Past Events

According to the Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families, individuals cope with losses in different ways; therefore, there is no right or wrong way to grieve. In adolescents and young adults, feelings of loss and grief can develop from many things beyond a loved one's physical death, such as loss of developmental experiences or milestones. This webinar will explore the various definitions and components of grief and loss and how it can manifest in adolescents and young adults. Using the SBIRT model, participants will learn to identify warning signs and screen for complicated grief in adolescents and young adults, conduct a brief intervention, and link them to appropriate resources for further treatment, including substance use and depression. The presenter will also outline protective and mitigating factors to help adolescents and young adults cope with grief and loss.   Presented by Lisa R. Connors, LCPC, NCC For more information about this webinar: https://sbirt.webs.com/grief-and-loss   > This event will also be offered on May 5, 2021    

ToT for the ATTC Stimulant Package Stimulants and their Impact on Brain and Behavior: Best Practices and Approaches for Effective Treatment and Recovery

With the rapid onset of the public health emergency, COVID-19, the use of technology and social media by behavioral health practitioners, for personal and professional purposes, has increased dramatically. As such, ethical and practice issues, like self-disclosure in postings, unintentional boundary crossings and violations, privacy and security issues, and social media concerns, reflect just some of the new dilemmas that providers face today. Therefore, developing ethical competency and proficiency regarding use of technology and social media given this rapid virtualization are more important than ever before in today’s virtual world.  This 90-minute webinar will provide an overview of common ethical dilemmas that behavioral health providers face related to technology, such as social network sites, videoconferencing, web-based search engines, blogs, online practitioners’ reviews, etc. Case scenarios will be used to highlight these dilemmas and encourage discussions among participants related to: 1) the use of social networking sites by clinical supervisors, providers, and clients; 2) posting comments or pictures online that may violate privacy and security or disparage the profession; 3) emailing, texting and utilizing video conferencing with clients; 4) conducting Internet searches on clients; 5) social media policy dos and don’ts from practitioner and organizational perspectives; and 6) recent rulings and new state laws that may impact an organization's social media policy for employees.  Presenters: Christina Boyd, LSCSW, LCAC and Gary Wareham, MA, LPC, LAC    At the end of this training, participants will be able to:  Name three ethical concerns related to the use of technology and social media Discuss two elements that behavioral health providers must consider before posting content on-line Recall three social media policy issues that may put organizations at risk if not addressed appropriately Identify two concerns providers must keep in mind when addressing critical online reviews by clients

Please join us for a special TOR webinar on March 31st at 3:00pm CST! We will showcase different models and plans for providing housing for individuals and families in recovery and discuss the interconnected benefits of safe, sustainable housing. If you have questions or are interested in sharing your own communities’ model for housing, please contact Pam Baston at [email protected].

Many of us believe that we evaluate and treat people fairly. However, despite our best intentions, we often show bias – racial, gender, and otherwise – with profound effects on how we see and interact with the world around us. This session will consider social-psychological strategies to reduce bias and its impact on decision-making and outcomes and discuss ways they might be implemented in organizational contexts. Attendees should be prepared to share and discuss knowledge of their organization’s existing guidelines, processes, and procedures that currently contribute to group-based disparities. Together, we will consider how strategies might be implemented to reduce these disparities.

Pregnant/Parenting Women and Substance Use Webinar Series, Part 3   This presentation will cover a series of research studies focused on perceptions of risk of cannabis use during pregnancy and postpartum. Research participants included perinatal women, healthcare providers, and cannabis retailers in the state of Washington.    Presenter: Dr. Celestina Barbosa-Leiker is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing and Vice Chancellor for Research at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane. Her research focuses on pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders.  

