Past Events

Group 1: August 2-5 1- 4:30pm CT The National American Indian & Alaska Native ATTC is offering a training opportunity for the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board who care for Native American and Alaskan Native Peoples! Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based counseling practice sensitive to and effective with our Native Community. We are offering a training program that teaches about the most current edition of MI that also offers after training supervision to those who attend. This important 4-day event is free to the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board members and offers CEUS for the contact hours attended. We are a NAADAC certified education provider. Questions? Please email [email protected]!

DESCRIPTION: The goal of this project is to provide a standardized set of trainings and supervisory supports to service providing organizations that will: 1. improve outcomes for patients who have co-occurring disorders, 2. Improve organizational outcomes, staff morale, and organizational efficiencies. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe the vital importance of self-care of behavioral health professionals. Explore strategies to prioritize self-care especially during a pandemic. Understand how self care mitigates the inevitable impact of providing co-occurring disorder treatment. AUDIENCE CHOSEN FOR IMPACT: All persons who interact with patients, which may include intake staff, reception area personnel, drivers, maintenance staff, as well as professional staff. PRESENTERS: Anthony Estreet, PhD, LCSW-C, LCADC, Executive Director, Next Step Treatment Center. Anthony is an experienced client-centered therapist coupled with strengths in developing and delivering effective training. His primary focus has been on working with mental health and substance abuse issues among adolescent and adult populations while also considering additional cultural and social factors that may affect progress. Anthony is an Associate Professor at Morgan State University, School of Social Work.

We are honored to collaborate on a 4-part virtual learning series, What LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC want Prevention Professionals to Know?, with the Central East PTTC, National American Indian & Alaska Natives PTTC, and the National Hispanic and Latino PTTC.  Together, we will connect you with subject matter experts from various diverse cultural backgrounds. This will provide a perspective of what LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC individuals would like Prevention Professionals to know when serving the population.   We will start by interpreting acronyms associated with LGBTQIA2S+ communities:  LGTBQIA2S+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify. BIPOC refers to Black, Indigenous, and people of color.  People of color is an umbrella term generalized to all people who aren’t white.   Please join us for a roundtable discussion. Participants will have an opportunity to learn from subject matter experts, as well individuals whom identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA2S+. Cultural aspects and specifics of each culture represented in the series will be discussed, as well as what historical data are behind the challenges faced by each group.   Participants will also learn about the specific risk and protective factors, difficulties the communities are experiencing with current Behavioral Health Systems, how to enhance the strengths of each system to increase engagement and retention, as well as many other critical topics. By the end of the series, participants will leave with knowledge and tangible actions to help make a difference, as an important part of our role as prevention professionals. What can we do to educate ourselves and serve the population better and with respect and humility?    Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions for our presenters during the live event.  Series Overall Learning Objectives Participants will deep dive into the cultural aspects and specifics of each culture represented in this panel discussion. They will also learn about the risk factors and historical data behind the challenges from each culture. Participants will learn how to identify and - more importantly – how to increase the Protective Factors, highlighting the differences between different people and cultures, celebrating the strengthens across the communities, and finding ways to thrive together. Participants will get an overview of the challenges and strengths of the current behavioral health system, how to improve it, and moving the needle toward increasing engagement and retention. Call to Action: Participants will gain from panelists, what lessons are learned, and what to do next? What are the tools and resources you need to start or enhance your efforts towards diversity and inclusion?

SBIRT Group #2: August 19 1- 4:30 pm CT Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment. SBIRT is an approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment to people with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders. This informative 3- hour training has been adapted to meet the needs of Native American Communities. This event is free to tribal members and offers CEUS for the contact hours attended. We are a NAADAC certified education provider.

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.

