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  COURSE DESCRIPTION This session focuses on using the cultural competence continuum to help gauge an organization's capacity to provide culturally inclusive services and to create an open dialogue with communities of color. The model describes cultural competency as movement along a continuum that is based on the premise of respect and appreciation of individuals and cultural differences. Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below are the supplemental materials for session 4. PowerPoint SWOT Handout   PRESENTER Terry Cross (Ha-ne-ga-noh), an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation, received his master’s degree in social work from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. He is the founding executive director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association, now serving as senior advisor. He is the author of "Positive Indian Parenting" and co-authored "Towards a Culturally Competent System of Care," published by Georgetown University. He has 47 years of experience in child welfare, including 10 years direct practice.

Offered by the Great Lakes PTTC for prevention practitioners in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI Building on coalition leadership Part 1, this virtual learning event focuses on building skills that facilitate leadership in the coalition and the community. This webinar highlights effective virtual engagement techniques for existing and new coalition members and stakeholders in the age of COVID-19. Participants will receive hands-on tools they can use with their coalitions. A successful engagement technique is effective messaging. Participants will learn the critical components of communication for working with coalition members and community-level stakeholders. Learning Objectives List two techniques for engaging people in a virtual meeting. Explain the connection between adult learning and practical engagement. Describe one approach for selecting new coalition members. List two critical components of a communication message.   Presenter:  Carol Oliver is a nationally-recognized leader and trainer in substance misuse prevention. She has expertise in evidence-based methods, stigma reduction, instructional design, and in-person and virtual learning. She specializes in developing systems to solve complex health-related problems and create effective behavioral health workforces.         PPT_CoalitionLeadershipInTheCommunity_Oliver_10.28.20 Transcript_CoalitionLeadershipInTheCommunity_Oliver_10.28.20

The Great Lakes PTTC is providing this training to prevention practitioners in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This interactive virtual learning event helps participants discover the unique leadership needs of coalitions.  Besides exploring their leadership style,  participants learn how to develop shared leadership throughout the coalition. Through interactive virtual activities, participants will examine common challenges and solutions to building coalition leadership.   Learning Objectives List two common leadership styles Define shared leadership Explain how coalition leadership needs change over time Identify one engagement challenge and solution Presenter: Carol Oliver is a nationally-recognized leader and trainer in substance misuse prevention. She has expertise in evidence-based methods, stigma reduction, instructional design, and in-person and virtual learning. She specializes in developing systems to solve complex health-related problems and create effective behavioral health workforces.         PPT_EffectiveLeadershipInYourCoalition_Oliver_10.22.20 Transcript_EffectiveLeadershipInYourCoalition_Oliver_10.22.20  

Pharmacology for Prevention Specialists: Pharmacology of Cannabis   October 29, 2020   Webinar Description Join us for the fourth and final offering in our pharmacology webinar series. This webinar will explore the pharmacology of cannabis. The presenter will cover how cannabis addiction impacts major brain regions and the acute and chronic symptoms associated with cannabis use. Specific features of cannabis dependence and withdrawal will be discussed specifically symptoms that occur when a person is discontinuing its use. The webinar will use Zoom technology and the format will be interactive with ample time for questions.   Objectives 1. Define addiction and how it impacts regions of the brain. 2. Describe the acute and chronic effects of cannabis use and withdrawal.   Presenter Ron Jackson, MSW, LICSW, is a Clinical Professor at the University of Washington’s School of Social Work where he teaches courses on addiction and its treatment methods. He recently retired as the Executive Director of Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS), a private non-profit organization, in Seattle, Washington, that provides outpatient opioid treatment in clinics in western Washington and street-based case management services for homeless persons with substance misuse disorders (REACH Program) in Seattle. He served for 10 years as a Co-Principal Investigator for the Washington Node of NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network and is currently on the Advisory Board for the NWATTC.  Mr. Jackson has worked in the field of addiction treatment since 1972.     Webinar Recording View Webinar   Webinar Slides Webinar Slides - Pharmacology for Prevention Specialists: Pharmacology of Cannabis   Additional Resources HHS Region 10, Cannabis Policies and Regulations: A Multi-State Comparison Across Three Northwestern States HHS Region 10, State Cannabis Policies and Regulations: A Guidance document for Northwest Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners

In today’s episode, Alicia chats with Rikki Barton, the Director of Prevention for the Community Partnership of the Ozarks. They serve 25 coalitions that span across 21 counties. This episode is packed with great info from how covid-19 has impacted their coalition work, Mental Health Moments on Facebook and YouTube, and how their coalitions are engaging diverse community stakeholders during the pandemic. ACT Missouri Facebook

These are the handouts for the PTTC event that took place on 10/28/2020

This event took place on 10/28/2020!

