: Check-in & breakfast 9:30-10:45 am: Opening & Plenary 11:00 am-12:30 pm: Workshop Series 1 – details about sessions coming soon! 12:30-1:30 pm: Lunch 1:30-3:00 pm: Workshop Series 2 – details about sessions coming soon! 3:00-4:00 pm: Closing   We are grateful to Anthem Blue Cross for supporting this event as a Presenting Sponsor.  KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. Dana L. Cunningham is a longtime school psychologist and leading national researcher and practitioner in the development and application of evidence-based practices for youth of color, resilience, and trauma-informed practice. She is also a founder of Black Mental Wellness, a firm that addresses mental health and wellness concerns specific to the Black community.   We will be providing more details on workshops soon. Below is a list of topics that will covered in the breakout sessions. Motivational Interviewing and Teen Intervene – 2-part workshop that will take place during both morning and afternoon breakout sessions. Participating psychologists, RNs, LMFTs, LCSWs, and certified alcohol and drug counselors will receive 3 hours of continuing education units for attending this 2-part session. Starting a peer mental health mentorship program School-based screening for social determinants of health Ensuring staff wellbeing and self-care Youth HIV prevention strategies Behavioral health case management Understanding racial trauma and promoting resiliency How to start a school-based health center  

Professional boundaries set the parameters of effective and appropriate interaction between professionals and the people they serve. Boundaries protect clients and patients as well as providers. This interactive course will discuss professionalism and ethics, dual relationships, and how to build a safe working environment.  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. Participants are required to attend the training in its entirety, turn on their video cameras, and actively participate in order to receive credit.

The New England ATTC Harm Reduction Coordinator, Dr. Brendan Jacka, is co-hosting the Recovery Science and Harm Reduction Reading Group meeting on April 28, 2022 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, in partnership with RICARES and Brown University.  This discussion will review the article: Diagnostic remission of substance use disorders: Racial differences and correlates of remission in a nationally representative sample.

The New England ATTC Harm Reduction Coordinator, Dr. Brendan Jacka, is co-hosting the Recovery Science and Harm Reduction Reading Group meeting on April 28, 2022 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, in partnership with RICARES and Brown University.  This discussion will review the article: Diagnostic remission of substance use disorders: Racial differences and correlates of remission in a nationally representative sample.

This is Part 1 of a 2-Part training series.  The New England ATTC in partnership with the New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA) is hosting Advanced Motivational Interviewing - Part 1 and Part 2 on 4/28/22 and 4/29/22 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 an understanding of the benchmarks for competent MI practice, as well as opportunities to build skills toward those benchmarks in practice conversations. Participants will also learn to integrate Brief Action Planning into their use of MI, and are encouraged to consider ongoing training and coached practice to continue to develop their skills.  [This is a private event by invitation only]   

The New England ATTC in partnership with the New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA) is offering targeted TA in "Advanced Motivational Interviewing - Parts 1 and 2" on 4/28/22 and 4/29/22 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 an understanding of the benchmarks for competent MI practice, as well as opportunities to build skills toward those benchmarks in practice conversations. Participants will also learn to integrate Brief Action Planning into their use of MI, and are encouraged to consider ongoing training and coached practice to continue to develop their skills.  [This is a private event by invitation only]   

Georgia Department of Community Supervision

Every month, we offer webinars on topics of interest to TOR grantees. For 2022, many of our webinars focus on aspects of harm reduction and trauma-informed care.   2-3:30 ET . 1-2:30 CT . 12-1:30 MT . 11-12:30 PT . 10-11:30 AKT   If you have already registered for this meeting, you should have received a confirmation email with a unique link to join the meeting. If you are unable to find that link, you may use the link to register again and join the meeting directly.

Sponsored by Georgia Department of Community Supervision

Sponsored by Georgia Department of Community Supervision

This interactive course focuses on how to determine if MI is the appropriate conversation/counseling method to use with your clients. We will review The Four Processes and practice how to evoke and employ/strengthen Change Talk, and how to manage Sustain Talk. 

Alaska presents a unique challenge for access to harm reduction services; prior to 2016 only 3 urban syringe access programs (SAPs) serviced the state, which includes over 200 tribal villages spread over 650,000 square miles. Since then, innovative strategies such as a local volunteer-run SAP in Homer, a SAP at a rural tribal medical clinic in Bethel, and a mail order tribal harm reduction program out of Anchorage have greatly expanded access to services throughout the state. Additionally, rural medical clinics offer a critical access point for patients who use drugs to access medications and services to reduce risks and improve their health.   A few learning objectives: Review the barriers to accessing harm reduction services in rural areas Explore the strengths and opportunities that rural communities have to offer to in the development of harm reduction services Discuss the process and importance of community involvement in the creation of new harm reduction programs in rural areas Understand how medications and rural medical clinics can play a critical role in reducing morbidity and mortality for PWUD  Presenter: Sarah Spencer, MD Dr. Sarah Spencer is board certified in family and addiction medicine and has been providing treatment for opioid use disorder in rural Alaska for over a decade. She works with Project HOPE to provide opioid overdose response training and naloxone distribution and is a founding member and volunteer medical director of Alaska’s only rural syringe access program in Homer. She is currently an employee of the Ninilchik Traditional Council and provides family medicine and addiction treatment services at their tribal clinic, including telemedicine to remote native villages. She teaches on addiction issues across the state of Alaska, including buprenorphine waiver certification courses. She is a co-author of the state’s medication assisted treatment guide and is the state’s senior physician consultant for the SAHMSA funded Opioid Response Network non-profit consulting program.

