Past Events

    This skill-building virtual presentation is sponsored by the Southeast ATTC Regional Center and will focus on strategies to create an inclusive organization in substance use disorders and mental health treatment settings. Topics covered include the definitions of diversity, cultural competence, and cultural humility; reasons cultural humility is a more realistic goal than cultural competence; how to create a welcoming environment for clients seeking substance use disorders treatment from a diversity of cultural backgrounds; how to have a discussion of differences; how to help your co-workers feel appreciated regardless of differences; microaggressions, micro-insults and micro-invalidations in the workplace; a 6 step strategy to repair damage if you insult a co-worker; how to be a diversity change agent in the workplace; how to create an inclusive substance use disorders and mental health program in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina. Treatment providers, peer support communities, and community-based organizations in Region 4 are encouraged to register for free.   Repair damage if you inadvertently commit a microaggression or insult in the workplace Help co-workers feel appreciated regardless of differences Be a diversity change agent in substance use disorders and mental health settings. Create an inclusive substance use disorders and mental health organization   Co-hosted by: Wellstone Behavioral Health   =============================   Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC has facilitated diversity training's for 25 years. His non-shaming, non-blaming style of diversity training has been well received by workshop participants. His strength as a diversity specialist lies in his versatility. He has helped a range of organizations with their diversity initiatives including: Fortune 100 and 500 companies; schools; nonprofit organizations; churches; hospitals and volunteer groups. Mark has delivered diversity training throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands. A partial list of Clients includes: 3M Corporation; American Family Insurance Company; Xerox Corporation, GM Corporation and the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. He is the author of 5 books and has had 2 stories published in the New York Times Bestselling Book Series Chicken Soup For The Soul. He lectures at the University of Chicago.    

The objectives of this training are: Expose the impact of trauma on the individual with substance use disorders Identify the relationship between trauma and substance use disorders Provide skills and strategies to refocus trauma in the substance use recovery process      

Join us for this weekly discussion and TA hour for Tribal Opioid Response grantees. 3:00 – 4:00 pm CST

Objectives: Review the use and abuse of illegal substances during pregnancy. Address the identification and management of Hepatitis C during pregnancy Present our current knowledge of COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on pregnant patients Presenter: Luis A. Izquierdo, M.D.

COURSE DESCRIPTION Coming soon... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Coming soon...   Contact Hours: 1 NAADAC PRESENTER Kate Bishop, MSSA, the 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) as well as SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT 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 trainings 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, the Central East MHTTC, and the Central East PTTC.

Description: This course will continue the information from the ATTC Stimulant Package. It will review basics of neurochemistry as it applies to cocaine and methamphetamine. It will also include the acute and chronic effects of stimulants. Cognitive and memory effects will also be discussed. Trainers: Mary McCarty-Arias and Lauren Marker Credits: Each session meets the requirements for 2 renewal hours (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and 2 initial hours (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.

This training is being provided to the Coteau des Prairies Health Care System in Sisseton SD.  This is a closed event. If you are interested in similar technical assistance training, please contact Abby Moore at: [email protected]

This is a meeting for TOR grantees from California, Nevada, Arizona to share resources and strategies, and to receive technical assistance from experts in the field. 

This is a meeting for TOR grantees from the California, Arizona, and Nevada IHS region to share resources and strategies, and to receive technical assistance from experts in the field. 

  This virtual dialogue is sponsored by the Southeast ATTC Regional Center and will focus on family support systems, the continuity of care and how to provide resources for people in long term recovery in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina.  

This series of sessions features traditional Native American storytelling, along with time for discussion on what can be learned from the stories, as well as the ways these stories can be incorporated by Native American providers into their work with patients. Please note that while we encourage non-Native providers to attend these sessions to increase your cultural understanding and sensitivity, we ask that out of respect for cultural traditions, you do not use these stories as your own if they are not a part of your culture. Native storytelling is an long honored way of teaching lessons of life. We, as Native people, need to laugh while learning. For example, laughing at how Coyote makes funny mistakes. This can teach people how to avoid behaving as Coyote does. Further, Native legends can offer stories about Creation or the Trickster. However, some stories can only be told during certain times of the year. For example, Coyote legends are only told during the winter time because that is often when Native people would be in their lodges practicing survival skills to help the tribe thrive in difficult times. Traditionally, the storyteller needed to be an excellent psychologist and able to understand peoples’ perspectives. A story might be used in treatment to help a patient come to a realization in a culturally informed way. TUESDAYS, November 10 and 24, Dec 8 and 22 3-4 EDT . 2-3 CDT . 1-2 MDT . 12-1 PDT . 11-12 AKDT

The Great Lakes ATTC offers this training for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI.   The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a seismic shift in how practitioners provide services. With the sudden shift to virtual services, practitioners have been required to learn new ways of doing their essential work, but with little guidance about how to make those sessions work. Prevention Research Institute began providing virtual training services in the addictions treatment field in 2012 and since then has extended this work to prevention and assisting people in the delivery of virtual services. This session will focus on the pragmatic questions of how to do these services with practical suggestions about what helps and what interferes with client engagement, how to prevent problems, and how to manage when challenges arise. The instructors will use a dynamic blend of didactic, discussion and activities to explore these issues and keep learners engaged.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of the session, participants will: Articulate three steps to take before the virtual session to enhance the likelihood of success Describe three methods to enhance participant engagement Identify three important equipment considerations for virtual sessions Delineate two approaches for managing challenges in a virtual setting   PRESENTERS David B. Rosengren, Ph.D, President and CEO, Prevention Research Institute; MINT Member; IPPA Member             Michelle Stephen Seigel, B.A., Director of Training and Support, Prevention Research Institute; MINT Member        

