Past Events

  3-Part Webinar Series: Improving Workforce Retention in the Substance Misuse Prevention Field   Part 3: The Soul of Prevention - Identifying and Communicating the Spirit of Your Work June 1, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm MST (12:00 - 1:00 pm CST)   Presented by: Jason Anderson, Senior Trainer @ The Montana Institute The challenges that prevention professionals face can take their toll. Let’s sit down for a minute and gather ourselves. In this workshop, participants will be given the opportunity to reconnect to the underlying spirit of their work and discuss the impact of communicating who they are.   After this webinar, participants will be able to: Define and understand the Science of the Positive and the Cycle of Transformation. Discover the important distinction between honoring concerns vs. negativity. Rediscover and reinforce the rewards of prevention work.   Register for Part 3

  REGISTRATION IS CLOSED     Dates: June 1st, June 15th, June 29th, and July 13th Time: 9:00 AM—12:00 PM ET Format: Interactive Intensive Training Program (please see participant expectations below) Cost: FREE Contact Hours: 14 (Certificate of Attendance, please see participant expectations below) Target Audience: Prevention Professionals, Community Members, Rural Communities Developed for: SAMHSA Region 3   Overall Description: Building Bridges is a 9-week intensive training program that will guide participants through an engaging, thought-provoking, and challenging journey of self-awareness and discovery. With live sessions and on-demand microlearning video modules, this training series is designed to provide professionals with the knowledge, tools, and support needed to power cross-cultural success effectively. This series goes beyond diversity awareness to help participants to recognize diversity as a prerequisite for their organization’s future success and the pathway to health equity throughout SAMHSA Region 3.   PARTICIPANT EXPECTATIONS AND CONTACT HOUR ELIGIBILITY Attend all 4 live virtual sessions in Zoom (12 hours total) Complete the 8 accompanying on-demand microlearning video modules (2 hours total) Join zoom using a computer, laptop, or tablet with microphone muted and camera on Partial credit will not be given. Participants must complete all components to be eligible for certification SESSION 1: READY Thursday, June 01, 2023 – 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST Webinar Description: You’re going on a journey, right? So first, we must get READY! During this webinar, we will set the foundation for the work we will do together throughout this 9-week workplace diversity training program, Building Bridges. In session one, you will spend time looking internally and uncovering why this work is important to you and why this work is important for you. We will also touch on how we all got here in the first place (you may be surprised!). Learning Objectives: Decide a personal vision of diversity for your workplace Define culture and distinguish the components of cultural competence/cultural humility Identify the impact of beliefs on behaviors Recognize the value of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access   SESSION 2: RESPECT Thursday, June 15, 2023 – 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST Webinar Description: Now that you’re READY, Building Bridges: A Journey to Cultural Proficiency session two focuses on the ways in which we can develop greater understanding, empathy and ultimately respect. Respect is built by assessing and addressing biases (both conscious or unconscious) that may be impacting our work. Once we can own our biases, without shame or blame, it positions us to implement specific techniques to “clean up” our act. Learning Objectives: Recognize the dynamic impact of implicit bias on decision making, treatment of others and the environment we collectively create at work  Assess any implicit biases we might possess and understand its potential impact on our work  Define Microaggressions, understand how to limit their impact and practice steps to effectively respond to them List the importance of a Bias Cleanse and how it helps us work through our biases   SESSION 3: RELEASE Thursday, June 29, 2023 – 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST Webinar Description: From such an incredible place of empathy and respect, Building Bridges Session 3 will require us to deep dive into some of the difficult topics that can keep us stuck. We will learn how to break through to release any mindsets or beliefs you may be holding onto that would impede the goal of improving the health and well-being of all Americans. Learning Objectives: Recognize the origins and dynamics of race Describe the difficulties in addressing race and racial inequality Identify and address our personal feeling about race   SESSION 4: ROUTINES Thursday, July 13, 2023 – 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST Webinar Description: It is not enough for individuals inside of an organization to be culturally proficient. To truly impact the health and well-being of all Americans, we must infuse this work into our organizations. In the final session of Building Bridges, we will establish workplace routines that allow cultural proficiency to take root. We will deep dive into the policies, procedures and processes that power our work and understand their impact on our goals. Learning Objectives: Recognize the steps to walk towards a more inclusive workplace Explain the impact of daily decisions on our agency’s vision for diversity Demonstrate the use of strategies to build cultural proficiency into all workplace policies, processes, and procedures     PRESENTERS Master Trainer, International Speaker and author of the book “How You Can Become An Invincible Social Worker: The Real Deal on Beating Burnout in Social Work”, Anthony President has empowered and inspired more than 100,000 people to perform, produce and partner better at their places of work. With his high-energy and signature humor, thousands of companies and organizations have been transformed as a result of Anthony’s work. As Founder and Chief Training Officer for Presidential Consultants, Ohio's #1 Human Services Training Firm, Anthony also lead's a team of award-winning, internationally recognized trainers that deliver impact through training and coaching on a wide range of topics including leadership, diversity, equity & inclusion, workplace safety & wellbeing.           A high-energy, engaging speaker, trainer and coach, CeCe President has inspired and empowered tens of thousands of people across the globe to get the confidence, clarity and coaching they need to drive an organization that ignites passion, creates impact and serves customers at the highest levels. With a twenty-five year track record as a public and private sector business executive, successful entrepreneur and effective coach, her work changes people’s lives and reshapes their organizations. A client recently shared, “CeCe has a gift which enables her to bring people to a place of clarity, mindful action and creativity. Not a lot of people can do that.”           Dr. Kami Anderson is an interculturalist, scholar, and language advocate. Her primary focus is family empowerment through language with an emphasis on application and confidence. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Spelman College, a Master’s degree in International Affairs/Interdisciplinary Studies in International Communication and Anthropology from American University, and a PhD in Communication and Culture from Howard University. Dr. Kami Anderson has published extensively in both English and Spanish in scholarly and trade journals as well as in national US news publications. She has contributed articles to several edited volumes including Womanist Ethical Rhetoric: A call for liberation and social justice in turbulent times (2021, Lexington Books), Black Women’s Mental Health: Balancing strength & vulnerability (2017, SUNY Press) and Still Searching for Our Mothers’ Gardens: Experiences of new, tenure-track women of color at ‘majority’ institutions (2011, University Press of America).          Human services and child welfare expert and recipient of the Ohio Attorney General Special Courage Award, CeCe Norwood is an award-winning trainer, keynote speaker, author, consultant and coach. With a background in child welfare, domestic and sexual violence, as well as nonprofit management, leaders across the United States have called upon CeCe to serve in various capacities to power the organizations that empower our most vulnerable citizens. CeCe develops and facilitates learning opportunities for caregivers and social services professionals on a variety of child welfare, sexual development, elder sexual abuse and diversity issues. CeCe holds both a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling.        Tammy Washington de Sencion is an international keynote speaker, sought-after trainer, and learning-industry veteran. As the author of the acclaimed book Nailed It! Be It, Do It, Achieve It!, Tammy is widely regarded as the go-to source on leadership development, high performance, and multigenerational management. Tammy has been invited to speak to corporations including State Farm, AT&T, and The Marketing Arm. In just two years, while serving as one of the top-rated trainers for a global training and development firm, over 50,000 people across North America were inspired by Tammy; and her work continues to touch audiences from every walk of life. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and an avid volunteer, Tammy uses the skills she’s honed throughout her career to empower and uplift women of all ages.       DJ Nicholson is a seasoned educational trainer and coach and works with education professionals who support children with varying abilities. She has a life-long passion for ensuring that children with disabilities are engaged and supported in the most inclusive environment possible. Her passion for this work began in her childhood when she was on the elementary school playground; she experienced the segregation of other children with disabilities and has made it her mission to educate on the necessity of meaningful inclusion in schools. DJ’s training superpowers include creating authentic connections with participants, building opportunities to collaborate and problem-solve, and delivering information in a manner that is engaging and fun. In addition to training school communities in inclusive practices, she coaches parents and teachers of children with disabilities in making learning accessible, engaging, and flexible.     ACCOMMODATIONS If you are in need of any special accommodations, please notify the Central East PTTC Webinar Team three weeks in advance of the event, or as soon as possible, by emailing [email protected].