Please join us for the Tribal Opioid Response Webinar on July 28th, 2021! 2-3:30 ET . 1-2:30 CT . 12-1:30 MT . 11-12:30 PT . 10-11:30 AKT

Clear and concise clinical documentation is an essential component of the treatment of substance use and co-occurring diagnosis. This virtual training series will address clinical documentation with a focus on writing client centered treatment plans. Additionally, this training will be in the context of the golden thread related to assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, continued service criteria reviews and discharge summaries. In order to provide time for a deeper dive into the topic, discussion and Q &A, this training series will be offered in two group cohorts of 25 participants. Each cohort will receive the same training curriculum. THIS IS A CLOSED TRAINING. Please contact the Mountain Plains ATTC at [email protected] for information about this training topic.

This session will discuss the role of harm reduction in addiction treatment and how it fits with other systems of care. In addition to covering recent service use patterns in the Northwest, Dr. van Draanen will share evidence and lessons learned from her work with overdose prevention sites (a model of peer-run safe consumption sites) in Vancouver, Canada. The session will cover changes in overdose prevention site utilization during COVID-19, the importance of peer involvement in service delivery, and outcomes associated with overdose prevention site utilization. Learning objectives: Discuss the role of harm reduction in addiction treatment Understand recent trends in harm reduction service use Examine evidence from safe consumption sites in Vancouver, Canada Presenter: Jenna van Draanen, PhD. Dr. van Draanen is an interdisciplinary Assistant Professor working in the School of Nursing and the School of Public Health at the University of Washington. She is also an affiliate research scientist at the British Columbia Center on Substance Use in Vancouver, Canada and she works closely with Public Health Seattle & King County.

This webinar will seek to describe the complex dilemma families find themselves in when a loved one has TBI and further when that loved one develops the additional problem of SUD.  The impact of SUD on TBI recovery will be reviewed as well as the impact of SUD on ongoing cognitive and physical rehabilitation.  Models of family therapy will be described taking into account the complexity of working with a person who has the combined problem of TBI and SUD.   Learning Objectives: Review the relationship between TBI and SUD Describe the symptoms of TBI following or during rehabilitation Discuss risk factors for substance use in the TBI population Understand differing family characteristics in relation to TBI vs SUD Describe various family assessment and treatment approaches   Presenter Information Dr. Sparadeo began his career as the Director of the Mayor’s Task Force on Substance Abuse in the City of Providence, R.I. and he was also the Director of Substance Abuse Services for the Providence Mental Health Center at that same time.  After creating a system of clinical services for the City of Providence he was appointed as CEO of Talbot House.  Talbot House was the largest residential substance abuse treatment facility in New England.  Dr. Sparadeo then completed his doctoral studies with a residency at the Boston V.A. Medical Center followed by a 2-year fellowship at Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH).  The focus of his clinical training was neuropsychology and chronic pain.  He completed his fellowship and was appointed to the Brown University School of Medicine faculty and the Rhode Island Hospital medical staff in the position of Director of Rehabilitation Psychology.  Dr. Sparadeo trained numerous interns and fellows at Brown University.  As Director of Rehabilitation Psychology, Dr. Sparadeo created the first comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation program for survivors of traumatic brain injury.  After 8 years in his position at RIH Dr. Sparadeo was appointed National Director of Substance Abuse and TBI rehabilitation services at New Medico Health Systems in Boston, Massachusetts.  He created inpatient substance abuse treatment programs in 8 rehabilitation facilities throughout the U.S.  He returned to RIH and Brown University to become the director of the Concussion Care Center in the Emergency Department at RIH.  He was also the chief clinical consultant to the Trauma Center and Stepdown Unit, and he was the co-director of the Interdisciplinary Spine Center in the Neurosurgery Department at RIH for 5 years before opening a private practice specializing in the neuropsychological assessment, pain assessment and pain management.  He developed a specialized substance abuse treatment program for people with both TBI and substance abuse.  Eventually, he developed a specialized treatment program for people with chronic pain and opiate addiction.  Over the many years of his career Dr. Sparadeo has been a consultant to many agencies and healthcare programs throughout the U.S.  He has also served on numerous boards of directors.  He was the founder and president of the Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island.  He was also the Chairman of the Governor’s Permanent Advisory Commission on TBI.  He was also a member of the national committee on substance abuse and disability at SAMHSA in Washington, D.C.  Most recently, Dr. Sparadeo has been a consultant and chief trainer on a federally funded grant at the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.  Dr. Sparadeo’s career has also included the publication of many scientific papers and book chapters, and he has been on the faculty of Salve Regina University graduate program in Rehabilitation Counseling where he teaches the Neuroscience of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness, Psychopharmacology for Counselors and the Neuroscience of Opioid Abuse. This training is a collaboration between Mid-America ATTC, Mountain Plains ATTC, and NASHIA. 