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 seven virtual trainings focused on the significant intersection between brain injury and addiction. The trainings consist of an introductory session followed by six special topic webinars. Special topics will include the intersection of brain injury with addictions, intimate partner violence, suicide, as well as special considerations for individual and group therapy. The final session will be focused on the introduction of a Brain Injury and Addictions Toolkit. Domestic violence is a complex public health issue with a widespread impact on individuals, communities, and society. Many survivors of abuse also struggle with substances. This presentation will introduce the role of domestic violence and other abusive tactics—specifically mental health and substance use coercion--as additional drivers of substance misuse and addiction. To add another layer of complexity, a critically important consequence of domestic violence has been hidden in plain sight for decades—brain injury. This webinar will share what we have learned from groundbreaking research in Ohio on the intersection of brain injury and domestic violence, as well as a service provision framework called CARE (Connect, Acknowledge, Respond, Evaluate). You will leave with tools to assist you in raising awareness and addressing partner-inflicted brain injury in your services and help you better support the unique needs of people impacted by domestic violence, brain injury, and addiction.   Describe at least three ways that domestic violence can contribute to the substance misuse challenges and addiction. Learn how to use the CARE framework as a guide for working with people experiencing a brain injury, domestic violence, and addiction. Identify resources (including CARE tools) to assist you in educating, identifying, and accommodating for brain injury in your programming.   Presenter: Rachel Ramirez, MA, MSW, LISW-S, RA Rachel Ramirez is the Founder and Director of The Center on Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury, a project of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN). Rachel is currently directing the Center’s first federal grant from the Office on Violence Against Women to increase collaboration and develop training and services for the brain injury, domestic violence, and sexual assault fields. Over the past 13 years at ODVN, Rachel has led multiple statewide initiatives on trauma-informed approaches as well as other topics. She has trained hundreds of audiences and co-authored Trauma-Informed Approaches: Promising Practices and Protocols for Ohio’s Domestic Violence Programs, as well as peer-reviewed journal articles in the Journal of Family Violence and the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma. Rachel is a bilingual licensed independent social worker and a registered advocate with senior standing in Ohio.

Every Wednesday March 31- May 26, 2021 11:00am- 12:30pm CST This series was developed in response to a need identified in Region 6 to provide professionals in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tribal Communities with consolation and skills to deliver counseling in an online environment.  Telehealth can assist with the expansion of services and improve client outcomes. It is essential to ensure that professionals providing services using videoconferencing obtain comprehensive and specific training and supervision to offer the best quality of care. The series is structured to provide online consultation, skill-based learning and practice, group and self-study activities, reading assignments, and discussion on topics essential to providing services using videoconferencing.         TARGET AUDIENCE Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders, and Recovery Support Service providers located in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and Tribal Communities Those who support the idea of using technology to provide recovery support services and clinical services Those with baseline knowledge of web-based videoconferencing for use in recovery support services and clinical practice Those currently use or plan to incorporate videoconferencing into clinical and/or recovery support services PARTICIPANT COMMITMENT & EXPECTATIONS Commit to 8-weeks of live online training for 1.5 hours weekly April 7- May 26 Attend one-hour online orientation on March 31st at 11:00 am Central/12:00 pm Eastern Complete weekly self-study learning activities Access to appropriate technology to utilize videoconferencing platform (internet connection, webcam, laptop/tablet, speakers, and microphone) Be prepared and actively engage during scheduled series time FREE TO PARTICIPATE  Free registration will be offered for the first 40 registrants. Due to limited enrollment, if you cannot commit to the full requirements, please defer this opportunity to others. CONTINUEING EDUCATION: The series has been approved for a total of 21 contact hours (20 hours content instruction and one hour technology session) 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. FACILITATORS: Sandnes Boulanger, LCSW, MCAP Maryellen Evers, LCSW, CAADC CONTINUING EDUCATION: The series has been approved for a total of 21 contact hours (20 hours content instruction and one hour technology session) 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. CASAT has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6492. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CASAT is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs   Want to learn more about Enhanced Professional Learning (EPL) Series? Click here.    QUESTIONS? Please email the Workwise Staff at [email protected] or by phone at 775-784-6265 or 866-617-2816 (toll-free)           

