Past Events

Join this one-hour forum with knowledgeable providers and subject matter expert(s) who will answer questions and lead discussions around a variety of topics related to successes and challenges of using technology to offer clinical/peer recovery services via digital technologies. Please join anytime during the session to ask your questions and share your thoughts and experiences regarding the transition of services to the use of videoconferencing methods.   To join Telehealth for Treatment and Recovery Services OtS use the Zoom login below on the scheduled time and day: Step 1: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/99479731969 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: 994 7973 1969

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. This is part three of the iTAMI program.

[This is Part 1 of a 2-Part training series taking place on 1/19/22 and 1/26/22] The New England ATTC in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addictions Services is hosting the Trauma Integrated Addiction Treatment training on 1/19/22 and 1/26/22 from 9:00-12:00 (EST). This interactive and experiential presentation offers an overview of the impact of trauma on the recovery process from a social, biological, psychological, and spiritual perspective and will provide clinicians with skills to work with people affected by trauma throughout their recovery, as well as, understanding the conceptual framework of trauma-informed practice. [This event is private and by invitation only]

These meetings are intended to allow grantees to share ideas, discuss difficulties, and to give grantees time to share their successes. We also offer and provide an opportunity to learn from experts on managing your grant.

This interactive conversation provides an overview of Motivational Interviewing. We will focus on the practice of MI Spirit and the intentional use of reflections to communicate understanding.

This series is a sequence of three cumulative two-hour virtual sessions regarding stimulants, consumption, and community impact. The two-hour webinars will inform on the prevalence of stimulant use, define stimulant use disorder and related challenges, and recommended strategies for treatment. Participants may join any or all sessions in the series. You must register for each course separately. Course 2: Impact of Stimulant Use on the Brain and the Body This session will review the fundamentals of neurobiology as it applies to cocaine and methamphetamine use. Review of the effects of acute and chronic stimulant use can help providers understand the potential impact on a person’s cognitive and memory functions and inform on conducive approaches for engagement and potential recovery pathways. Credits: Each session meets the requirements 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.

The New England ATTC in partnership with the Community Care Alliance is providing targeted TA in Advanced Motivational Interviewing - Parts 1 and 2 on 1/18/23 and 1/19/23 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]

This is part 1 of a four-part Training of Trainers series taking place on 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, and 2/05. The New England ATTC in partnership with New Life II Ministries is leading an intensive technical assistance Harm Reduction training of trainers (ToT) series with tailored elements for the faith-based community with subject matter experts, Michelle McKenzie, Jon Soske, Haner Hernandez, and Michele Stewart-Copes starting January 15, 2022. Modules included in the Faith-Based Harm Reduction Training include: 1) Disparities and Building Equity; 2) Faith, Individuals, Families, and Harm Reduction; 3) Basic Harm Reduction Concepts, SUDs, Mental Health and Multiple Pathways of Recovery; and 4) Interventions, Techniques, and Strategies. [This is a private event and by invitation only.]

Event Overview: Stigma associated with substance use disorders (SUDs) is a significant barrier to detection and treatment efforts. Persons with SUDs who are pregnant and/or parenting are particularly impacted and experience many different forms of stigma and adverse encounters when seeking healthcare services. Strategies to reduce barriers related to stigmatizing attitudes and practices will be addressed. This session will also include a brief overview of the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHLIC), which is supported by HRSA, presented by Leslie deRosset.   Learning Objectives: Describe the unique differences in adverse stigma encounters experienced by persons who are pregnant and parenting Recognize the consequences of stigma related to substance use disorders in persons who are pregnant and parenting Consider opportunities to reduce healthcare stigma   This is a closed event. For more information please click here. 

