Training and Events Calendar

Date: May 16, 21 and 23, 2024 Format: Webinar Time: 9:00 AM—10:30 AM EST; each day Cost: FREE ABOUT THE LEARNING SESSION Participants in this three-session series will build skills and confidence to lead effective, dynamic meetings. Each session will be practical and interactive with a focus on learning by doing, covering key principles of meeting facilitation: trust and tone, participation, and engagement, and maintaining productive meetings. Participants should plan to join all 3 sessions and come prepared to engage, interact and practice new skills. This training will be conducted via Zoom.   Audience: Prevention practitioners who are new(er) to the field and/or have limited meeting facilitation experience. Priority registration for participants in the New England region until May 3 due to limited availability.   Session 1 - Trust and Tone: May 16, 9:00-10:30 am EDT Starting the meeting strong and ending energized Setting and sustaining a positive tone Creating a safe, inclusive, productive environment  Active listening Session 2 - Participation and Engagement, May 21, 9:00-10:30 am EDT Facilitating activities that encourage all to take part Debriefing activities and discussions Session 3 - Staying on Track and Highly Productive: May 23, 9:00-10:30 am EDT Pacing the agenda while keeping the big picture in mind Managing personalities and group dynamics Encouraging different viewpoints and managing conflict Criteria for successful completion: Participants who attend and actively participate in all 3 sessions will receive a certificate of participation for 4.5 contact hours. Participants should be prepared to participate with video and audio and have the ability to join breakout rooms. Participants who are unable to meet the participation requirements may be asked to leave the training. Registration and capacity: Due to limited space in this training, registration priority will be granted to participants working in a New England state (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) until Friday May 3. Participants from outside the region will be on a waitlist with remaining spaces made available after May 3, 2024. About the event: This program is hosted by the New England PTTC, a program funded through cooperative agreement from SAMHSA, in response to an identified need for additional facilitation skills training for prevention professionals in the New England region. This training will meet virtually via Zoom and will not be recorded. Contact Kristen Erickson, [email protected], for any questions

Entrenamiento muy importante que estará disponible en español!   Se llevará a cabo el día 21 de Mayo a las 11am.   Muchas veces, la comunidad Hispana y Latina no tiene tantas oportunidades como otros grupos para involucrarse en la prevención del uso de sustancias debido a las barreras culturales y lingüísticas en toda Nueva Inglaterra. Este webinar en español brindará una introducción a la prevención del uso de sustancias, analizará cómo se puede aplicar los principios del Marco de Prevención Estratégico a las comunidades Hispanas y Latinas, y revisará formas de aumentar la confianza e implementar estrategias comprobadas en estas comunidades. Este webinar se basará en las experiencias de implementar programas de la prevención de salud mental y el uso de sustancias en comunidades Hispanas y Latinas en Massachusetts.   Al final de este webinar, los participantes podrán: Definir la prevención Explicar cómo el trauma y la salud mental se relacionan con la prevención del uso de sustancias Aplicar los principios del Marco de Prevención Estratégico a las comunidades Hispanas y Latinas Identificar estrategias para aumentar la participación con las comunidades Hispanas y Latinas Identificar las estrategias de prevención cultural y lingüísticamente apropiadas que pueden ser usadas en las comunidades Hispanas y Latinas   Christina Mancebo-Torres es la Co-fundadora y Subdirectora del Centro de Avuda y Esperanza Latina, una organización sin fines de lucro que está al servicio de los Latinos ubicada en New Bedford, Massachusetts. Ella también es la Co-Directora de Blooming Consulting Agency, una compañía de consultoría enfocada en ayudar a organizaciones a aumentar su impacto en comunidades afectadas desproporcionadamente por problemas de salud, salud mental, y adicción. Christina actualmente está cursando su Doctorado en Ciencias de Salud con un enfoque en Sistemas Informado por el Trauma, y tiene más de diez años de experiencia trabajando con comunidades Hispanas y Latinas para reducir los resultados negativos asociados con salud mental y el uso de sustancias en los Estados Unidos y la República Dominicana.   Para registrarse para este entrenamiento virtual, haz clic aqui: https://forms.office.com/r/DE2M66d80n   Para mas información, comuniquese con Christina a: [email protected]   SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING SOMETHING NEW WITH New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center AND Blooming Consulting Agency !   This presentation will be provided entirely in Spanish.