  The Mountain Plains and Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs) are proud to partner with the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) to present two additional trainings focused on the significant intersection between brain injury and addiction!   The additional trainings will focus on the importance of family involvement and the implications of stimulants on traumatic brain injury. There are 2 sessions scheduled:   July 28th, 2021: Brain Injury, Addictions and the Importance of Family Involvement August 31, 2021: Implications of Stimulants on Traumatic Brain Injury   Each session is 90 minutes long and NAADAC, CHES, CRC, NASW, Iowa Board of Certification, and Missouri Credentialing Board CES are pending.   Presenter Bio: Dr. Sparadeo has an extensive background in both substance use disorder and traumatic brain injury (TBI). He developed a specialized substance abuse treatment program for people with both TBI and substance use disorder and also for people with chronic pain and opiate addiction.    

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.

Four part virtual training series:  July 14 and 15 from 10-12 ET July 28 and 29 from 10-12 ET   Two trainers from the New England ATTC in Region 1, Carla Rash, PhD and Haner Hernandez, PhD have been chosen to attend the Contingency Management Training of Trainers (ToT) offered by the Opioid Response Network. The ToT will connect master trainers on CM with individuals interested in training the subject matter. It will prepare participants to teach the information effectively, lead activities that reinforce learning, and build their capacity to train others on CM. This ToT will not only focus on training CM but also strategies for implementing CM.

    Substance use, addiction, and overdose are significant issues facing our communities. As faith leaders, it is critical that we are aware of and engaged in being a part of the solution through actively caring for the people both inside and outside the walls of our houses of worship. This virtual presentation is sponsored by the Southeast ATTC Regional Center and will focus on one faith community’s journey towards being a part of the solution and outline some practical steps they have taken to care for their community well in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina. Mental Health Specialists, Addiction Specialists, treatment providers, peer support communities, and faith community-based organizations in Region 4 are encouraged to register for free.     1. Identify stages of substance use in their local community and responses for each 2. List three ways their faith community could be involved in caring for those struggling with substance use disorder 3. Verbalize a way to differentiate those struggling with substance use in order to respond appropriately 4. Articulate the importance of how faith communities can effectively impact the community as a whole   ..................................... Rev. Lance Rhoades  Dramatically touched by God as a teenager, Lance Rhoades has been a trailblazer in active ministry for over 20 years. He is currently the senior pastor at Tree of Life Open Bible Church in the Brookline section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He moved the church from Oakland to Brookline after renovating an iconic church building. This move lead him to oversee many community outreach projects, including a clothing closet, daily hot food programs, a preschool and recovery initiatives. He also serves as Open Bible East Allegheny District Director and now has partnered with key stakeholders in the South Pittsburgh region to lead the South Pittsburgh Opioid Action Coalition (SPOAC) to reduce opioid overdoses in this area.    

