Webinar

Join us for this 4-part series as we take a look at mental health respite care from the peer perspective, including discussions on its history and future direction, when and how it is being used (both in the Southeast and nationally), and the ways it can benefit one's recovery journey. Monday, June 26, 2023 (12:00 […]

This 90-minute webinar will provide details on how practitioners can plan for and implement effective policy strategies. This webinar seeks to demystify policy work for practitioners and increase their comfort with and ability to engage in it effectively. The presenter will explore model policies, including successful approaches to working across settings and the importance of […]

Understanding what drives someone to continue using substances will help address barriers to seeking help and successfully complete treatment. This class uncovers the nature of addiction and why treatment can be so difficult. The American Society of Addiction Medicine continuum is used as a framework for understanding how addiction professionals assess the person’s motivation to […]

Research suggests that race and ethnicity are predictors of how services are delivered, and implicit bias is one component that has been identified as influencing the provision of poor care. The elusiveness of unconscious bias underscores provider perception, unwitting use of stigmatic language, and influences assumptions and microaggressions affecting a person's capacity to respond to […]

In conjunction with Anne Arundel County, the Central East ATTC is hosting a webinar to address Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and the best practices for prescribing. Buprenorphine will be one of the medications discussed during this presentation. Recent federal changes no longer require a waiver for providers to prescribe Buprenorphine so this training is […]

Co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders can complicate treatment and many issues go unmanaged. Without integrated care people are also likely to develop medical concerns like diabetes or chronic pain. This presents a difficult treatment problem for professionals to solve and family members to navigate, as it can be difficult to know the best place […]

Effectively using social media platforms and being media literate is critically important in a digital age. Improving prevention practitioners’ media literacy and their use of social media platforms can enhance communication with key audiences and result in more effective prevention efforts. This three-part webinar series aims to do this by helping participants better understand core […]

Please join us for our monthly MHTTC webinar series, featuring Mike Bricker, MS, CADC-II, NCAC-2, LPC, a consultant on “dual recovery” from substance use and mental disorders through the STEMSS Institute. Mike specializes in blending research-based treatment with other Wisdom Traditions. Mike is also a Behavioral Health Clinician for Lifestance Behavioral Health in Eugene, Oregon, where he […]

Conducting an effective evaluation is essential to determine if you are meeting your goals for any project or program. An evaluation plan is one of the key documents that guides the evaluation process from beginning to end. An evaluation plan serves as your guidebook in making sure the evaluation is thorough, accurate, timely, and effective. […]

Objectives: Review the role of colonization and historical trauma in behavioral health training. Define what it means to decolonize supervision and training. Examine the conflicting and competing worldviews that supervisors and supervisees can experience in supervision and training.

Evaluation is a core aspect of improving prevention programming. Through the collection and analysis of information relevant to prevention activities, prevention professionals can reduce uncertainty around the effectiveness of programs and improve decision-making. In recognition of its importance, SAMHSA has identified evaluation as the fifth step of its strategic planning process, the Strategic Prevention Framework. […]

Evaluation is a core aspect of improving prevention programming. Through the collection and analysis of information relevant to prevention activities, prevention professionals can reduce uncertainty around the effectiveness of programs and improve decision-making. In recognition of its importance, SAMHSA has identified evaluation as the fifth step of its strategic planning process, the Strategic Prevention Framework. […]

The continuous increase in opioid overdoses are devastating families and communities. Health Care and Behavioral Health organizations are critical to addressing opioid use disorder (OUD) with individuals at risk. This training will review how OUD is diagnosed and associated effects on the body and long-term impacts on opioid users. Discussion will further review cognitive impairment, […]

Contingency management is one of the only evidence-based behavioral interventions shown to be effective in treating stimulant use disorder (StimUD). Contingency management provides monetary incentives (such as gift cards) for meeting treatment goals, including stimulant non-use as measured by negative urine drug tests (UDTs), rewarding individuals for changing their behaviors. Substance use offers a powerful, […]

Xylazine (or “tranq”) is a non-opioid sedative and tranquilizer only approved for use in veterinary medicine. However, over the past several years, human consumption of xylazine has begun rapidly increasing. Although initially only identified in illicit drug supplies in limited areas, xylazine has been found in 48 states as of April 2023. Xylazine is frequently, […]

The purpose of this presentation is to review the neurobiology of substance use disorders and how medications can effectively improve outcomes in SUD treatment by disrupting the cycle of addiction at various points. Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to: Identify medications approved for the treatment of substance use […]

Family treatment courts (FTCs) have improved safety, permanency, well-being, and recovery outcomes for families in the child welfare system associated with parental substance use for over 25 years. Despite these successful outcomes, many FTCs serve a small portion of families that could benefit from this intensive cross-system collaborative approach. The question: Will FTCs remain isolated, […]

It’s been a tough year for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) youth, as access to gender affirming health care, youth sports, and drag performances are vilified and outlawed in one state after another. Far from value-neutral, overhearing this political discourse too often leads to life-threatening shame, despair, and self-harm thoughts and feelings for […]

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States across all age groups. Compared with the general population, individuals with alcohol dependence and persons who use drugs have a 10–14 times greater risk of death by suicide. In this service we will analyze this co-occurring epidemic. Participants will learn how to […]

The Ethical Challenges of a SUD Counselor will take an interactive approach to discuss the many challenges faced throughout our career.  Scenarios will be used to engage participants by viewing challenges through the eyes of others, understanding the reason behind decisions made, and focusing on possible liabilities that may appear.

Effectively using social media platforms and being media literate is critically important in a digital age. Improving prevention practitioners’ media literacy and their use of social media platforms can enhance communication with key audiences and result in more effective prevention efforts. This three-part webinar series aims to do this by helping participants better understand core […]