DESCRIPTION: This is the last of six highly interactive sessions focused on taking a deep dive into principles of the Substance Misuse Prevention Code of Ethics. The focus of this session will be on the principles of confidentiality and ethical obligations. After a short presentation on these principles, participants will work together in small groups to look at how this principle can be applied to real-life situations using the Ethical Decision-Making Process.   Important Note: This prevention ethics series is for substance misuse prevention practitioners that have already completed an Ethics in Prevention Foundations training. If you would like to attend this series but have not yet completed the prevention ethics foundation course, please complete the free, self-paced, online prevention ethics course on HealtheKnowledge before attending this ethics series.   For more information and registration links for the entire series click here.      LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe the principle of confidentiality from the Prevention Code of Ethics Describe the principle of ethical obligations from the Prevention Code of Ethics Apply the Ethical Decision-Making Process to the confidentiality principle Apply the Ethical Decision-Making Process to the ethical obligations principle     CERTIFICATES: Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the event or training.      PRESENTER:  Albert Gay  Albert Gay is a national trainer and consultant in the field of substance use prevention. He has worked with governmental agencies, as well as with Indiana University’s School of Public Health as an Education and Training Specialist and Research Associate with the Prevention Insights.  In this position, he coordinates substance use and HIV prevention strategies and training. Nationally, he has trained the behavioral health workforce, the United States military, and diverse population groups and community coalitions in the Strategic Prevention Framework. Locally, Albert was the coordinator for a Communities That Care coalition; and currently, he is the chair of a county council and a key stakeholder for a city-wide coalition (both of which are Drug-Free Communities Coalitions). Besides prevention, his other areas of interest include youth work, faith-based initiatives, mental health promotion, social justice, cultural competence, historical trauma, organizational development, and strategic planning.     The Great Lakes PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.

Registration is closed.  ***Application Deadline: 5:00 PM CT on May 19, 2023*** Click the "Register" button to apply. The series description, target audience, participation requirements, and addition application details are listed below. PREREQUISITE: In order to register for this course, you must have participated in the What is Ripple Effects Mapping webinar or viewed the recording of the webinar, RECORDING   DESCRIPTION: This four-session distance learning series offers participants with an interactive opportunity to explore and experience Ripple Effects Mapping – a tool designed to identify the impacts of complex community work. It gives you the ability to collect stories of the direct and indirect impacts of your work, while simultaneously being engaging and fun for participants. The series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, reading assignments, and group discussion.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of the series, participants will have increased their capacity to:     Understand the flow (from start to finish) of a Ripple Effects Mapping event by observing a peer organization to see the event unfold Discover the benefits of using this technique to identify the intended and unintended outcomes of your work Explore the theory behind the Core Components Participate in Appreciative Inquiry conversations; followed by a mind-mapping exercise Frame Appreciative Inquiry questions and appropriate prompts for effective mapping Discuss coding frameworks and qualitative analysis processes that would be relevant to a prevention/public health framework     AUDIENCE: Substance misuse prevention practitioners located in HHS Region 5: Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. If you live outside Region 5, you are welcome to complete the application and be placed on the wait list. Individuals from outside Region 5 will be accepted if space is available.     HOW TO APPLY: The Ripple Effects Mapping Intensive Training Course requires an application. The course is limited to 50 participants on a first come, first-serve basis for applicants who meet the required criteria. Please click the "REGISTER" button at the top of the page to access the application form for this series.   Applications will close when the course is filled, or no later than 5:00 pm CT on May 19, 2023.     TRAINING SCHEDULE: May 30 - 12:30 PM–2:00 PM CT June 6 - 10:30 AM–12:00 PM CT June 13 - 12:30 PM–2:00 PM CT June 20 - 10:30 AM–12:00 PM CT     PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS: Participate in all 4 trainings sessions (1.5 hours per session) on the scheduled dates/times. Complete 1 to 2 hours of homework. Join Zoom meetings and be able to use video, audio, chat, and all other interactive features. Have access to the appropriate technology and workspace to participate in these highly interactive virtual learning sessions, including a working microphone and the ability to have full face on camera. Actively engage and have full face visible on camera at least 90% of the time during each session. This is not a webinar series. Active participation is essential.     CERTIFICATES: Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the event or training.      PRESENTERS:  Rebecca Sero, PhD Rebecca Sero is a research methodologist at a federal agency, where she works with teams to help select and implement methodologies that will effectively evaluate and analyze data in order to answer proposed research questions. Rebecca also helps conduct and train on “in-depth” Ripple Effects Mapping and is most often engaged with determining how to best analyze the rich data that is produced from REM evaluations. She received a PhD in Human Development from Purdue University and a MS in Family Studies from Miami University.    Debra Hansen, MEd  Debra Hansen is a professor and county Extension Director with Washington State University, focusing on community and economic development in rural Stevens County. Debra was one of the original architects of Ripple Effects Mapping, developed in 2008 to discover poverty reduction outcomes in individual communities that participated in the Washington’s Horizons Program. She continues to map programs and train others to use this engaging tool. Hansen has a master's degree in Adult Education from Penn State.     The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.  