  DESCRIPTION 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. WHEN Weekly sessions offered on the same day and start time between March 30-May 25, 2021. Day and time will depend on your location. Click REGISTER NOW below to view the full schedule for your specific location.  LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of the MI-IP Enhanced Professional Learning Series, participants will be able to: Demonstrate at least two key elements in Motivational Interviewing to affect conversations about change and resolve ambivalence. Specify at least three reasons for choosing specific MI skills to enhance intentional conversations about change. Explain three techniques that can be used to evoke Change Talk from an individual Summarize at least two strategies to keep conversations about change intentional and contrast non-directional (equipoise) MI skills. Specify three steps for conducting a personalized MI Strengths and Growth Opportunities plan. TARGET AUDIENCE Behavioral health, substance use disorders, and recovery service providers located in the Pacific Southwest ATTC region (HHS Region 9) PARTICIPANT COMMITMENT & EXPECTATIONS To be eligible to register for this series, applicants are required to first complete either (1) an Intro to MI live virtual or face-to-face training offered by the PSATTC or (2) the 4-hour, free self-paced, online course Tour of MI: An Interprofessional Road Map for Behavior Change and submit the electronic copy of your certificate of completion from either of these trainings during the registration process  Attend a 1-hour online Orientation Commit to 8-weeks of live online training for 1.5 hours weekly  Complete weekly self-study learning activities Access to appropriate technology to utilize videoconferencing platform (internet connection, webcam, laptop/tablet, speakers, and microphone) Be prepared and actively engage during scheduled series time FREE TO PARTICIPATE  Space is limited to the first 35 registrants who will receive a grant-funded scholarship that covers the entire $350 cost of participation. Due to limited enrollment, if you cannot commit to the full participant requirements, please defer this registration opportunity to others.   FACILITATORS: Kate Speck, PhD, MAC, LADC Paul Warren, LMSW QUESTIONS? Please contact the NFARtec Workwise Staff at [email protected] or by phone at 775-784-6265 or 866-617-2816 (toll-free).   

This three-part series will focus on the principles of harm reduction and its strategies to advance holistic services for individuals with substance use disorder (SUDs). Research indicates that harm reduction programs are evidence-based public health strategies designed to prevent overdose deaths, infectious disease, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancies, and injection drug use. For example, expanding access to naloxone for individuals using opioids is considered a harm reduction strategy. Specifically, this webinar series will include: an overview of the principles of harm reduction and their application in a harm reduction center; the importance of engaging law enforcement especially in rural areas and co-responder models; and a panel of experts discussing their expertise in offering harm reduction strategies in their service delivery as well as a consumer of harm reduction services.   Session One March 30, 2021, from noon to 1:00 MT, will feature Lisa Raville, Executive Director of the Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver, CO. Ms. Raville will provide an overview of the principles of harm reduction. The learning objectives include: -An examination of the principles and evidence for the application of harm reduction strategies. -The role of harm reduction programs in eliminating stigma and shame. -Strategies to work cross-systems to advance harm reduction. -Data from a recent survey of healthcare workers.

Behavioral health and health care settings offer a spectrum of programs including substance use, mental health, and medical and recovery services. Professionals providing these supports use an array of competencies to empathize and assist persons with substance use and other psychosocial problems. Always focused on helping others, professionals can experience challenges in practicing self-care for themselves. This interactive workshop provides an opportunity for providers to review wellness practices and experience the benefits of intentional, micro-structured, self-care interventions.   Credits: This training meets the requirements for one renewal hour (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and one initial hour (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). The NJ Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services offers reciprocity for CADC, LCADC, and LPC. Participants must attend the session in its entirety to receive a certificate of completion.

The Great Lakes ATTC is offering this training for the peer recovery workforce in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This presentation is offered in response to a need identified by stakeholders in our region.   March 29th and 30th, 2021  |  9:00 AM - 1:30 PM Central (10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Eastern)   This course is designed to prepare the Peer Recovery workforce to respond to the unique needs of individuals in prisons and reentry citizens.    LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Understanding the history of the criminal justice system Identifying the different levels of trauma that affect individuals within the criminal justice system Identifying the role of ethics in a community-based setting versus a criminal justice setting Exploring challenges and solutions to prevent recidivism Discussing challenges and solutions to address employment barriers for reentry citizens   CEUs 8 NAADAC CEUs will be available to participants who complete the trainings in full.   PRESENTER Jami Freeman BS Psychology-Forensic Psychology/Criminal Justice MA Psychology-Social Change & Public Administration Ms. Jami Freeman is currently a PhD Student, a Culturally Responsive Speaker, Advocate & Psycho-Social Educator, Recovery Coach & Instructor. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology-Forensic Psychology/Criminal Justice and a Master’s degree in Psychology-Social Change & Public Administration. She is a very passionate and driven individual whose focus is on community enhancement. In her current capacity this provides a viable platform to cultivate awareness. Additionally, she is an ordained Spiritual teacher, and serves under the Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Method of care. This model of care is a holistic and humanistic view that encompasses the physical, mental/emotional, social, & spirituality of an individual. To her, a profound application of this model would contribute significantly towards achieving remarkable evolutions in the conceptualization of disease, health, and treatment.    