Adaptation in Substance Misuse Prevention: Improving Effectiveness and Achieving Better Outcomes: Webinar  Date  November 2, 2020    Description  Adaptation is often an inevitable factor in implementing a prevention program. This webinar introduces adaptation and its crucial role in effective prevention and how adaptations can help overcome unforeseen challenges, like those introduced by COVID-19.    Key Discussion Points  Define key adaptation-related concepts  List steps in the process of implementing “best fit” adaptations  Examine real world examples of adaptations to distill elements of success  Identify considerations for adapting interventions in response to changing community contexts    Presenters  Ivy Jones-Turner – is a training and technical assistance specialist with Education Development Center. For over 20 years, Ivy has provided organizational capacity assistance on health promotion and prevention in substance abuse, suicide, violence, injury, and mental health with nonprofit and community-based organizations, state and faith-based agencies, and school districts. Her capacity building skills include program evaluation, training and technical assistance in program design and implementation, organizational development, partnerships/collaborations, and grant management. Ms. Jones Turner is a Certified Prevention Specialist and holds an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.  Jessica Goldberg - is a training and technical assistance specialist with Education Development Center. Jess, a certified prevention specialist and highly skilled trainer, designs and delivers impactful learning events, consultation, and coaching support. For over a decade, she has specialized in building capacity to improve behavioral health at the national, state, regional and local levels. She brings a deep commitment to health equity and mental health equity to her leadership of in-person and virtual training and technical assistance (TTA). Her areas of expertise include preventing youth substance use; promoting cross-sector collaborations; addressing health disparities; and supporting needs assessment, strategic planning, logic model development, and sustainability planning. Jess holds an MSW and MPH from Boston University.  Kim Dash – Kim Dash is a senior research scientist with Education Development Center. Kim develops, evaluates, and promotes the use of evidence-informed public health interventions. An expert in evaluation, she uses qualitative and quantitative methods to assess public health program and policy implementation and effectiveness. She specializes in evaluation capacity building and directed a national initiative that helped 500 community-based organizations design and evaluate innovative prevention programs for underserved populations. Kim holds an MPH from the University of North Carolina and a PhD in Child, Youth, and Family Policy from Brandeis University.      Supplemental Materials  Handout 1: Continuum of Adaptation and Fidelity  Handout 2: Finding the “Best Fit” Adaptations  Handout 3: Adaptation Planning Form Session Slides Session Transcript Webinar Flyer

Few teaching and training programs adequately prepare educators and staff to work with students who have a mental health or SUD.  Many training programs may perpetuate misconceptions about these students' needs. When they do not perform well, students with behavioral health issues can be labeled as "bad," furthering the disconnection. Early intervention and trajectory set the stage for interactions around mental health. Schools are often the first contact for students with SUD/mental illness. De-stigmatizing mental illness and SUD can allow students to get the educational accommodations and supports they need.    Click "download" above to access: The Preventing and Reducing Stigma: Education Slide Deck The Preventing and Reducing Stigma: Education Fact Sheet    Related Resources Web Page: Preventing and Reducing Stigma     

Most Americans are part of a religious institution, which is often the first point of contact for those seeking help with a mental health or substance use problem. Religious institutions offer support for these individuals in an environment that respects their culture and values, with some studies finding that religious involvement is a protective factor for mental health and substance use. At the same time, religious beliefs about mental illness and substance misuse can lead to stigma, shame, and isolation if the illnesses are viewed as the result of sinful behavior or lack of faith.   Click the "Download" button above to access: The Preventing and Reducing Stigma: Faith Leaders Slide Deck  The Preventing and Reducing Stigma: Faith Leaders Two-Pager Engaging the Faith Community in Substance Use Prevention: Rationale for Partnering and Resources to Support Your Efforts   Related Products Podcast: Spotlight on Stigma Episode 2: The Role of Faith Leaders Web Page: Visit the Great Lakes PTTC Preventing and Reducing Stigma webpage!            

