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Trauma informed care is a practice framework that recognizes the presence of trauma and its impact, and how to effectively minimize its effects without causing additional trauma. This interactive course will define trauma and trauma-informed care, explore trauma & stress disorders and symptomology, look at how trauma impacts on brain development, and strategies to prevent re-traumatization.

The purpose of this webinar is to train personnel related to health services in general, regarding the use and risks of the use of vaping and its effects in the short and long term. The objectives are: Define the different types of electronic cigarettes and their components Discuss the risks of use in children, adolescents and young adults Discuss the effects of nicotine with the use of electronic cigarettes Review CDC Recommendations and Epidemiology of Vaping Discuss the different prevention programs, aimed at parents, health service providers, teachers, and community leaders CEUs are not offered for this course. A certificates of attendance will be provided.

The New England ATTC serves as a lead partner on the Substance Exposed Newborn Taskforce at the Rhode Island Department of Health. The Taskforce, will offer a weekly Pregnancy & Parenting Peer Recovery Specialist Training Series from May 7 – June 25, 2021 in partnership with the Parent Support Network of RI. This series is designed for peer recovery support specialists to develop tailored skills for working with individuals who are pregnant and/or parenting.   [Registration is now closed and this is a private event]

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.

Learn from SAMHSA CMO Neeraj Gandotra, M.D., NIAAA Director George Koob, Ph.D., Beth Macy and other experts about opioid and stimulant abuse, food and obesity, tobacco use disorder, alcohol addiction, management of addiction and more. OBJECTIVES Describe the scope of addiction issues in Southwest Virginia Review Carilion Clinic's efforts to address addiction and the outcomes List Southwest Virginia's community resources for addiction management and recovery Address addiction in health care, community, and organizational settings TARGET AUDIENCE Physicians, nurses, specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, researchers, and community partners Sessions Friday, June 4th Plenary- Alcohol Use Disorder: Evidence-Based Science as a Framework for Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Plenary - Alcohol Use Disorder: SAMHSA Update Addressing Alcohol Disorder in Primary Care: The Virginia Experience in a National Study Opioid and Stimulant Treatment: Where Are We Today? Medical and Pharmacologic Treatment of Obesity Treating Concurrent Intravenous Drug Use and Septic Complications: The Importance of Teams Perinatal Opioids and Stimulants; ED Bridges Options for Managing Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Care Saturday, June 5th Plenary - Dopesick Trends in Local Nicotine Consumption The State of Food Addiction Surgical Treatment of Obesity and Addiction NRT and Beyond: Treatment for Nicotine Addiction Methamphetimine Misuse: Historical, Clinical, and Potential Treatment Perspectives SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment:P Early Identification of Problematic Use, Motivational Interviewing and Referring into Treatment CME credit available. Sponsored by Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation.  

The New England ATTC, in partnership with AdCare Educational Institute of New England and the New England PTTC, is hosting the 5th cohort of its popular intensive technical assistance initiative: the Leadership Development Program (LDP). The new cohort began April 28, 2021 for addiction professionals in Region 1 and will continue through June 18,2021. For this cohort, the New England ATTC has introduced interviews to the application process as a new innovation intended to fill in any gaps from the written application, including verification of program commitment and supervisory experience. Another key innovation is the integration of Google Classroom as a key participant resource. 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 prevention, intervention, and recovery support service continuum. Developing effective leaders is of particular importance as the profession faces the COVID-19 pandemic, the overdose crisis, a changing behavioral healthcare landscape, and the impending retirement of many "baby boom" generation leaders.   [This is a private event]