This series provides a broad and basic overview of youth development, with a focus on adolescence. Also, research- and clinical-based strategies and approaches regarding prevention, treatment, and recovery will be addressed.

  3-Part Webinar Series: Improving Workforce Retention in the Substance Misuse Prevention Field   Part 2: What Makes Them Stay? Help Write the Playbook for Prevention Workforce Retention May 25, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm MST (12:00 - 1:15 pm CST)   Presented by: Jamie Comstock & Robin Carr @ Info Inspired, LLC   In this peer sharing session we’ll present a series of guided questions and facilitate a discussion to learn more about your ideas/thoughts concerning retention of prevention specialists with the goal of developing strategies to attract and keep a diverse, vibrant, strong and experienced workforce. This session is appropriate for the continuum of prevention professionals, ranging from new staff to seasoned supervisors. The discussion is designed to uncover needs of new employees in the field and strategies employed by experienced (and successful) supervisors - with the goal of supporting all in the prevention workforce.   Register for Part 2

Description: The mental and emotional well-being of diverse populations are exacerbated by social, environmental, and economic conditions that have been identified as barriers affecting help seeking behaviors. Moreover, research is indicating how organizational staff providing services to diverse communities are increasingly experiencing their own wellness challenges dealing with client loss and overwhelming responsibilities and can benefit from work environments that consider and support their wellbeing. The National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards provide a framework to assist organizations to work more effectively and resourcefully with diverse populations. This interactive training will instruct on how to implement the National CLAS Standards within behavioral health care settings to build organizational capacity and provide culturally informed and linguistically conducive services that enhance recovery and wellness pathways, integrate strategies to reduce racial and ethnic disparities and advance behavioral health equity and inclusion for both communities and the professionals that provide care. Trainer: Diana Padilla, MCPC, CARC, CASAC-T, is a Research Project Manager at New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center. She is a senior staff trainer for the Northeast & Caribbean Addiction Transfer Technology Center Network (NeC-ATTC), and a member of the ASAP-NYCB Trainer Registry. As a cultural agent, Ms. Padilla promotes an equity lens in trainings for engaging diverse communities in need, aligning with evidence and strength-based strategies within behavioral health, addiction, prevention, and recovery supports fields and professional capacities. Credits: This training meets the requirements for three renewal hours (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and three initial hours (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). As an IC & RC member board, OASAS accredited courses are granted reciprocal approval by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee. Many other states offer reciprocity - please check with your accrediting agency.

Date: May 24, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM—2:30 PM ET Format: Webinar Cost: FREE Contact Hours: 1.25 (Certificate of Attendance and Social Work/Counseling CEUs provided by the DBH Training Institute) Target Audience: Prevention Professionals   COURSE DESCRIPTION Medical and behavioral health professionals who work with HIV+ patients are in a unique position to help these patients reduce harm from substance use, but often feel at a loss how to do so effectively, in a limited amount of time, and without conveying judgement. HIV+ patients, meanwhile, may face stigma from health professionals, and may not relate to a singular focus on treatment programs. This presentation will improve the ability of primary care and specialty health professionals to screen for substance use disorders (SUDs) and perform a four-step brief intervention model that enhances the motivation of patients to reduce their risk of harm. As a result, clinicians will be better able to help these patients forge their own pathway to recovery.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of this training, participants will be able to: Describe how SUDs impact HIV+ patients Demonstrate how to use a brief screening tool that identifies possible SUDs Demonstrate how to perform a four-step brief intervention that enhances the motivation of HIV+ patients to reduce harm from substance use Explain how principles of harm reduction can help mitigate provider stigma   PRESENTER Jim Winkle, MPH, has trained hundreds of behavioral health professionals how to address substance use with clients and patients. As the creator behind the SBIRT Oregon website, Jim has designed screening forms, clinic tools and training videos used by professionals across the country.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     *CONTACT HOUR ELIGIBILITY In order to be eligible for the the contact hours/certificate of attendance, you must join the live webinar in Zoom. If you are having issues accessing the room/application at the time of the event: Please email [email protected] at the start of the webinar so that we can assist you.   ACCOMMODATIONS If you are in need of any special accommodations, please notify the Central East PTTC Webinar Team three weeks in advance of the event, or as soon as possible, by emailing [email protected].