Talking circles are based on the tradition of sharing circles.  Please join us together for our fourth virtual talking circle event. This event is held bi-weekly. This group will be facilitated by a Native guest and will focus on concerns about yourself, your family, your work, and/or your tribal community that you may be experiencing during these uncertain times. There is no fee or expectation to participate in this event. This is a respectful meeting space. Come share your concerns, offer support, and respect the group’s privacy. 1:30-3 EDT . 12:30-2 CDT . 11:30-1 MDT . 10:30-12 PDT . 9:30-11 . AKDT

How are our veteran patients faring during quarantine? What can we, as providers, do to support them during this time? These questions are on our minds and we hope to share strategies, resources, and support each other as we work with and care for our veteran patients, especially those in Native communities. If you work with veterans, or are a veteran who supports others, we welcome you to join us for these discussions. We hope to offer support and guidance and answer questions you may have about this issue, so please feel free to get in touch and share your ideas if there are any specific topics you would like to have covered. We look forward to sharing with you.

Registration is now closed.  At the beginning of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery support providers had to shift service delivery from a mostly in-person structure to virtual. This swift uptake in the use of telebehavioral-health may be transformative not only for the healthcare system but for the behavioral health field as well. Support derived from clinical and peer group services is essential especially during a PHE when access to services may be limited. SUD treatment and recovery providers have made great strides in virtualizing service delivery especially individual-based services. However, group counseling services, a mainstay in many SUD treatment and recovery support programs, has been more difficult to implement. This two-part webinar series will:   review recent research regarding patient satisfaction, group cohesion, and effectiveness of online group services identify challenges typically associated with online group facilitation and how to address them provide specific recommendations for online group facilitation and how it differs from in-person groups (e.g., tips and techniques, group agreements, etc.) discuss safety protocols, and issues related to ethics and privacy/security and confidentiality in the context of online group case scenarios   This webinar series will highlight online group counseling services and will demonstrate its viability as an alternative to traditional in-person groups requiring new facilitative, alliance building, and administrative skills for both counselors and peers.  

Motivational interviewing is an evidence based, conversation model for evoking and enhancing intrinsic motivation to change behaviors. In this three-part 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).

The objectives of this training are: Expose the impact of trauma on the individual with substance use disorders Identify the relationship between trauma and substance use disorders Provide skills and strategies to refocus trauma in the substance use recovery process      

Join us for this weekly discussion and TA hour for Tribal Opioid Response grantees. 3:00 – 4:00 pm CST

Description: The ATTC Stimulants package was recently developed nationally to focus on cocaine and methamphetamines and the impact of these drugs. This first course will look at the epidemiology of stimulants, both cocaine and methamphetamine, nationally. It will also provide basic information about methamphetamine, cocaine, and prescribed stimulants. The introductory information will include: forms of cocaine, forms of methamphetamines, patterns of use and differences in patterns of use between cocaine and methamphetamines. Trainers: Mary McCarty-Arias and Diana Padilla Credits: Each session meets the requirements for 2 renewal hours (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and 2 initial hours (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.

Psychopharmacology is the study of substances that influence mental states. Such agents induce changes in mood, sensation, thinking, or behavior, and may be derived from plants or other natural sources or chemically synthesized in a laboratory. More information to come. Objectives: TBD Trainer: Jasmine Carpenter     This is a closed event.

Please join us for part 3 of our Clinical Evaluation series: Treatment Planning! Goals and Objectives for this session with Dr. Avis Garcia: Define Treatment Planning Understanding of Correlation Between Assessment and Treatment Planning Overview of Treatment Planning Process Treatment Plan History Introduce the Treatment Planning M.A.T.R.S. Model Progress Notes 1-2:30 EST . 12-1:30 CST . 11-12:30 MST . 10-11:30 PST . 9-10:30 AKST

COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will examine data on the rise and scope of vaping, and how it contrasts with previous tobacco and marijuana use data. It will examine the known risk factors that contributed to this rise, such as ease of availability, low perceptions of harm, and lack of environmental strategies to prevent use. The webinar will also discuss the issue and current status of acute lung injuries caused by vaping. This webinar is an update to the Preventing Youth Vaping Part I webinar that was offered on June 25, 2020. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain the importance of youth vaping as a prevention priority Explore prevalence data on vaping, tobacco, and marijuana product use Discuss known risk factors for vaping use Identify areas where further research is required   CONTACT HOURS: 1.5 NAADAC   PRESENTERS: Josh Esrick, MPP, is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing training and technical assistance to numerous organizations at the Federal, state, and local levels. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics. Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip, holds a Masters of Science in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology from Swansea University and a Postgraduate Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Edinburgh. She offers significant professional experience in the fields of public policy development and analysis, criminal justice research, data collection and analysis, program development, and performance management.    This webinar is a collaboration between the Central East ATTC, the Central East MHTTC, and the Central East PTTC.

Discuss the relationship in substance use and the implications that may lead to risky behaviors and the spread of HIV among young adults, giving strategies on how to prevent it and be able to identify risky behaviors.

Often training on Motivational Interviewing, lays out or defines the 'concept' of "Change Talk". The success of MI is dependent on skill evoking and using Change Talk as the engine of the process of change. This conversation goes beyond the definition of Change Talk and into capitalizing on its power. We will discuss how to evoke Change Talk and what to do with it. A prior knowledge of the CORE skills of MI (OARS) is helpful but not required to join us. Credits: This training meets the requirements for one renewal hour (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and one initial hours (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). Participants must attend the session IN ITS ENTIRETY to receive a certificate of completion.  All participants registering are required to turn on their video cameras and to actively participate in order to receive credit.