Course Description: Cultural Competence is a life-long process requiring personal awareness, education, sharing of power and intentional actions to extend social justice and equity to all. This interactive training invites learners to reflect on their cultural identities, history, and experiences, and to actively consider how each of these elements can impact outcomes with clients. Participants will engage in individual, small and large group activities focused on Anti-Oppression and Anti-Racist outcomes.  This interactive event will be facilitated in three virtual sessions during June as well as training assignments. Participants must attend all sessions in their entirety and complete all assignments to receive a certificate of completion. Partial credit will not be given. Seating is limited. Requirements: You must use the Zoom platform from your electronic device (laptop or desktop) and you must have and be on camera in order to participate in this event. (For stable internet connection, it is highly recommended that you connect your device directly to your router with an ethernet cable). Participants must complete the following: twelve hours of online participation via Zoom six hours of independent study and homework assignments Dates/Hours: June 3, 10, and 24 from 9am-1pm (plus six additional independent study/homework hours) Cost: Free Accreditation: This training meets the requirements for 18 renewal hours (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and 18 initial hours (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). Trainers: Paul Warren (NeC-ATTC), Delores Blackwell (OASAS), and Dean Hale (OASAS) All participants are required to turn on their video cameras and to actively participate in order to receive credit. We will email the Zoom link to the first training day before June 3rd.

Please join us for our ESAS Webinar: Professional Readiness on June 2nd, 2021! Featuring our special guest speaker: Avis Garcia, PhD, LAT, LPC, NCC, Northern Arapaho 12:00-1:30pm CST Questions? Please email [email protected]

This is the 2nd session of the 3-part series Embracing Pregnant & Parenting Families Challenged with Substance Use Disorder. After the session, participants will be able to: Describe evidence-based treatment for pregnant women with an opioid use disorder Recognize the impact of parent involvement in the care of newborns experiencing Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Develop skills and strategies to positively impact the parent-child relationship among parents with a substance use disorder   Presenter Information: Sharon Hesseltine, BSW, is President and CEO of Intentional Development, providing consultation, facilitation and training to strengthen services for pregnant and parenting families who have substance use disorders, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma. For over 30 years Sharon has worked in Public Health and specialized in early childhood development, women’s health, substance use disorder and recovery.     Continuing Education: Continuing Medical Education (CME), American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on  Accreditation (CNE), Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES), Iowa Credentialing Board, Missouri Board of Certification are pending approval. The series will be accepted by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board and is deemed alcohol and drug specific and will be accepted for continuing education for licensed alcohol and drug counselors in Nebraska.     

This series was developed in response to a need identified in Region 6 to provide professionals in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arkansas with clinical counseling skills to be used in telehealth services.  Technology Based Counseling Supervision  Enhanced Professional Learning (EPL) Series Every Tuesday, June 1- July 27th, 2021 from 11:00am- 12:30pm Audience:  Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders, and Recovery Service providers Have two (2) years of experience as a clinical supervisor and understand the concepts of supervision Support the idea of using technology to provide clinical supervision Currently use or contemplating using technology during supervision Priority slots will be given to professionals who provide services in Region 6 Objectives: Understand the role of technology in conducting clinical supervision Demonstrate knowledge of technology-based clinical supervision and application in practice Experience conducting technology-based clinical supervision Identify the therapeutic alliance via technology Understand the legal and jurisdictional implications for conducting technology-based clinical supervision Requirements: Attend a live one-hour Orientation session on Tuesday, June 1 at 11:00am CT to demonstrate mastery of the basic technology skills required to participate Commit to 8 weeks of training: for 1.5 hours weekly on scheduled series days/time AND complete ONE hour of weekly learning activity Access to appropriate technology to utilize online videoconferencing platform (i.e., web-camera, internet connections, laptop/tablet, built-in/USB/Bluetooth speakers and microphone) Be prepared and actively engaged while remaining on camera at least 90% of the scheduled series time If you have questions, please email the MPATTC Workwise Staff at [email protected] or by phone at 775-784-6265 or 866-617-2816 (toll-free). Continuing Education – The series has been approved for a total of 21 contact hours through the National Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) ACEP No. 6492. No credit will be awarded for non-attendance or partial attendance.