  The importance of identifying and addressing mental health issues in a substance use disorder treatment setting is essential to improving the overall outcomes for participants. Initiating early detection and intervention for those that have a co-occurring disorder is crucial and we now know that treatment works best if we are addressing both the substance use AND the mental health disorder during the treatment process. According to SAMHSA, the most effective dual diagnosis regimen treats both the mental illness and substance issues at the same time. This online learning series will provide 16 hours of instruction and will include blended activities of virtual online groups and self-study related to understanding and integrating Mental Health Disorder knowledge into the provision of Substance Use Disorder treatment. This will include interactive discussions, videos, performance based feedback, articles, and activities.  

Description According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, almost 90% of individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD) did not receive treatment services, with this number remaining relatively unchanged for several years. Stigma and bias regarding entering care and access to services (geographic or time constraints) have contributed to these low numbers. Furthermore, the recent public health concerns given COVID-19 made access to services even more difficult, resulting in SUD treatment and recovery support providers seeking viable alternatives to in-person service delivery. Advances in technology and increased availability to the internet have initially addressed this access issue for treatment and recovery support providers through the use of videoconferencing platforms to deliver services synchronously. However, in many cases patients and peers are still unable to access treatment and support services on a regular basis and are augmenting their need for additional services by using apps, social media, automated behavioral intervention technologies (educational websites,) online support groups, etc. Behavioral health professionals benefit from understanding these tools, how/why patients are using them, and the best practices for adding them to their toolbox. While not replacing the need for treatment and recovery services, technology-based interventions can serve as a ‘practice or support extender’. This webinar will review the use of technology-based interventions related to treating individuals with substance use disorders and providing recovery support services focused on asynchronous tools, such as social media, blogs, podcasts, online support groups, videos, and text messaging. Finally, recommendations for clinicians and peer recovery coaches for developing their own tools will be highlighted. Presenter Nancy Roget, MS, Executive Director, CASAT; Co-Director, Mountain Plains ATTC

  This is a full day of training on the ASAM patient placement criteria for the staff of the Anpetu Luta Otipi treatment facility on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Marvis Doster, RN will be presenting for a full day of in-person training. This is a closed event however, if you are interested in hosting or attending a similar event, please reach out to Kim M. Miller at [email protected].  

This is Session 2 of a 12-session Intensive TA series beginning on 7/19/21 and ending 10/18/21.  The New England ATTC in partnership with the Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital is hosting a series of Intensive TA consultation sessions with subject matter expert Myra Paull, LICSW.  This series begins on 7/19/21 and runs weekly for 12 sessions. The sessions build on current strengths that the staff have of facilitating groups for patients and discusses how to apply these skills to facilitating a consult group for their peers, in order to train new staff and provide oversight to existing staff to ensure fidelity to the curriculum. [This is a private event by invitation only]

The Brief Negotiated Interview is at the heart of a brief intervention and is an evidence-based approach to conducting a person-centered conversation to incite behavior change. In this interactive training, the brief intervention focuses on motivating individuals to reduce unhealthy levels of alcohol consumption or other substance use.   Based on the brief intervention component of SBIRT (screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment) which utilizes basic Motivational Interviewing (MI) core skills, this workshop will review and offer practice activities to enhance provider competencies to effectively facilitate a brief intervention and motivate behavior change.  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). Participants must attend the ENTIRE session, turn on their video cameras, and actively participate in order to receive credit. 

DESCRIPTION The goal of this project is to provide a standardized set of trainings and supervisory supports to service providing organizations that will: 1. improve outcomes for patients who have co-occurring disorders, 2. Improve organizational outcomes, staff morale, and organizational efficiencies. LEARNING OBJECTIVES More information to come. CONTINUING EDUCATION Up to three (3) NADAAC Hours available WHO SHOULD ATTEND All persons who interact with patients, which may include intake staff, reception area personnel, drivers, maintenance staff, as well as professional staff. PRESENTERS: Anthony Estreet, PhD, LCSW-C, LCADC, Executive Director, Next Step Treatment Center. Anthony is an experienced client-centered therapist coupled with strengths in developing and delivering effective training.