Event Overview: Stigma associated with substance use disorders (SUDs) is a significant barrier to detection and treatment efforts. Persons with SUDs who are pregnant and/or parenting are particularly impacted and experience many different forms of stigma and adverse encounters when seeking healthcare services. Strategies to reduce barriers related to stigmatizing attitudes and practices will be addressed. This session will also include a brief overview of the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHLIC), which is supported by HRSA, presented by Leslie deRosset.   Learning Objectives: Describe the unique differences in adverse stigma encounters experienced by persons who are pregnant and parenting Recognize the consequences of stigma related to substance use disorders in persons who are pregnant and parenting Consider opportunities to reduce healthcare stigma   This is a closed event. For more information please visit this link: http://champsonline.org/events-trainings/distance-learning/upcoming-live-distance-learning-events

Event Overview: Stigma associated with substance use disorders (SUDs) is a significant barrier to detection and treatment efforts. Persons with SUDs who are pregnant and/or parenting are particularly impacted and experience many different forms of stigma and adverse encounters when seeking healthcare services. Strategies to reduce barriers related to stigmatizing attitudes and practices will be addressed. This session will also include a brief overview of the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHLIC), which is supported by HRSA, presented by Leslie deRosset.   Learning Objectives: Describe the unique differences in adverse stigma encounters experienced by persons who are pregnant and parenting Recognize the consequences of stigma related to substance use disorders in persons who are pregnant and parenting Consider opportunities to reduce healthcare stigma   Cosponsors of event: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS)   This is a closed event. For more information please click here.

DESCRIPTION This presentation will give an overview of the background of the use of psychotherapy in the treatment of drug addiction and will refer to the utilization of psychotherapy treatment manuals and their fidelity. Therapeutic skills and the need for therapists to pay attention to the treatment needs of the addicted individual will be discussed. The presenter will emphasize the need for a comprehensive assessment of the client to include spirituality and will explain the role of the Black church. Additional discussion will focus on psychotherapy of drug addiction as only one component in the treatment armamentarium as well as the importance of engaging the patient and seeing psychotherapy as a form of a socialization process. OBJECTIVES Explain the background of psycho-dynamic features of drug addiction psychotherapy. Describe the therapeutic relationship between provider and patient. Discuss therapeutic skills with respect to the client's expectations of the provider. SPEAKER Sam Okpaku, MD, PhD, is the President, and founder of Center for Health, Culture, and Society in Nashville TN, USA. He is a graduate of Edinburgh University Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland and holds a PH.D. in Social Research and Welfare from Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, USA. He has been on the faculties of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and Yale University and was a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical School and a Senior Fellow at the Vanderbilt University Institute for Public Policy Studies. He has also served as Chairman and Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville. Dr. Okpaku is currently a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He is an awardee of the World Association of Cultural Psychiatrists for Pioneering Work in Cultural Psychiatry (2018) and also an awardee of the Society for Culture and Psychiatry for Creative Scholarship (2020). HOST Annelle Primm, M.D., MPH, is the Senior Medical Director of the Steve Fund, an organization focused on the mental health of young people of color. She is also a member of the Black Psychiatrists of America Council of Elders. View Flyer

  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

  According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, cannabis use rates increased in 2020, with almost 50 million individuals 12 or older reporting use of cannabis in the past year. This increase is reflected in the state-specific data for HHS Region 8 in five of the six states (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Utah). With this data in mind, the Mountain Plains ATTC is sponsoring a ten-part webinar series that will address and review the latest science for cannabis including: prevention and treatment issues; public policy; medical marijuana; and special populations and cannabis (adolescents, women and maternal health, older adults, and individuals with Serious Mental Illness).   Learning objectives: 1) Describe and discuss the nature of cannabis use problems and their phenomenology 2) Discuss treatment models and outcomes for cannabis misuse and use disorder 3) Become more aware of common clinical issues related to beliefs about the effects of cannabis on physical and mental health   This webinar is part of a series on the current science of cannabis, for more information on the other webinars in the series view the series homepage.  