This is part one of a two-part training series. The New England ATTC in partnership with Community Care Alliance of Rhode Island is hosting Intermediate Motivational Interviewing (MI) - Part 1 and Part 2 on 6/1/21 and 6/15/21 with subject matter expert Robert Jope.  Motivational interviewing (MI) is a client-centered, evidence-based, goal-oriented method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence with the individual. This active, skill-building workshop provides participants with knowledge of the spirit, micro skills, and strategies of the model, and provides opportunities to practice the approach. Participants will complete the workshop with a good understanding of MI, and are encouraged to take the Intermediate and Advanced MI workshops to develop proficiency in this method. [This event is private and by invitation only]

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.   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.

The New England ATTC serves as a lead partner on the Substance Exposed Newborn Taskforce at the Rhode Island Department of Health. The Taskforce, will offer a weekly Pregnancy & Parenting Peer Recovery Specialist Training Series from May 7 – June 25, 2021 in partnership with the Parent Support Network of RI. This series is designed for peer recovery support specialists to develop tailored skills for working with individuals who are pregnant and/or parenting.   [Registration is now closed and this is a private event]

The participants will acquire a general knowledge in regards to the various types of Dementia.General knowledge of the neuropathology of dementia disorders will be discussed, as well as Dementia generated by psychotropic drug use and alcohol.

Session Five Providing Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment in an Integrated Care Setting; HHS Region 8 May 27, 2021 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST | 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST Integrated physical, mental health, and substance use care is effective in supporting the needs of individuals experiencing co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. This session will describe effective integrated care models that promote long-term interventions for individuals experiencing co-occurring disorders. Trainers: Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH & Robin Landwehr, DBH, LPCC, NCC

DESCRIPTION Opiate addiction has become yet another scourge to the African American community. Recent advances in medical and non-medical treatment offer hope and more must be done to disseminate these approaches to our communities. OBJECTIVES Describe the pharmacology of opiate addiction Discuss the history of opiate addiction and the African American community List the consequences of addiction for the individual, family, and community Implement evidence-based treatment WHO SHOULD ATTEND Mental health professionals; mental health advocates; mental health caretakers; behavioral health professionals; and the general public PRESENTERS Annelle Primm, M.D., 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.       William B. Lawson, M.D., Ph.D., D.L., F.A.P.A., is the founder and Director of the Institute to Reduce Disparities LLC, Director of Psychiatric Research for the Emerson Clinical Research Institute and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is emeritus professor of psychiatry, at the Dell Medical School, University of Texas, Austin, and emeritus professor and formerly chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Howard University School of Medicine. He received a PhD in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire and MD from the Pritzker School of Medicine University of Chicago, did his residency at Stanford University and a fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has held faculty positions at the University of Illinois, Urbana, University of California, Irvine, Vanderbilt University, University of Arkansas, and Howard University. He has held numerous senior positions and received national recognition including past President of the DC chapter of Mental Health America, Past President of the Washington Psychiatric Society, past Chair of the Section of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the National Medical Association, and past president of the Black Psychiatrists of America. This webinar is a collaboration between the Central East ATTC, the Central East MHTTC, and the Central East PTTC.

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)    

The New England ATTC, in partnership with AdCare Educational Institute of New England and the New England PTTC, is hosting the 5th cohort of its popular intensive technical assistance initiative: the Leadership Development Program (LDP). The new cohort began April 28, 2021 for addiction professionals in Region 1 and will continue through June 18,2021. For this cohort, the New England ATTC has introduced interviews to the application process as a new innovation intended to fill in any gaps from the written application, including verification of program commitment and supervisory experience. Another key innovation is the integration of Google Classroom as a key participant resource. 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 prevention, intervention, and recovery support service continuum. Developing effective leaders is of particular importance as the profession faces the COVID-19 pandemic, the overdose crisis, a changing behavioral healthcare landscape, and the impending retirement of many "baby boom" generation leaders.   [This is a private event]

The objectives of this training are: Offer management strategies for oppositional defiant disorder Identify the relationship between trauma and substance use disorders Identify courses of action to manage the impact of trauma on an individual's treatment in relation to substance use

Please join us for our TOR Webinar: Stimulants and their Effects on Brain Chemistry. We will be featuring our special guest speakers: Dr. Melinda Campopiano and Pam Baston! RESCHEDULED Time: May 26st, from 1-2:30pm CST Questions? Email [email protected].