How we as prevention professionals communicate our prevention messages to our intended audience is key to our success in reaching sustainable long term substance abuse prevention outcomes.  While we have many tools at our disposal, harnessing the power of these tools to convey our prevention message and inspiring our audience to see their place at the table is how we know that our communication strategy is effective.   During this two-part series, we will: Review communication goals in prevention and dig into the “who” and the “what” as it relates to promoting our prevention message(s) Explore best practices for creating slides, handouts, and newsletters to support prevention efforts Identify practices that help persuade our target audience to engage in our initiative and take action Session 2 will be an opportunity to review using tools such as newsletters, handouts and slides. Participants will have an opportunity to hear from communications and instructional design practitioners as they share reflections and best practices, answer questions and share experiences. Attending both sessions is encouraged but not required.  

We’re excited to announce that the Pacific Southwest PTTC’s third Annual Prevention Academy will be held at the Bahia Resort in San Diego, CA, May 23-25, 2023! Featuring four in-depth workshops (you can pick 2!), keynote speakers, and networking opportunities, participants will leave with new skills and strategies to amplify prevention through a health equity lens.   Event Schedule  May 23, 2023: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm May 24, 2023: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm May 25, 2023: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm   Click here for more information and to register!   Audience  Participation and registration is limited to those working in HHS Region 9 to delay the initial onset of substance use and prevent substance misuse. HHS Region 9 includes: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.   Event Overview Opening and Keynote Speakers Ral Christman, Viejas Band of Kumeyaay, Land Acknowledgment and Cultural Opening Captain Emily Williams, SAMHSA Region IX Regional Administrator SAMHSA's Office of Behavioral Health Equity Mayra Jimenez, Alcohol Action Network Dr. Mary Roary, SAMHSA Chief Equity Officer    Workshop Options Workshop Option A: Equity in Action: Moving beyond Talk into Action Facilitator: Nicole Augustine Workshop Option B: Assessing and Building Readiness through a Health Equity Core Facilitator: Albert Gay Workshop Option C: The Role of Policy in Prevention in the Era of Commercial Cannabis Facilitator: Scott Gagnon Workshop Option D: Transformational Prevention Leadership through a Culturally Humble Lens Facilitator: Carlton Hall     Continuing Education Hours Prevention Academy attendees will receive Certificates of Participation with 19 contact hours that can be submitted to your state or jurisdiction IC&RC-affiliated certification board to apply towards Prevention Specialist certification or recertification. Certification board requirements vary, so be sure to confirm with your board that it meets their specific certification requirements. Partial credit is not available.   Click here for more information and to register!

Date: May 22, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM—2:30 PM ET Format: Webinar Cost: FREE Contact Hours: 1.25 (Certificate of Attendance) Target Audience: Prevention Professionals   COURSE DESCRIPTION As the nation moves more towards value-based care, it’s critical that public health officials, clinicians, behavioral health specialists, and other healthcare providers understand how to identify, prevent, and treat populations that have experienced structural racism. In Part 2 of the two-part webinar series, How Past is our Past? Unpacking and Mitigating the Impact of Structural Racism on Substance Use, we’ll examine racism as a seventh social determinant of health and how we, as healthcare providers, can prevent and treat substance use prevention.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Recognize how structural racism can manifest in the behavioral health setting. Develop tactics on how to prevent and treat substance use, as well as promote healthy coping mechanisms. List the risk and protective factors of substance use as it relates to structural racism. Understand how to implement and promote health equity, as well as how to keep developing their skills in the field.   PRESENTER   Anam Siddiqi, MPH is a Research Program Manager at The Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care. Ms. Siddiqi received her MPH in Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation from the University of Maryland. Her interests include reducing health disparities, advancing healthcare systems, and promoting community collaboration to improve health.   *CONTACT HOUR ELIGIBILITY In order to be eligible for the 1.25 contact hours/certificate of attendance, you must join the live webinar in the Zoom platform. Certificates must be requested within one week of the event and will be processed within 30 days. If you are having issues accessing the room/application at the time of the event: Please email [email protected] at the start of the webinar so that we can assist you.   ACCOMMODATIONS If you are in need of any special accommodations, please notify the Central East PTTC Webinar Team three weeks in advance of the event, or as soon as possible, by emailing [email protected].

SESSION DESCRIPTION – INTRO TO PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND USING PDSA FOR RHRP: The NIATx process improvement model will be introduced as a preview to the Change Leader Academy that will follow this final training in the RHRP series. All of the culture changes described in the RHRP series require an implementation strategy to turn them from aspirational values to standard organizational practices.  This session will serve as a pivot for participants as they shift from the “What” (organization culture that supports the RHRP continuum) to the “How” data driven process tools to create and sustain changes that improve hiring and recruitment.     SESSION LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants in this session will learn: The origins of the NIATx model and its driving principles The key tools used in the NIATx Model The fundamentals of rapid cycle PDSA change     TRAINING SCHEDULE: All sessions in this series will take place virtually from 3:00 PM–4:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM–5:00 PM ET. Please visit the RHRP series landing page for more information and registration for all sessions in this series.      CONTINUING EDUCATION: Those who fully attend all 13 hours of the RHRP series will be eligible to receive a total of 13 NAADAC continuing education (CE) hours. NAADAC CE certificates will be sent to qualifying participants via email within 1-2 weeks after the conclusion of the training. Participants who fully attend each of the 5 foundational sessions of the RHRP series will be eligible to receive 1 NAADAC CE hour per session. (Sessions: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18) Participants who fully attend all 5 sessions of the RHRP Change Leader Academy will be eligible to receive 5 NAADAC CE hours. No partial credit will be awarded. (Sessions: June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) Participants who fully attend all 10 sessions of the RHRP series will be offered the opportunity to participate in an additional 3 hours of free one-on-one organizational coaching with Mat Roosa that will be tailored to your team and/or agency. Those who participate in these virtual coaching sessions will be eligible to receive 3 NAADAC CE hours. No partial credit will be awarded.     PRESENTER: Mat Roosa, LCSW-R Mat Roosa was a founding member of NIATx and has been a NIATx coach for a wide range of projects. He works as a consultant in the areas of quality improvement, organizational development, and planning, evidence-based practice implementation. His experience includes direct clinical practice in mental health and substance use services, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and human service agency administration.     The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.