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.  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. Participants are required to attend the training in its entirety, turn on their video cameras, and actively participate in order to receive credit.

DESCRIPTION This is the first webinar in a series of several virtual events and one in person conference to increase HIV, HCV, STI, Substance Use Disorder, and Mental Health screening. More information coming soon. OBJECTIVES Understand 3 principles of change  Identify 5 roadblocks to offering help  Define equipoise  Identify 2 strategies to support equipoise   SPEAKER Alex Waitt, MS, MSEd, LPC, Central East ATTC Project Director     This training is a collaboration between Mid-Atlantic Education and Training Center and the Central East ATTC.

Technical Assistance for Columbia University.

The New England ATTC, in partnership with AdCare Educational Institute of New England and the New England PTTC, is hosting the 7th cohort of its popular intensive technical assistance initiative: the Leadership Development Program (LDP). For this cohort, the New England ATTC is tentatively planning to return to a hybrid model of conducting this program with both in-person and virtual modules! Our team is now accepting applications and the program is set to start April 26, 2022 for addiction professionals in the New England Region 1. The LDP focuses on key leadership skills using a range of learning methods designed to increase participant effectiveness. This program includes the use of a highly diverse, intact learning community that includes participants from across the treatment, prevention, intervention, and recovery support service continuum. Interested, current, and former participants can access information regarding the LDP broadly, meet our team, learn more about the admissions process and requirements, and apply for the program through the LDP website!   Website: https://sites.brown.edu/ldp-newengland/

[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 4/13/22 and 4/26/22 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm with subject matter expert Haner Hernandez. This workshop is designed to highlight and explore the needs of treatment professionals working with culturally diverse individuals, organizations, and communities.  The participants will learn about Health Disparities, Cultural Intelligence, CLAS Standards and proven techniques and strategies for engagement and improving outcomes. [This event is private and by invitation only]

This is Part 1 of a 2-Part training series.  The New England ATTC in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addictions Services is hosting the From Behind the Wall & Beyond: Working with Men in the Criminal Justice System training on 4/26/22 and 4/28/22 from 9:00-12:00 (EST) with subject matter expert Michele Paliotta.  Males are born into a society that begins treating them differently than females from birth. This can include a permissible harsh environment and rules that severely curtail emotional expression. This is especially true for men involved in the criminal justice system. Most traditional treatment models were aimed at “breaking men down”, and thus can fail and often re-traumatize men instead of treating them. Male socialization and trauma will be discussed in this training for working with men involved in the criminal justice system who seek behavioral health treatment.  [This event is private and by invitation only]

The New England ATTC in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addictions Services is offering targeted TA in "From Behind the Wall & Beyond: Working with Men in the Criminal Justice System" on 4/26/22 and 4/28/22 from 9:00-12:00 (EST) with subject matter expert Michele Paliotta.  Males are born into a society that begins treating them differently than females from birth. This can include a permissible harsh environment and rules that severely curtail emotional expression. This is especially true for men involved in the criminal justice system. Most traditional treatment models were aimed at “breaking men down”, and thus can fail and often re-traumatize men instead of treating them. Male socialization and trauma will be discussed in this training for working with men involved in the criminal justice system who seek behavioral health treatment.    [This event is private and by invitation only]

This interactive webinar will review mitigating factors that influence racial stigma and differential treatment including the intersecting challenges of social determinants of health for racial and ethnic communities. The discussion will review commonly experienced pressures of personal and work stress, as bias risk factors that affect provider decision making, interactions and help mitigate racial stigma and increase person-centered care.

This is a closed event for a program involved in the iTAMI project. Course Description: Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based, conversation model for evoking and enhancing intrinsic motivation to change behaviors. In this video-conversation, participants will discuss the core components of this model and practice using the skills of Motivational Interviewing, particularly in the context of substance use behavior change(s). Prior knowledge of Motivational Interviewing is not required. This learning community is open to everyone engaging in conversations about behavior change - educational degrees or credentials are also not required.

Mejorar las competencias para identificar y comprender las emociones. Identificar comportamientos maladaptativos en el manejo de las emociones. Disminuir la vulnerabilidad emocional. Aumentar estrategias de afrontamiento adaptativo/ Improve skills to identify and understand emotions. Identify maladaptive behaviors in managing emotions. Reduce emotional vulnerability. Increase adaptive coping strategies

This unique 6-part series, presented by the National AI/AN ATTC, provides the viewers with an opportunity to discuss strength-based cultural practices and Springtime teachings to our peers, friends, and relatives. Session sub-topics TBA.