COURSE DESCRIPTION Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) clients are at markedly higher risk for addiction, suicide, and mental health challenges than the general public. Evidence has shown that affirming service providers and identity-targeted interventions can effectively support wellness within these communities. This webinar will describe these mental health disparities, explore what makes LGBTQ populations particularly vulnerable, and consider Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM)-targeted prevention frameworks and strategies. In the second hour, we will highlight some pressures that lead sexual and gender minority people to suicide, what factors elevate or lower self-harm risk, and interventions to help LGBTQ people build resilience in a hostile world. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explore the impact of social determinants of health, including prejudice and discrimination, family rejection, trauma, and stress-related illness, on the substance misuse and suicidal behaviors of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) populations. Examine the suicide epidemic among LGBTQ people, including prevalence, disparities, trends, psychosocial challenges, and help-seeking behaviors. Consider community-targeted intervention strategies to support LGBT individuals struggling with substance use disorders and highlight three effective programmatic frameworks: trauma-sensitive, sex-positive, populations. PRESENTER Kate Bishop, MSSA Kate, an Education Coordinator at the LGBT Health Resource Center of Chase Brexton, is a seasoned professional development trainer with expertise in working with LGBTQ populations, sexual and reproductive health care, adolescent development, intimate partner violence, and sexual trauma. She is certified as a trainer through GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network) and SAGE (Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders). Before joining the Chase Brexton team, she developed the capacity-building program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s STAR TRACK Adolescent HIV program, providing cultural responsiveness training for agencies that serve sexual minority youth of color. Ms. Bishop holds a Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies from Hiram College and a Masters in Social Work from Case Western Reserve University.     This webinar is a collaboration between the Central East ATTC and the Central East PTTC.

This is the first session of the 3-part series Embracing Pregnant & Parenting Families Challenged with Substance Use Disorder.   This session addresses addiction as a chronic brain disease, the brain changes inherent to addiction and the mechanisms contributing to both the brain’s vulnerability as well as how substances themselves impact the brain.  The session strives to connect neurobiological changes to common behavior of individuals with a substance use disorder. The session also explores the overlap neurobiologically between early parenting behavior and addiction while creating an opportunity for discussion of the implications for patient care during the antepartum period Download the slides above! Or click here to watch the video: https://umkc.box.com/s/rh6bufi4yfmzbv2sas6jdwlotxc2qaqh  After the session, participants will be able to: Recognize addiction as a chronic brain disease Understand the connection between ACE’s and vulnerability for addiction Discuss the role of the reward system in driving parenting behavior   Presenter Information: Sharon Hesseltine, BSW, is President and CEO of Intentional Development, providing consultation, facilitation and training to strengthen services for pregnant and parenting families who have substance use disorders, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma. For over 30 years Sharon has worked in Public Health and specialized in early childhood development, women’s health, substance use disorder and recovery.     Continuing Education: Continuing Medical Education (CME), American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on  Accreditation (CNE), Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES), Iowa Credentialing Board, Missouri Board of Certification are pending approval. The series will be accepted by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board and is deemed alcohol and drug specific and will be accepted for continuing education for licensed alcohol and drug counselors in Nebraska.     