This summit is hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC), in partnership The Danya Institute, the Central East TTCs (ATTC, MHTTC, PTTC), and the Great Plains Telehealth Resource & Assistance Center. Disruptive technologies and innovations are what happens when a certain type of technology, the implementation of an innovative process, the introduction of a new player or perhaps a global pandemic creates a market shift in how the health care sector does business. These disruptions can transform how we educate providers, how and where we deliver health care services and/or how we finance health care delivery systems. Join us at our 2021 MATRC Telehealth Summit as we hear from those who are leading change through disruption. Attendees will experience: Networking opportunities Virtual exhibit hall Inspirational speakers Join us for the Telebehavioral Health Track featuring: Network with other telebehavioral health providers Participate in plenary sessions on pandemic-driven innovations and telemental health adoption during the pandemic Join breakout sessions on tele-peer recovery, remote overdose prevention, culturally relevant adaptations to telebehavioral health, remote EMDR and more!   AGENDA  

Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) can be caused by a myriad of substances, most with psychological effects. We will be speaking on the effects of alcohol, and briefly mention the potential dangers. As we know, many prescribed psychotropic drugs have the potential for the iatrogenic development of a SUD. CEUs are not offered for this course. A certificate of attendance will be provided.

**This is a closed event for staff of the Cass County YWCA women's shelter.**   This training session and panel discussion are being provided to the Fargo- Moorehead YWCA, and their partners, in response to a technical assistance request received by the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center. Panel Discussion: Trauma in the Context of Interpersonal Violence: a Systems Response   Marvis Doster, CARN, Tracy Evanson, PhD, Chris Harsell, ANP, Thomasine Heitkamp, LCSW, and Kim Miller, LMAC/LPCC. This panel will explore the intersection of trauma, substance use, and intimate partner violence and share decades of experience providing substance use and mental health services to individuals with a history of trauma and intimate partner violence. The new product Rural Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and Substance Use Disorders: Implications for SUD Treatment and Recovery Providers will be unveiled.

SAPC-UCLA Lecture Series Please join us for a live virtual lecture series on: The Dangerous Health Impacts of Alcohol: from Assessment to Treatment on Friday, March 26, 2021, 10:00am-1:15pm   A Special Lecture Presented by:   County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control Program With UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, and the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center     Featured Presenters:   Thomas E. Freese, Ph.D., Co-Director, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Co-Director, Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (HHS Region 9) Randolph Holmes, M.D., Medical Director, PIH Health and Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Alexander Kuo, M.D., FAASLD, Medical Director, Liver Transplantation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Stephen Pandol, M.D., Director, Basic and Translational Pancreas Research and Leader of Translational Oncology and Professor of Medicine, Cedars Sinai-Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA   This Lecture Series presentation will provide current information on alcohol use disorder trends and provide strategies for clinicians to assess and treat alcohol use disorder. A detailed review of the negative health impacts of alcohol consumption, especially as it relates to liver and pancreatic diseases, will be discussed. Participants will be able to address the synergistic effect of alcohol and secondary risk factors such as diet, viral hepatitis, and gender on the development and progression of alcoholic liver and pancreatic diseases. Understanding the relationship between the diseases and risk factors allows for the development of more effective prevention, assessment, and treatment measures to be utilized by healthcare professionals. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of alcohol use disorders in the community, and identify current assessment and treatment options for alcoholism and alcoholic liver and pancreatic diseases.  Strategies in managing the rise of alcohol consumption due to the COVID-19 pandemic will also be discussed. A panel discussion with the presenters will follow the lecture. This portion of the presentation is intended to assist SUD providers in translating the information provided by the presenters into meaningful encounters with patients.    

Behavioral health and health care settings offer a spectrum of programs including substance use, mental health, and medical and recovery services. Professionals providing these supports use an array of competencies to empathize and assist persons with substance use and other psychosocial problems. Always focused on helping others, professionals can experience challenges in practicing self-care for themselves. This interactive workshop provides an opportunity for providers to review wellness practices and experience the benefits of intentional, micro-structured, self-care interventions.   Credits: This training meets the requirements for one renewal hour (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and one initial hour (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). The NJ Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services offers reciprocity for CADC, LCADC, and LPC. Participants must attend the session in its entirety to receive a certificate of completion.