COURSE DESCRIPTION Even before the pandemic, demand for mental health and substance use services was increasing, especially for our nation’s young people. The COVID-19 pandemic has only made the situation more challenging, subjecting many young Americans to social isolation, loss of routines, and traumatic grief. Additionally, in some states, a student cannot qualify for the Emotional Disturbance category of special education if drug abuse is the primary cause of emotional or behavioral problems. Students with disabilities are at higher risk of substance misuse. It is important that preventionists have the appropriate knowledge and skills to include students with emotional or behavioral problems when delivering prevention services in schools.   During part two of this two-part series, we will discuss inclusive strategies that schools, parents, youth, and preventionists can use when delivering substance misuse prevention services for students with disabilities in a system where they have been overlooked or written off.   PRESENTER Chuck Lester serves as Community Based Prevention Services Grants Manager for Oklahoma State University’s Community Wellness Programs. In this capacity, he works with local stakeholders to reduce the consequences of substance abuse across the region through the use of evidence-based, environmental strategies.  Previously Chuck served as the Region's Strategic Prevention Framework coordinator. Much of this work focused on reducing underage drinking in Payne County. As the Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) Coordinator, he was responsible for recruiting, training and sustaining SWAT groups at local schools. These student groups sought to complete anti-tobacco advocacy campaigns such as getting their school to pass 24/7 tobacco-free policies. For the last 11 years, he has coordinated various grants that seek to solve local substance use and abuse problems through the use of the Strategic Prevention Framework model by empowering youth.    

  3-Part Webinar Series: Improving Workforce Retention in the Substance Misuse Prevention field   Part 1: Prevention Career Roadmap May 18, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm MST (12:00 - 1:00 pm CST)   Presented by: Erin Burnett (she/her), Co-Director @ New England PTTC, Senior Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator @  AdCare Educational Institute of Maine, and Chair @ Maine Prevention Certification Board   This webinar will provide an overview of the resources developed by the New England PTTC for the new and mid-level prevention specialist to aid them in their professional development and career growth in the substance misuse prevention field. After this webinar, participants will be able to: Identify the universal developmental training needs of the substance misuse prevention workforce. Determine where they are at on the Prevention Specialist career lattice and where they might be headed depending on their professional development goals. Establish their professional development goals for their career in the substance misuse prevention field. Learn about the importance of Prevention Specialist certification and the requirements for certification in their state.   Register for Part 1

  Learning Session Description Substance use is the second most identified health disparity issue in rural Hawaiian communities. Native Hawaiian youth report the highest rates of substance use, especially early initiation, and the highest need for substance and alcohol treatment among ethnic groups in Hawai‘i. This Learning Session will present an overview of youth substance use in Hawai‘i and briefly explore regional and ethnic differences in the data. It will also discuss risk and protective factors for substance use in the broader Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) community, and will present a cultural and social determinants of health framework that could be utilized to address substance use prevention among NHPI populations. This event will be formatted as a 45-minute presentation, followed by a 45-minute session of questions, answers, and guided discussion. By the end of this learning session, participants will be able to: Describe trends in youth substance use in Hawai‘i Discuss risk and protective factors for substance use in the NHPI community Analyze cultural and social determinants of health to address substance use prevention among NHPI populations   Who Should Attend Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and allied health partners located in the Pacific Southwest region, including American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau.    Dates & Times States and American Samoa Wednesday, May 17, 2023 03:00 p.m. - 04:30 p.m. Pacific (including Arizona) 12:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m. Hawaii 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. American Samoa               Pacific Jurisdictions Thursday, May 18, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Republic of the Marshall Islands 09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Pohnpei and Kosrae 08:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap 07:00 a.m. - 08:30 a.m. Republic of Palau (view in your time zone)   Presenter Dr. Sarah Momilani Marshall, PhD, MSW, is a Native Hawaiian Postdoctoral Researcher with the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center. Her program of research concentrates on understanding social and behavioral determinants of health within rural Hawaiian communities, especially those that impact substance use resistance among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth. She is currently involved in research examining the sustainability of a culturally-grounded drug abuse prevention curriculum developed for Hawai‘i Island public schools and a newly funded study that  focuses on the development and evaluation of an ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery system) prevention intervention for rural Hawaiian youth. She has recently been approved for a pilot study which will explore parental influences on Native Hawaiian youth substance use resistance. In August she will transition into her new position as an Assistant Professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health.       Registration Registration for the Learning Session: Utilizing Cultural and Social Determinants of Health to Address Substance Use Prevention Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities   Certificate of Attendance Participants will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.5 hours for this live Learning Session.   Questions Please contact Karen Totten ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration.  For any other questions, please contact Britany Weile ([email protected]).  