This session will provide participants with an overview of brain injury and co-occurring conditions in the context of the criminal and juvenile justice system. including information on what brain injury is and the prevalence within this system. The session will provide a framework for addressing the needs of justice involved individuals with brain injury including screening and compensatory strategies. Finally, participants will learn of community resources for individuals with brain injury.   Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to describe the prevalence of brain injury and co-occurring behavioral health in the criminal and juvenile justice system. Participants will learn about best practices for screening individuals for brain injury. Participants will learn how to support individuals identified with brain injury.   Presenter Information Judy Dettmer has been working in the field of brain injury for 30 years. Ms. Dettmer is currently the Director for Strategic Partnerships and a Technical Assistance Lead for the Traumatic Brain Injury Technical Assistance and Resource Center at the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators. Ms. Dettmer has worked extensively with adults, children and family members of individuals with brain injury. She has provided direct and systems consultation to improve the lives of individuals with brain injury. Judy has also assisted with research efforts related to brain injury and has conducted countless presentations, classes and seminars on brain injury both in the state of Colorado and Nationally. Ms. Dettmer has provided technical assistance to numerous states including but not limited to; screening on brain injury, developing infrastructure within state systems such as departments of education, criminal justice, and in developing and managing advisory boards and councils. Ms. Dettmer is currently a co-facilitator for the National Collaborative on Children’s Brain Injury. This training is a collaboration between Mid-America ATTC, Mountain Plains ATTC, and NASHIA. 

DESCRIPTION In response to the Opioid epidemic, the Central East ATTC partnered with the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers to provide training and technical assistance (T/TA) to their member network in the implementation of SBIRT. SBIRT is an evidence-based intervention used to help Screen, provide a Brief Intervention and Refer appropriate patients for Treatment related to substance use disorders. Through T/TA, Central East will worked with PACHC members to enhance their understanding, knowledge and skills in the implementation of SBIRT, meeting over a several month period. The goal of the project will be to support agency staff in the development of a realistic Implementation Work Plan. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Provide orientation to the Central East ATTC and our role commitment to workforce development  Describe the partnership between that PACHC and the Central East ATTC  Provide a basic understanding of SBIRT and its implementation in health care settings  Describe the purpose and structure of the Intensive Technical Assistance project, including time investment and timeline.  Answer questions surrounding participation WHO SHOULD ATTEND Any PACHC member interested in implementing Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). PRESENTERS Holly Ireland, LCSW-C, is the Co-Project Director of the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center at The Danya Institute. Holly has 30 years’ experience working in the behavioral health field, beginning her career as a Residential Rehabilitation Counselor while working on her undergraduate degree in psychology at Towson University. She graduated from University of Maryland, Baltimore with a master’s in Social Work with a primary concentration of Clinical and a secondary concentration of Management and Community Organization. During her career, she has provided direct service in outpatient behavioral health and recovery support settings, including individual, group and family therapy for co-occurring disorders, crisis intervention, trauma treatment, Assertive Community Treatment, and advocacy. Holly  serves as adjunct faculty for Salisbury University’s Social Work Department, teaching social welfare policy and advanced practice courses. Most recently she provided leadership and administration of Mid Shore Behavioral Health, Inc., a non-profit organization responsible for planning and management of the continuum of services in Public Behavioral Health System in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  Holly joined the MSBH team in 2006, serving as executive director 2010-2017. A native of Easton, Holly loves the Eastern Shore of Maryland, its culture, its people, and its ecology. When not serving as a clinician, administrator or advocate, Holly enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, being an active member of the community, and being outdoors – basically doing anything that advances health and wellbeing.   Amy Williams, MS, is the Program Specialist for Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder with PACHC. She is responsible for promoting, supporting and facilitating the integration of behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services in community health centers in Pennsylvania. Amy also serves as a consultant to health center clinical providers and staff by providing and/or coordinating training and technical assistance related to the full scope of behavioral health and substance use disorder operations. Amy has a clinical background in both mental health and substance use disorder as well as programming experience at a higher education level. She is a graduate of Shippensburg University with a Masters in Counseling and College Student Personnel.