A Panel Discussion on Substance Use, Intimate Partner Violence, and Substance Use Coercion A Product of Mountain Plains ATTC, ATTC NCO, and the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health Panelists: Gabriela Zapata-Alma, Tracy Evanson, Thomasine Heitkamp, Carole Warshaw, Christina Love   Session Objectives: (1) Identify resources to address substance use disorder (SUD) and intimate partner violence (IPV) (2) Identify common concerns and barriers survivors face (3) Identify actionable steps or resources to address those barriers (4) Understand the relationship between SUD and IPV

 Panel Discussion on Substance Use, Intimate Partner Violence, and Substance Use Coercion  A Product of Mountain Plains ATTC, ATTC NCO, and the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health Webinar series hosted in partnership with the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network Coordinating Office, Mountain Plains ATTC, and the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH). This first webinar features an interactive panel discussion to begin the conversation and provide resources to address both substance use disorder and intimate partner violence. Intimate partner violence (IPV) can have significant effects on one’s health, including increased risk for substance use concerns. In addition to using substances in order to cope with experiences of violence, survivors may also be coerced to use substances, face increased violence if they do not use substances, and have their attempts to engage treatment and recovery sabotaged by a partner or ex-partner – all tactics of substance use coercion. Many substance use specialists and domestic violence advocates feel unprepared to help survivors address concerns related to substance use and substance use coercion. Session Objectives: (1) Identify resources to address substance use disorder (SUD) and intimate partner violence (IPV) (2) Identify common concerns and barriers survivors face (3) Identify actionable steps or resources to address those barriers (4) Understand the relationship between SUD and IPV Presented by: Gabriela Zapata-Alma, Tracy Evanson, Thomasine Heitkamp, Christina Love, Carole Warshaw

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)    

An abundance of research has pointed to poor treatment outcomes for people with co-occurring trauma and addiction. Traditional addiction treatment has ignored the significant impact of trauma on personal recovery and subsequently people have continued to struggle as a result. With recent advances in understanding the impact of trauma, it is time for a change in the approach taken toward trauma and addiction. 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 is a closed event]

Behavioral health and health care settings offer a spectrum of programs including substance use, mental health, and medical and recovery services. Professionals providing these supports use an array of competencies to empathize and assist persons with substance use and other psychosocial problems. Always focused on helping others, professionals can experience challenges in practicing self-care for themselves. This interactive workshop provides an opportunity for providers to review wellness practices and experience the benefits of intentional, micro-structured, self-care interventions.   Credits: This training meets the requirements for one renewal hour (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and one initial hour (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). The NJ Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services offers reciprocity for CADC, LCADC, and LPC. Participants must attend the session in its entirety to receive a certificate of completion.

DESCRIPTION March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month.  With the legalization of sports betting in mid-Atlantic states as well as increased internet gambling due to COVID-19 restrictions, gambling has never been more accessible to youth and adults. Basic facts on youth and adult gambling will be discussed with emphasis on data from MD, DC, WV, DE, PA, and VA. Public health models will be used to show how problem gambling can be prevented and integrated with alcohol and substance misuse prevention programming. OBJECTIVES To learn problem gambling facts and the basics of problem gambling prevention. To examine how public health models can be used to prevent problem gambling in youth and adults. To explore how to integrate problem gambling prevention strategies with the work of alcohol and substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion   PRESENTER Heather Eshleman, M.P.H., is the Prevention Manager at the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling.  She works collaboratively with community organizations, schools, and government agencies to prevent underage and problem gambling as well as oversee special population and youth grants.  She currently leads the Center’s efforts in compiling an underage and problem gambling prevention needs assessment to provide baseline data to guide future prevention strategies.  She served as the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Supervisor at the Anne Arundel County Department of Health from 2006-2019, overseeing the Substance Abuse Prevention coalitions, the Opioid Misuse Prevention Program, the Strengthening Families Program, the Fatal Overdose Review Team, and Coordination of the Students Against Destructive Decisions Chapters.  Before becoming Supervisor, from 2002-2006, Heather was a Grants Administrator at Anne Arundel County Department of Health.  Heather received her Masters in Public Health from the University at Albany School of Public Health and her Bachelor’s degree in School and Community Health Education from Towson University.  Heather served in the United States Peace Corps in Morocco, North Africa, as a Maternal and Child Health volunteer, working on hygiene promotion and pre-natal care for two years.   This webinar is a collaboration between the Central East ATTC and the Central East PTTC.

This session will provide participants with an overview of brain injury including information on what brain injury is and the prevalence within the general population. The session will then describe brain injury in the context of high-risk populations such as intimate partner violence and criminal and juvenile justice. Finally, participants will gain an understanding for how to screen for brain injury and they will learn strategies for supporting individuals with brain injury within the addictions setting. Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to describe the prevalence of brain injury in the general and within special populations. 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.