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 Change Leader Academy–CLAS Standards trains participants in the NIATx model of process improvement: a structured, team-based approach to change management. The January 2022 session focuses on the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care. Attendees will learn how to selected a culturally-focused change project, set a project aim, engage senior leaders and staff in the change process, and achieve measurable, sustainable improvements. An optional series of three monthly individual and group coaching sessions follows the two-part web-based workshop.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Participants in the virtual CLA will learn: • The NIATx principles and how they motivate positive change though the improvement of CLAS Standards. • How to build a change team and integrate NIATx principles at the organizational level using the CLAS framework. • How to conduct a change project to improve specific cultural and linguistic environments within their organizations. 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 Both sessions will be held from 11:00 AM–2:00 PM Central on the dates below.  January 11, 2022 January 18, 2022   TRAINERS   Alfredo Cerrato Alfredo Cerrato is the Senior Cultural and Workforce Development Officer for the Great Lakes Addiction, Mental Health, and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers. He is also a nationally certified trainer on the National CLAS Standards and Culture: An Integral Part of Mental Health Services for Hispanic and Latino Populations. Mr. Cerrato has 25 years of international relations and development experience and specializes in cross-cultural communications, cultural dynamics, conflict resolution, and cultural process improvement topics.     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:  

Would you like to enhance your current knowledge and practice on how to effectively use Motivational Interviewing (MI)? This online Enhanced Professional Learning (EPL) interactive series will cover topics and provide 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.

Would you like to enhance your current knowledge and practice on how to effectively use Motivational Interviewing (MI)? This online Enhanced Professional Learning (EPL) interactive series will cover topics and provide 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.

This series is a sequence of three cumulative two-hour virtual sessions regarding stimulants, consumption, and community impact. The two-hour webinars will inform on the prevalence of stimulant use, define stimulant use disorder and related challenges, and recommended strategies for treatment. Participants may join any or all sessions in the series. You must register for each course separately. Course 1: Stimulants – What are they? Who uses them? This virtual session will provide an epidemiological review of cocaine and methamphetamine, and other prescribed stimulants. The content will review the mental and physical health impact of stimulant use, prevalence rates, communities impacted and medical consequences of use such as HIV. Credits: Each session meets the requirements 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.

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.     This is a two-part series taking place from 9:00AM–10:30AM CT on January 11 & 18, 2022.     DESCRIPTION Foundations in Quality Improvement (FQI) presents tools and information designed to equip team leaders and supervisors with core QI skills. This two-part series also provides a foundation for implementing the NIATx model effectively.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES, Session 1: Learn the four functions of effective technical assistance (TA) for QI implementation Develop capacity to use a TA planning tool Conduct a QI self-assessment   LEARNING OBJECTIVES, Session 2: Learn the five-step sequence of effective TA for QI implementation Expand your capacity to use a TA planning tool Understand how to apply several QI tools   CERTIFICATES Certificates of attendance will be emailed to all participants who attend the trainings in full.         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 quality improvement, organizational development and planning, and 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:     Before you go, don't forget to register for our follow-up FQI training series: Foundations of Quality Improvement: Employee Coaching    

The New England ATTC, in partnership with the Community Care Alliance of Rhode Island is providing targeted TA in "Intermediate Motivational Interviewing" - Parts 1 and 2 on 1/11/23 and 1/12/23  from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm with subject matter expert Robert Jope. Motivational Interviewing 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 a review of the spirit and micro skills of MI, and focuses on using the strategies of the model to elicit change talk in conversation. Participants will integrate the spirit, skills, and strategies in practice conversations, and are encouraged to attend the Advanced MI workshop to develop proficiency in this method.

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

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. This is part three of the iTAMI program.

Stigma is associated with negative and often fear based perspectives and misunderstandings of people with mental health, substance use problems or physical disabilities. Add layers of race and ethnicity, and you have racial stigma, referring to how people of diverse backgrounds are unfairly perceived and treated. The combined impact plays a major role in why many who would benefit from treatment do not seek care. This interactive two-part (4hour) workshop will review mitigating factors that influence stigma and differential treatment, and the intersecting challenges of social determinants of health on stigmatized communities. The content will further inform on ways to identify stigmatic or unconscious bias in practice and offer bias reducing strategies that will help mitigate stigma and poor care. Content will also review benefits of integrating culturally responsive care to help attain and retain highest levels of patient centered care for persons of color and other marginalized communities.

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. This is part three of the iTAMI program.