Prevention Spotlight: What Does & Does Not Work in Prevention   Webinar Description Many trainings and resources focus on what research has shown to be effective to prevent substance use. We also know through research what is NOT effective and sometimes harmful in preventing substance use. Yet communities across the nation continue to implement these ineffective and sometimes counterproductive strategies. The focus of this webinar will be on identifying these ineffective approaches and alternative evidence-based strategies to replace these ineffective strategies. We will also spend time discussing strategies prevention professionals can use to address the resistance often expressed by individuals and organizations reluctant to change long-standing, well-liked, but ineffective prevention practices.   Webinar Objectives Identify interventions that have been shown through research to not be effective in preventing substance use. Identify evidence-based interventions that can be used as effective alternatives to the ineffective strategies. Describe strategies to address resistance to discontinuing ineffective prevention strategies.   Date & Times Wednesday, May 17, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Alaska 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Pacific 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Mountain  (view in your time zone here)       Audience Prevention practitioners, allied health partners and community members working to prevent substance misuse in tribes, communities, and states in HHS Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington).    Presenter Alicia Sparks, PhD, MPH, is the Chair of the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance and a Senior Principal at Synergy Enterprises, where she serves as the Project Director for NIAAA’s APIS contract, as well as SAMHSA’s STOP Act contract. Dr. Sparks served as Project Director for CDC’s alcohol advertising monitoring project, for which she directed a team of researchers in conducting analyses of Nielsen data to determine alcohol industry compliance with self-governed rules on advertising alcohol to youth audiences. She has more than 12 years of experience in alcohol policy research, including designing, implementing, and evaluating studies, programs, and policies. Dr. Sparks has led the development of numerous publications on alcohol policy, including the 2022 Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse evidence-based resource guide and the 2016 Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. She has published more than 20 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has presented at more than a dozen conferences. She is co-chair of the Alcohol Policy conference series and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Global Alcohol Policy Conference.     Rick Collins is a Cincinnati, OH native who has resided in Hawai‘i since 2003. He specializes in public health policy on alcohol and other drugs. He is the co-founder of the Hawai‘i Alcohol Policy Alliance and the Maui Coalition for Drug-Free Youth, and he currently serves as Coalition Director for three community coalitions across Hawai‘i. His experience includes building new community coalitions, community organizing, and building coalition capacity to implement community-level policy strategies that reduce the harms of substance use. Rick currently serves as a board member for the US Alcohol Policy Alliance. He is a Certified Prevention Specialist and holds an MS in Counseling Psychology from Chaminade University       Registration Register for What Does & Does Not Work in Prevention   Continuing Education Participants will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.5 hours for this live webinar event.   Questions Please contact Karen Totten([email protected]) for any questions related to registration.  For any other questions, please contact Kathy Gardner ([email protected]).  

This series provides a broad and basic overview of youth development, with a focus on adolescence. Also, research- and clinical-based strategies and approaches regarding prevention, treatment, and recovery will be addressed.

Two decades of research show that out-of-school suspension is an educationally unsound solution. Furthermore, the use of zero tolerance policies has shown they are not an effective means for changing student behavior. Those policies are associated with no meaningful change in substance use, lower academic achievement, lower graduation rates, and worse school climate. Students who are suspended are far more likely to drop out and get involved with the juvenile justice system. There are many prevention and intervention strategies that have been proven effective in addressing school-based misconduct such as the use of substances. Restorative justice, nonpunitive, alternative-to-suspension programs require little to no school resources and have been shown to be far more effective than exclusionary measures such as suspension. This Alternative to Suspension Cannabis Prevention program is designed to replace punitive discipline for cannabis-related infractions and instead introduce the student to new information, resource, and a supportive adult in hopes of creating healthy behavioral change. Join the author of the program to learn how you can implement this program in your school/community.   REGISTER HERE: Train the Trainer: Cannabis Prevention: Alternative to Suspension Program You can view the program HERE. This is a free program.    This TOT is limited to 30 people, so acceptance into the training is based on answers to registration questions as well as those who complete registration the soonest, so please register as soon as possible and we will confirm your acceptance in the coming weeks. 

Date: May 15, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM—2:30 PM ET Format: Webinar Cost: FREE Contact Hours: 1.25 (Certificate of Attendance) Target Audience: Prevention Professionals   COURSE DESCRIPTION Understanding the role structural racism plays in society and its relationship to substance use disorders is critical to prevention and promoting healthy behaviors. Part 1 of the two-part webinar series, How Past is our Past? Unpacking and Mitigating the Impact of Structural Racism on Substance Use, introduces a conceptual framework to link structural racism to substance use by identifying common systems, policies, and programs that negatively impact people of color and examining how stress from racism can lead to poor physical and mental health, which can in turn increase the risk for substance use.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Define structural racism, recognize its historic roots, and understand how it impacts the present day. Explain the connection between racism, stress, and substance use. Explain why racism should be considered another component of the social determinants of health model. Recognize and mitigate their individual and organizational roles in upholding racist systems, policies, and institutions. Explain why public health officials, clinicians, behavioral health specialists, and other healthcare providers should care about the impact of structural racism on substance use.   PRESENTER   Anam Siddiqi, MPH is a Research Program Manager at The Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care. Ms. Siddiqi received her MPH in Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation from the University of Maryland. Her interests include reducing health disparities, advancing healthcare systems, and promoting community collaboration to improve health.   *CONTACT HOUR ELIGIBILITY In order to be eligible for the 1.25 contact hours/certificate of attendance, you must join the live webinar in the Zoom platform. Certificates must be requested within one week of the event and will be processed within 30 days. If you are having issues accessing the room/application at the time of the event: Please email [email protected] at the start of the webinar so that we can assist you.   ACCOMMODATIONS If you are in need of any special accommodations, please notify the Central East PTTC Webinar Team three weeks in advance of the event, or as soon as possible, by emailing [email protected].

SESSION DESCRIPTION: The development of team relationships and function through effective coaching can have a huge impact on work force retention. It can also enhance organization reputation, which aids in staff recruitment. This session will focus on the relational skills that supervisors and leaders need to enhance team empowerment, cohesion, pride, and achievement. A supportive work environment that provides opportunity for learning and growth in a safe environment is hard to leave.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES – PROFESSIONAL COACHING & MENTORING IN THE WORKPLACE TO SUPPORT RHRP: Participants in this session will learn: Critical relational elements that build team trust Key tools to effectively coach a team Core features of effective mentoring How to construct a mentoring model within your organization      TRAINING SCHEDULE: All sessions in this series will take place virtually from 3:00 PM–4:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM–5:00 PM ET. Please visit the RHRP series landing page for more information and registration for all sessions in this series.      CONTINUING EDUCATION: Those who fully attend all 13 hours of the RHRP series will be eligible to receive a total of 13 NAADAC continuing education (CE) hours. NAADAC CE certificates will be sent to qualifying participants via email within 1-2 weeks after the conclusion of the training. Participants who fully attend all 5 foundational sessions of the RHRP series will be eligible to receive 5 NAADAC CE hours. No partial credit will be awarded. (Sessions: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18) Participants who fully attend all 5 sessions of the RHRP Change Leader Academy will be eligible to receive 5 NAADAC CE hours. No partial credit will be awarded. (Sessions: June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) Participants who fully attend all 10 sessions of the RHRP series will be offered the opportunity to participate in an additional 3 hours of free one-on-one organizational coaching with Mat Roosa that will be tailored to your team and/or agency. Those who participate in these virtual coaching sessions will be eligible to receive 3 NAADAC CE hours. No partial credit will be awarded.     PRESENTER: Mat Roosa, LCSW-R Mat Roosa was a founding member of NIATx and has been a NIATx coach for a wide range of projects. He works as a consultant in the areas of quality improvement, organizational development, and planning, evidence-based practice implementation. His experience includes direct clinical practice in mental health and substance use services, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and human service agency administration.     The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.