People with mental health and SUDs are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. More than half of all inmates in the U.S. have a mental illness. Individuals with mental illness are more likely to experience multiple arrests and incarcerations. In most states, people with mental illness reside in prisons or jails than in state-operated psychiatric facilities. Perceived and structural stigma plays a specific role in the criminal justice system. Click "download" above to access: The Preventing and Reducing Stigma: Criminal Justice Slide Deck The Preventing and Reducing Stigma: Criminal Justice Two-pager Related Resources Web Page: Preventing and Reducing Stigma    

Mental health and substance use disorders (SUD) are among the most common chronic health conditions in the United States. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that 61.2 million American adults—almost one in five—experienced either an SUD or any mental illness in 2019. Despite the prevalence of these conditions, the stigma associated with substance use or mental health disorders presents a barrier to treatment.   Click "download" above to access  The Preventing and Reducing Stigma: Behavioral Health Slide Deck The Preventing and Reducing Stigma: Behavioral Health Info Sheet   Related Resources Web Page: Preventing and Reducing Stigma      

People with mental health and substance use disorder experience high rates of discrimination in employment. Few protections exist for people with mental health or SUD who experience discrimination in employment.   Click "download" above to access: The Preventing and Reducing Stigma: Business slide deck The Preventing and Reducing Stigma: Two-pager Related Resources  Preventing and Reducing Stigma web page        

Folheto informativo sobre de mitos e verdades: Este folheto informativo cobre sete (7) mitos ou mal-entendidos comuns relacionados à maconha. Isso inclui mitos sobre dependência, incapacidade e outros efeitos que afetam sua saúde. Cada um dos sete (7) mitos é contestado por evidências atuais, incluindo as fontes das quais obtivemos as informações. O objetivo deste documento é fornecer uma ferramenta para os provedores de prevenção para ajudar a responder e educar o público sobre esses mitos comuns: Sugestão de uso: Este documento é uma ferramenta a ser usada em mensagens de prevenção e educação para ajudar a dissipar os equívocos que podem persistir na comunidade em relação à maconha. Este produto também pode ser útil como panfleto para distribuição em eventos de educação e prevenção.   Conjunto de Slides de educação sobre maconha com base científica: Este conjunto de slides em PowerPoint é uma ferramenta para profissionais de prevenção usarem no trabalho de prevenção e educação da maconha em suas comunidades. O objetivo deste conjunto de slides é fornecer aos provedores de prevenção uma ferramenta pesquisada e comprovada, que eles podem usar com segurança em suas apresentações de prevenção da maconha. A apresentação “Cannabis e o Cérebro do Adolescente” tem foco na farmacologia da maconha e como ela afeta o cérebro. Clique aqui para fazer o download da apresentação. Sugestão de uso: você pode usar um ou ambos os conjuntos de slides como apresentações independentes ou integrá-los em uma única apresentação que inclui dados locais, tendências e estratégias para a prevenção do uso de maconha. Cada conjunto de slides inclui notas do apresentador para orientar o palestrante durante o compartilhamento das informações contidas nos slides. Os conjuntos de slides também incluem as fontes de todos os artigos de pesquisa usados ​​para obter as informações apresentadas.

Hoja de información de Mitos y Realidades: Esta hoja de información cubre siete (7) mitos o malentendidos comunes relacionados con la marihuana. Estos incluyen mitos sobre la adicción, la discapacidad y otros efectos que afecten su salud. Cada uno de los siete (7) mitos se contrarresta con la evidencia actual, incluidas las fuentes de donde obtuvimos la información. El objetivo de este documento es proporcionar una herramienta para que los proveedores de prevención ayuden a responder y a educar al público sobre estos mitos comunes. Sugerencia para su uso: Este documento es una herramienta para usar en mensajes de prevención y educación para ayudar a disipar los conceptos erróneos que pueden persistir en la comunidad en torno a la marihuana. Esta herramienta también puede ser útil como folleto para repartir en eventos de educación y de prevención. Banco de diapositivas de educación sobre la marihuana basado en la ciencia: Este banco de diapositivas de PowerPoint es una herramienta para que los profesionales de la prevención la utilicen en el trabajo de prevención y educación sobre la marihuana en sus comunidades. El propósito de este banco de diapositivas es proporcionar a los proveedores de prevención una herramienta investigada y comprobada que puedan usar con confianza en sus presentaciones de prevención del uso de la marihuana. La presentación titulada “La marihuana y el cerebro” se enfoca en la farmacología de la marihuana y cómo afecta al cerebro. Haga clic aquí para descargar la presentación   Sugerencia para su uso: Usted puede utilizar uno o ambos de estos bancos de diapositivas como presentaciones independientes o integrarlos en una sola presentación que incluya datos, tendencias y estrategias locales para la prevención del uso de la marihuana. Cada banco de diapositivas incluye notas del presentador para guiar al orador en la presentación de la información contenida en las diapositivas. Los bancos de diapositivas también incluyen las fuentes de todos los artículos de investigación utilizados para obtener la información presentada.  