Date: May 31, 2024 Format: Webinar Time: 11:00 AM—12:00 PM EST; each day Cost: FREE ABOUT THE LEARNING SESSION   While the NIH has identified sexual and gender minorities as well as racial and ethnic minorities as groups that face health disparities, what often is overlooked in research and clinical care is people living at the nexus of those two communities. Health disparities are a particular type of difference in health in which disadvantaged social groups, such as people from lower social, economic status, racial, ethnic minorities, women, sexual minorities and other groups, have persistently experienced social disadvantage or discrimination and have systematically experienced worse health or greater health risks than more advantaged groups as a result of systems of oppression. An intersectionality framework can have a meaningful impact and potentially better outcomes in behavioral health care. This presentation will review theoretical frameworks such as intersectionality and minority stress theory for understanding these dynamics and offer practical considerations for engaging in work to address these disparities.   Learning Objective: Describe how systems of oppression such as racism and heterosexism create unique health disparities (e.g., addiction and behavioral health care inequities) encountered by LGBTQ+ People of Color   Presenter: David G. Zelaya, PhD, (he/him/él) is an Assistant Professor at Brown University School of Public Health (SPH) within the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS), Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, a research fellow at Harvard Medical School within the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Hospital, and an affiliated scientist at Yale University with the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA). Dr. Zelaya's program of research focuses on examining health disparities, from an intersectionality and minority stress lens, among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and sexual and gender minority communities and links to HIV risk, mental health, resilience, and alcohol use.  Clinically, he is interested in providing culturally competent behavioral health services to historically underserved communities (e.g., Spanish-speaking Latinx people; sexual and gender diverse people). Dr. Zelaya is actively involved in service at the national and local level. He was elected to serve on the Leadership Council of the National Latinx Psychological Association as the early career representative. Additionally, he is an appointed member of the APA workgroup on Journal Reporting Guidelines for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Justice in Psychological Science, a member of APA's Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, and he serves as the Director for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the SAMHSA-funded New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center. At Brown, Dr. Zelaya teaches Introduction to Health Disparities. About the webinar: This webinar is hosted by the New England PTTC, a program funded through SAMHSA. This webinar was planned in response to an identified need for additional training on health disparities for the New England prevention workforce. This webinar is pre-approved by the Maine Prevention Certification Board, an IC&RC member board, for 1 contact hour for prevention specialists.

Date: June 10-13, 2024 Format: Virtual Conference Time(s): See the conference website Cost: See the conference website ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies, commonly called Summer School, is an intensive 4-day learning experience to further knowledge, skills, and experience in the field of substance use disorder services. For over 55 years, participants from many disciplines have come together to form a unique, diverse learning community. This year will be our second hybrid year, with options to attend the program in person in Worcester or to attend the program virtually! We are delighted to return to Worcester State University for a face-to-face program. Due to the continued strong demand for intensive Summer School programming online, we are happy to also offer a live virtual program. Select from many intensive courses from across the continuum of treatment, prevention, and recovery. Virtual courses will take place live by videoconference, allowing for course group work and interaction. In addition to courses: plenary sessions, community, and more! Options are available to attend the full program, or any number of days. Earn 26 Contact Hours during the week.   Courses are designed for the extensive demands of today's professionals and organizations: Certification, licensing, and re-credentialing; Evidence-based practices; Addressing health disparities and equity issues; Behavioral healthcare and primary care integration; Recovery oriented care across the continuum; Addressing the opioid crisis, stimulants, and other current drug trends; And many other current and emerging topics!   Partial New England State Scholarships are available from most New England states. Application coming soon!   Please contact AdCare New England with any questions at 207-621-2549 or [email protected].

Date: June 20, 2024 Format: Webinar Time: 1:00 PM—2:30 PM EST; each day Cost: FREE ABOUT THE LEARNING SESSION   The connection between substance misuse and suicide is apparent. Both suicide and substance-related deaths are on the rise in the US, and we know that substance use increases suicide risk. More than 1 in 5 suicides (22%) in the United States involve alcohol (Substance Abuse and Mental Health ​Services Administration, 2016). An individual with a substance use disorder is more than three times as likely to have suicidal thoughts than a person without a substance use disorder (NSDUH Data Review, 2016​).   Despite these challenging statistics, there are opportunities in this area of intersection. After this presentation, participants will be able to describe the relationship between substance misuse and suicide, detail the critical overlaps and opportunities for collaboration of substance misuse and suicide prevention, and see what this looks like in the field.   Presenter: Jana Boocock, MSW, CAC, CPS, is a senior prevention specialist with EDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource Center. She is an experienced trainer with expertise in behavioral health and wellness, suicide prevention, and substance misuse prevention. In addition to her experience managing state- and community-led prevention initiatives, she has directly supported youth and adults experiencing behavioral health issues within the community. She will be joined in this webinar by Kelsea Tucker, MS, Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant Director in the Rhode Island Department of Health, who will share about work in Rhode Island at the intersection of suicide and substance misuse prevention. About the webinar: This webinar is hosted by the New England PTTC, a program funded through SAMHSA. This webinar is pre-approved by the Maine Prevention Certification Board, an IC&RC member board, for up to 1.5 contact hours for prevention specialists.