  Series Overview: This 7-session Enhanced Prevention Learning Series (EPLS) offers a unique, interactive experience that provides participants an opportunity to learn more about the key organizational elements that assist coalitions of all types to operate efficiently and effectively. This series will have a special focus on coalitions that promote healthy youth development to reduce substance misuse and other related problem behaviors. Participants will explore a variety of organizational principles that will assist them in the overall development of their coalition by learning more about how to engage and sustain the involvement of key stakeholders and members over time, how to utilize dynamic group-development strategies, and how their efforts can connect with other coalition efforts in their area. The learning 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 an effective community coalition structure when focusing on primary prevention. Participants will have the opportunity during the course to discuss specific “next steps” questions. By the end of the EPLS, participants will be able to: Explore diverse community sectors and ways to engage them in prevention efforts Showcase effective strategies to key leader engagement and sustaining their continued support Discuss the importance of member engagement and ways to strengthen the relationship over time Demonstrate the importance and key elements of group goal directedness Describe the elements of efficient meetings and group development Explore the importance of understanding the prevention landscape and determining how to make connections   Audience: Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and allied health partners located in the Pacific Southwest region, including American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau.   Facilitator: Meghan Blevins, MA, is a Systems Change Specialist at Penn State University’s Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center’s EPISCenter and certified Communities That Care (CTC) Plus coach. In this role, she helps guide communities through the CTC process, and support local and state prevention collaboration. In addition to presenting on PAYS, CTC, prevention science, and the Social Development Strategy to communities around PA, she has also presented at the Commonwealth Prevention Alliance conference, the Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development conference, CADCA’s 28th National Leadership Forum, the PA Liquor Control Board conference, and the PA Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network retreat. Prior to her work at the EPISCenter, she supervised Juvenile Justice programming at the Olivet Boys & Girls Club and with Berks County Juvenile Probation in Reading, PA for 9 years. Meghan earned her Master of Arts degree in Community Psychology and Social Change from Penn State University, concentrating on both community member, and youth-led local data utilization.     Dates and Times: States & American Samoa: Thursdays, May 11, 18, June 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2023  03:00 pm – 04:30 pm Pacific 12:00 pm – 01:30 pm Hawaii 11:00 am – 12:30 pm American Samoa Pacific Jurisdictions: Fridays, May 12, 19, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2023 10:00 am – 11:30 am Republic of the Marshal Islands 09:00 am – 10:30 am Pohnpei and Kosrae 08:00 am – 09:30 am Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap 07:00 am – 08:30 am Republic of Palau View in your time zone, here. Please note there will be no session on May 25, 2023.   Certificates: Up to 15 hours of continuing education hours can be earned in this series. Participants who complete the entire course will receive a certificate of attendance for 15 hours. Participants who miss more than two sessions will not receive a certificate. Participants will need to confirm with their certification board to determine if these certification hours are accepted towards their specific certification requirements.   Register Here: Organizational Elements of Effective Coalitions Registration Page   Cost is Free!   Questions? Contact Karen Totten ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For all other questions, please contact Britany Wiele ([email protected]).

Date: May 11, 2023 Time: 10:00 AM—11:30 AM ET Format: Webinar Cost: FREE Contact Hours: 1.25 (Certificate of Attendance) Target Audience: Prevention Professionals, Community Members SERIES DESCRIPTION Stigma refers to a wide range of negative attitudes, values, and actions towards another group of people. It can frequently occur in behavioral health settings and often against people who use or are at-risk of using substances. Stigma can significantly decrease the likelihood that people will seek services and significantly increase the likelihood of worsening health outcomes. This two-part webinar series will examine stigma through the lens of substance use prevention and experiences on the road to recovery: what it is, how it can manifest, and what prevention stakeholders can do to address it. The webinar will present both the latest research findings and the lessons learned from lived experience.   COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will review strategies for addressing and preventing stigma against people at risk for substance misuse, substance use disorders, and consequences of substance use. It will discuss strategies at multiple levels: 1) peers and individuals; 2) within prevention organizations; 3) among collaborative partners and across the behavioral health continuum; 4) throughout the community at-large; and 5) in society as a whole. Each of these strategy levels will be examined from the perspectives of both academic research and lived experiences. Additionally, the webinar will include a facilitated small group exercise on identifying potential strategies for addressing stigma.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Describe strategies for overcoming stigma when working with clients who use substances Identify strategies to avoid stigma within prevention organizations Recognize how prevention can work with collaborative partners and across the behavioral health continuum to address stigma Assess opportunities to address stigma in the community and across society   PRESENTERS   Josh Esrick, MPP is the Chief of Training and Technical Assistance at Carnevale Associates, LLC. Mr. Esrick has over ten years of experience researching, writing, evaluating, and presenting on substance use prevention and other behavioral health topics. He is an expert in providing training and technical assistance (TTA) in substance use, having overseen the development of hundreds of TTA products for numerous clients, including six of SAMHSA’s ten regional Prevention Technology Transfer Centers (PTTCs), the PTTC Network Coordinating Office, the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) and Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers (MHTTC), and SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT). These trainings and products have covered a wide range of topics, including strategic planning, data collection and analysis, and identifying evidence-based prevention interventions for youth. In addition to TTA, Mr. Esrick has directly provided many of these services to behavioral health agencies and other entities. He has published several academic journal articles. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Master of Public Policy from George Washington University.     Demetrie Garner, CPRS, as a Peer Recovery Specialist, has been presented with the unique opportunity of working in the largest Emergency Department in the state of Maryland. This has given him the vantage point to encounter minority disparities. A lack of health communication targeted to African-Americans and other minorities help further this disparity. As a Peer Recovery Specialist, the visible cracks of systemic inadequacies in health care and its access garners attention and policy changes in patients with substance use disorders. Having the experience in active addiction abusing opiates, cocaine, and alcohol for 26 years with countless relapses fostered the experience needed to help others in active addiction. Finding recovery over the last 2 and 1/2 years while working in the recovery field has given Demetrie a unique perspective in recidivism and retention throughout the process of recovery. With the help of the God of his understanding (Jesus Christ), Narcotics Anonymous, and healthy relationships, the pathway of a daily reprieve from active addiction is now possible. Continuous work through pastoral licensed counseling has unlocked the acceptance of childhood molestation and recovery from trauma. After 21 years since Demetrie decided to drop out of high school in the 11th grade, education seemed to become more important to obtain. If he wants to help individuals who look like himself and suffer from trauma and active addiction, then higher education has to be pursued. While at the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, currently a sophomore, Demetrie’s interest in studies is in the social science of public health. Future involvement with research is being pursued with patients that have wait times in emergency rooms with substance use disorders. Previous research this past semester has examined minorities  hesitancy to receive Covid vaccinations. Demetrie is currently a Pre-McNair Scholar with ambitions to attend UMBC School of Public Policy M.P.P Program Spring of 2022.   *CONTACT HOUR ELIGIBILITY In order to be eligible for the 1.25 contact hours/certificate of attendance, you must join the live webinar in the Zoom platform. Certificates must be requested within one week of the event and will be processed within 30 days. If you are having issues accessing the room/application at the time of the event: Please email [email protected] at the start of the webinar so that we can assist you.   ACCOMMODATIONS If you are in need of any special accommodations, please notify the Central East PTTC Webinar Team three weeks in advance of the event, or as soon as possible, by emailing [email protected].