We are honored to collaborate on a 4-part virtual learning series, What LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC want Prevention Professionals to Know?, with the Central East PTTC, National American Indian & Alaska Natives PTTC, and the National Hispanic and Latino PTTC.  Together, we will connect you with subject matter experts from various diverse cultural backgrounds. This will provide a perspective of what LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC individuals would like Prevention Professionals to know when serving the population.   We will start by interpreting acronyms associated with LGBTQIA2S+ communities:  LGTBQIA2S+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify. BIPOC refers to Black, Indigenous, and people of color.  People of color is an umbrella term generalized to all people who aren’t white.   Please join us for a roundtable discussion. Participants will have an opportunity to learn from subject matter experts, as well individuals whom identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA2S+. Cultural aspects and specifics of each culture represented in the series will be discussed, as well as what historical data are behind the challenges faced by each group.   Participants will also learn about the specific risk and protective factors, difficulties the communities are experiencing with current Behavioral Health Systems, how to enhance the strengths of each system to increase engagement and retention, as well as many other critical topics. By the end of the series, participants will leave with knowledge and tangible actions to help make a difference, as an important part of our role as prevention professionals. What can we do to educate ourselves and serve the population better and with respect and humility?    Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions for our presenters during the live event.  Series Overall Learning Objectives Participants will deep dive into the cultural aspects and specifics of each culture represented in this panel discussion. They will also learn about the risk factors and historical data behind the challenges from each culture. Participants will learn how to identify and - more importantly – how to increase the Protective Factors, highlighting the differences between different people and cultures, celebrating the strengthens across the communities, and finding ways to thrive together. Participants will get an overview of the challenges and strengths of the current behavioral health system, how to improve it, and moving the needle toward increasing engagement and retention. Call to Action: Participants will gain from panelists, what lessons are learned, and what to do next? What are the tools and resources you need to start or enhance your efforts towards diversity and inclusion?

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.

  Working in the human services field, and especially with high-risk and often traumatized individuals, puts a professional at risk for burn-out. This virtual presentation is sponsored by the Southeast ATTC Regional Center and will focus on strategies for minimizing your risk, as well as practices to support a mindful approach to self-care that goes beyond the typical approach of taking “mental health days" in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina. Mental Health Specialists, Addiction Specialists, treatment providers, peer support communities, and faith community-based organizations in Region 4 are encouraged to register for free. 1.5 NAADAC* CEU hrs are provided for this webinar. *National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors   1. Articulate how, why, and when burn-out happens. 2. Verbalize awareness of burn-out, secondary trauma, and compassion fatigue and knowing the difference in how you are being impacted by your work. 3. List traits of intentional self-care as a regular practice. 4. Identify useful mindfulness approaches to self-care that focus on both micro and macro self-care skills.   ............................ Nicole S. Deems, Ed.S., LMFT, LAC CS, RYT received an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina where she returned for a graduate degree in Counselor Education, specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy. Nicole has worked with LRADAC, one of the leading substance use treatment centers in the Midlands of South Carolina since 2006 and is currently the Director of Clinical Advancement where she provides clinical supervision, coaching, and training for agency staff. Nicole's clinical experience has been in providing therapeutic treatment services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families in areas related to mental health, substance use disorders, trauma, and family systems. Nicole operates a clinical private practice where she provides therapy, training and consultation, as well as clinical supervision to those seeking licensure as a LMFT or certification as an addictions counselor in the state of SC. Nicole is passionate about health and wellness and believes that healing occurs best with connection and intention. She has completed her 200-hour training as a Registered Yoga Teacher and is trained in trauma-informed yoga practices for the healing of trauma and recovery. Nicole sees her work as improving the lives of individuals and as well as building stronger, healthier communities.

ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a movement to de-monopolize knowledge and amplify capacity to provide best practice care.   The Peer Support ECHO (PS ECHO) is an online community for peer recovery specialists and mental health peers. The Great Lakes ATTC is partnering with Wayside Recovery to offer this training series for peer recovery support providers (SUD and mental health) in HHS Region 5 (IN, IL OH, MI, MN, WI). The sessions will take place on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, and there will be new presenters and topics featured in each session!   LEARNING OBJECTIVES:     Identify community and statewide resources     Apply new skills and tools to the peer recovery support profession     Expand understanding of best practices, core competencies, and ethical standards for peer recovery support professionals   TRAINING SCHEDULE 2021 January 14th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) January 28th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) February 11th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) February 25th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) March 11th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) March 25th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) April 8th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) April 22nd (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) May 13th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) May 27th  (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) June 10th  (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) June 24th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) July 8th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) July 22nd (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) August 12th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) August 26th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) September 9th  (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) September 23rd (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) October 14th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) October 28th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) November 11th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) November 25th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern) December 9th  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern)    

    In response to a reinvigorated national dialogue around structural racism, the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP) aimed to create a tool or roadmap for community behavioral health providers that would (1) provide metrics specific to disparity and inequity issues in community behavioral health. (2) extend beyond cultural competency and linguistic appropriateness to incorporate structural inequity. (3) promote a stepwise, concrete quality improvement process that could be adapted for self-directed use in community behavioral health settings. Here, we introduce the Self-assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART), a quality improvement tool that aims to meet the AACP’s needs in facilitating organizational change in community behavioral healthcare. In this session, we will review previously described health inequity frameworks, highlighting their strengths and their limitations as relates to addressing structural racism in community behavioral health practice. We will then introduce the key components of the SMART, describing our process in developing this organizational tool based on key inequity issues that are most relevant to community mental health practice. Lastly, we will use a case example to illustrate the process for using the SMART, and describe future directions for piloting this framework.   1. Describe how the Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART) builds on prior existing health inequity frameworks 2. Describe the components of the Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART) and the key issues of mental health inequity that it aims to address in using these components 3. Understand the process for using the Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART) to facilitate organizational change in the community mental health setting ............................................    Rachel Talley, M.D. is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She directs the University of Pennsylvania’s Fellowship in Community Psychiatry, a post-residency training program that teaches administrative and leadership skills to grow the next generation of public sector psychiatric leadership. She has several years of frontline clinical experience in community-based settings, and is currently staff attending at Horizon House, Inc. Dr. Talley received her B.A. from Harvard University and her M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed both her residency training in adult psychiatry and a post-residency fellowship in public psychiatry at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute. She has several peer-reviewed publications examining issues relevant to the care of individuals with serious mental illness. She currently serves on the Board of the American Association for Community Psychiatry as Early Career Psychiatrist representative.     Dr. Sosunmolu Shoyinka is the Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS). In this role, he works to assure optimal population health for all Philadelphians by aligning policy, programs, and system processes with current best practice. Prior to this role, Dr Shoyinka held several leadership positions. He served as Director of the Missouri Behavioral Pharmacy Management program, a statewide program that improved the quality of psychotropic prescribing while realizing cost savings of over $10 million over a decade.  During his tenure as Medical Director for the Sunflower and Home State Health Plans at Centene Corp, Dr Shoyinka co-led the development of a patent-pending addiction-focused analytic platform, developed addiction-related programs and crafted addiction services policy covering more than 12 million lives. Dr Shoyinka’s clinical experience includes telemedicine, academic medicine, for-profit and state hospitals, forensics, correctional mental health, primary care, federally qualified health centers, health homes and community mental health. He is board-certified in general adult psychiatry, community and public psychiatry, and addiction medicine. Dr. Shoyinka completed fellowships in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Yale, Public Psychiatry at Columbia and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at NYU.  He holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business. Dr Shoyinka serves on the Mental Health Services Committee for the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry and on the Board of the American Association for Community Psychiatry. In 2021, he was recognized as a Black leader shaping the future of Psychiatry.