Southeast PTTC October Newsletter

  This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded October 20, 2020), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Course Summary: The New England PTTC Prevention in Action webinar series features successful prevention stories from across New England. In this Prevention in Action webinar, representatives from New Hampshire and Maine will share how their agencies each developed data-driven vaping prevention media campaigns, what the campaigns included and what their next steps are. This webinar will demonstrate how state and local data can be used to develop universal and targeted media campaigns for prevention.    Presenters:  Jessica Morton, New Hampshire DHHS Tobacco Control and Prevention Christin D’Ovidio, John Snow Institute David Pied and Garth Smith, Maine CDC Tobacco and Substance Use Prevention Elizabeth Daniels, Rinck Advertising   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on October 20, 2020). No continuing education is available.    PowerPoint Presentations

Pharmacology for Prevention Specialists: Pharmacology of Psychostimulants (Cocaine & Methamphetamine)   October 22, 2020   Webinar Description Join us for the third offering in our pharmacology webinar series. This webinar will explore the pharmacology of psychostimulants with a focus on cocaine and methamphetamines. The presenter will cover how psychostimulant addiction impacts major brain regions and the acute and chronic symptoms associated with cocaine and methamphetamine use. Specific features of psychostimulant dependence and withdrawal will be discussed specifically symptoms that occur when a person is discontinuing their use. The webinar will use Zoom technology and the format will be interactive with ample time for questions.   Objectives Define addiction and how it impacts regions of the brain. Describe the acute and chronic effects of cocaine and methamphetamine use and withdrawal.     Presenter Ron Jackson, MSW, LICSW, is a Clinical Professor at the University of Washington’s School of Social Work where he teaches courses on addiction and its treatment methods. He recently retired as the Executive Director of Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS), a private non-profit organization, in Seattle, Washington, that provides outpatient opioid treatment in clinics in western Washington and street-based case management services for homeless persons with substance misuse disorders (REACH Program) in Seattle. He served for 10 years as a Co-Principal Investigator for the Washington Node of NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network and is currently on the Advisory Board for the NWATTC.  Mr. Jackson has worked in the field of addiction treatment since 1972.         Webinar Recording View Webinar   Webinar Slides Webinar Slides - Pharmacology for Prevention Specialists: Pharmacology of Psychostimulants (Cocaine & Methamphetamine)   Additional Resources NCHS Data Brief: Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine: United States, 2009–2018

  Resource Summary: The Northeast & Caribbean PTTC developed this User Guide for substance misuse prevention professionals working in agencies and coalitions as a set of practical tools to support the implementation of three foundational environmental prevention strategies—policy, enforcement, and media. Working together, these strategies have been shown to be effective in reducing substance misuse by changing the conditions of a community—that it, by creating an environment that makes it easier for individuals to make healthy lifestyle choices. Because effective implementation begins with planning, this resource contains a collection of worksheets, brainstorming questions, and checklists practitioners can use to guide their planning efforts.   Click here to download resource

Data-Informed Decision Working Group     Completing the Data Puzzle, Filling Data Gaps from PTTC Network on Vimeo.   Part two of a two-part series, this webinar will demonstrate strategies to fill gaps in your needs assessment. A case-study approach will demonstrate covered strategies.  

Resource Summary: This tip sheet, designed for prevention practitioners and coalition members, reviews key strategies and questions that can be used to learn about and develop a meaningful relationship and practical and important roles for individuals or organizations to recruit as potential coalition members or partners. This resource was developed for prevention practitioners and community coalition members by the Northeast and Caribbean Prevention Technology Transfer Center to accompany the webinar series Addressing Emerging Prevention Priorities with a Health Equity Lens.   Click here to download resource

Resource Summary: This worksheet was developed for prevention practitioners and community coalition members by the Northeast and Caribbean Prevention Technology Transfer Center to accompany the webinar series Addressing Emerging Prevention Priorities with a Health Equity Lens. This worksheet is designed to help prevention staff to effectively assess their strategies to engage community partners, as well as to develop a plan for increasing community engagement, in a way that will help the coalition increase their reach and impact on substance use by beginning with a focus on health equity. Click here to download resource

Resource Summary: This worksheet was developed for prevention practitioners and community coalition members by the Northeast and Caribbean Prevention Technology Transfer Center to accompany the webinar series Addressing Emerging Prevention Priorities with a Health Equity Lens. This resource includes survey questions which prevention practitioners can use to solicit member feedback on their experiences and how well coalition processes and procedures create a culturally welcoming, engaging, and responsive environment for members to work together.   Click here to download resource

Resource Summary: This resource was developed for prevention practitioners and community coalition members by the Northeast and Caribbean Prevention Technology Transfer Center to accompany the webinar series Addressing Emerging Prevention Priorities with a Health Equity Lens. This worksheet will help prevention practitioners cultivate a broader way to assess the experiences and characteristics of potential partners that will build coalition capacity to meet the needs of populations most at risk.   Click here to download resource