  Panel Presentation Description Regardless of the service, those seeking a provider want to be sure that that person is both competent and ethical. This is especially important when the services are human services, such as prevention of substance misuse and mental illness. The International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium is the only organization that certifies prevention providers. Featuring a representative from each state or jurisdiction’s certification board, this panel presentation will discuss the need and process of becoming certified as a Prevention Specialist as well as highlight information about board-specific requirements and application procedures. By the end of this panel presentation, participants will be able to: Identify at least three reasons why certification of prevention specialists is important Outline the international process for certifying prevention specialists Describe the international prevention certification examination and its development List the certification requirements for their specific state or jurisdiction   Certification Board Panelists Wayne Giles Arizona Board for Certification of Addiction Counselors Pete Nielson California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals Angela Bolan Hawaii Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division Britany Wiele (on behalf of Natalie Powell) Nevada Certification Board James Arriola Pacific Behavioral Health Council and Certification Board   Who Should Attend Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and allied health partners located in the Pacific Southwest region, including American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau.    Dates & Times States and American Samoa Wednesday, May 10, 2023 03:00 p.m. - 04:30 p.m. Pacific (including Arizona) 12:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m. Hawaii 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. American Samoa               Pacific Jurisdictions Thursday, May 11, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Republic of the Marshall Islands 09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Pohnpei and Kosrae 08:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap 07:00 a.m. - 08:30 a.m. Republic of Palau (view in your time zone)   Presenter Sandra Puerini Del Sesto, M.Ed, ACPS, is a consultant and master trainer who has provided community and strategic planning, program development, and capacity building in all areas of prevention practice throughout the United States. She was the founder and for 30 years the executive director of a statewide, multi-service prevention program and a founder of Rhode Island’s largest non-profit treatment program. In addition to her prevention work, she was the founding director of the Institute for Addiction Recovery at Rhode Island College. Sandra is a delegate to and the former Prevention Committee Co-Chair of the IC&RC. She is a member of the faculty and advisory board of the New England School of Addiction Studies, a member of the Advisory Board for the National Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC), the National Hispanic/Latino PTTC and the New England PTTC. Sandra is a co-author of SAMHSA’s Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST) and its Basic and Advanced Prevention Ethics as well as many other courses and webinars. She has previously trained members of the US National Guard in prevention planning. Sandra received her Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Boston College (Newton), and her Master’s degree in counselor education from Rhode Island College. She also completed a certificate program in nonprofit management through Brown University in Providence. Ms. Del Sesto is an Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist.     Registration Registration for the IC&RC Prevention Specialist Certification: What, Why, and How   Certificate of Attendance Participants will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.5 hours for this live webinar event.   Questions Please contact Karen Totten ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration.  For any other questions, please contact Britany Weile ([email protected]).  

Double Trouble: Common Risk Factors for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders  This webinar will explore common risk factors for mental health and substance use disorders. The presentation is roughly divided into two evidence-based approaches to stigma-reduction and education: Part 1 includes a personal testimony of co-occurring substance use disorder and mental health diagnoses. Part 2 details the common risk factors and provides context for preventing and treating co-occurring disorders   Participants will be able to:  To compare risk factors for mental health and substance use disorders To apply research-informed approaches to preventing and/or supporting recovery from mental health and/or substance use disorders   About the Presenter:   Dr. Alex Elswick joined the Department of Family Sciences at the University of Kentucky in 2020 as an Assistant Extension Professor for Substance Use Prevention and Recovery.  He began his journey with the department as a graduate student in 2015, where he earned his Master’s and PhD and later served Family and Consumer Sciences Extension as an Extension Associate and as an Extension Specialist. Alex Elswick is a tireless advocate for people who use drugs and people with substance use disorders.  He currently serves the University of Kentucky as an Assistant Extension Professor for Substance Use Prevention and Recovery. He is a trained researcher and therapist, but most importantly, Alex is himself a person in long term recovery from the chronic disease of addiction.