Past Events

  COURSE DESCRIPTION Preventing Trauma and Its Consequences A Five-Part Webinar Series by the South Southwest PTTC Session 5: Community Trauma and Systemic Intervention Strategies Communities, just like individuals, experience trauma. These events can fracture a community leaving it in a state of flight or freeze or mobilize it into an action phase. This webinar will discuss the impact of community traumas such as racism, violence, drug and alcohol tragedies, and socio-political traumas on a community’s stages of readiness to address change. Macro-level prevention interventions will be identified to assist the community's ability to progress toward an action stage.     PRESENTER Sean P. Byrne, MED, MCP, CPS, LPC-S, is the owner/CEO of The Byrne Center, a private counseling practice serving teens and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and trauma issues and an adjunct instructor at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Sean is a licensed professional counselor, certified prevention specialist, and EMDR therapist who has been engaged in community and individual change for over 25 years.   As the former Executive Director of PreventionWorkz, a regional drug and alcohol prevention center serving northwest Oklahoma, Sean previously served as Executive Director of the United Way of Enid and Northwest Oklahoma, Assistant Director of Youth & Family Services, Coordinator of Training and Development for the University of Oklahoma H.R. Division, and Director of the National Teenline program at the Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse.   Sean has been active in the Enid community since 1998 serving on the Board of Directors for the Booker T. Washington Center, PEGASYS, Cherokee Strip Community Foundation, Child Advocacy Center, and the Metropolitan Human Services Commission.  He is the former Co-Chair for the Partnership for a Drug Free Oklahoma and co-founder and past President of the Oklahoma Prevention Policy Alliance, a legislative advocacy group that helped pass numerous laws surrounding alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.  He currently serves as the Chair for the Garfield County Mental Health Coalition.   Sean has a Masters of Secondary Education with an emphasis in community mobilization, and a Masters of Counseling Psychology from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He is completing a Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Oklahoma.     

The Great Lakes PTTC offers this training for prevention practitioners in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. July 22, 2021 10:30am – 12pm Central 11:30am–1pm Eastern In this 90-minute hands-on session participants will be guided through a variety of design techniques, gaining practice in developing the skills they need to design compelling and polished visual aids for presentations. This training is an in-depth follow-up to the Design section of the three-hour Presentation and Design Training. Attending the  Presentation and Design Training is not required, but highly recommended.   Learning Objectives   After the session, participants will be able to: Design compelling, polished visual aids for prevention presentations   Speakers Jamie Comstock and Robin Carr founded Info Inspired in 2014, after many years of designing and giving presentations with no formal training in this area and watching their public health colleagues struggle with the same skills gap.  Both are certified prevention specialists with 30 years’ combined experience in the field. They’ve spent the last several years researching and testing ways to not only capture and hold an audience’s attention, but to also inspire audiences.  They’ve spent countless hours refining the presentation planning process, identifying free resources, and learning how to maximize the tools they already had.  It’s also important to know that they aren’t graphic designers, artists, or especially tech savvy.  Everything they do, you can do too. They’ve presented at the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s Leadership Forum, the Maine Public Health Association Annual Meeting, the New England Institute of Addiction Studies, the New England School of Best Practices, and provided training and technical assistance to non-profit organizations throughout New England. They have been featured on the Organizing for Change podcast and have an on-demand webinar available through the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center. Certificates of attendance will be available to participants who attend the training in full. Certificates of attendance will be available to participants who attend the training in full.

Descripción del curso: Desde el principio de 2021 se han reportado 21 feminicidios de mujeres por motivos de género. La propagación de la violencia de género ha alcanzado niveles de urgencia tal que el gobernador de Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, declaró un estado de emergencia para la isla. Reconociendo que la violencia interpersonal es un problema mundial, esta sesión se centra en cómo apoyar a los profesionales que trabajan con Latinas que sufren violencia de género. Este seminario web interactivo de dos horas identificará factores de la violencia de pareja íntima y servicios sociales de apoyo. También, el contenido explorará cómo un plan de seguridad en lugar puede ser un recurso para las víctimas y revisará estrategias informadas sobre el trauma que apoyan a las víctimas latinas de la violencia de pareja. Instructora: Diana Padilla Precio: Gratis Acreditación: Este taller cumple con los requisitos de 2 horas de certificación hacia CASAC, CPP, CPS y 2 horas iniciales hacia CPP, CPS, como aprobado por la Oficina de Servicios y Apoyo a las Adicciones del Estado de Nueva York (NYS OASAS). El Departamento de Servicios de Salud Mental y Adicciones de Nueva Jersey ofrece reciprocidad para CADC, LCADC y LPC.  

 Enhanced Prevention Learning Series (EPLS): Prevention Ethics   Series Overview and Objectives This two-week, four-session series offers an interactive experience that explores the six principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics using realistic examples designed to strengthen participants’ abilities to manage challenging situations in their work. The learning series is structured to provide online consultation, skill-based learning and practice, group and individual activities, reading assignments, and discussion on topics essential to the application of an ethical decision-making process. By the end of this learning series, participants will have: Defined ethics and related terms Described the six principles in the Prevention Code of Ethics Practiced using an ethical decision-making process to apply the Prevention Code of Ethics   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 the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.  The Prevention Ethics EPLS is designed for Pacific Southwest practitioners working in primary prevention who want to improve their knowledge of the six ethical principles in prevention included in the Prevention Code of Ethics and application of an ethical decision-making model. This EPLS is relevant to those seeking certification or recertification as a Prevention Specialist and meets the basic requirements for prevention ethics for this type of certification. This training will not meet the requirements for anyone seeking treatment or recovery support-related certification or licensure.   Dates and Times: States & American Samoa: Mondays and Thursdays: July 19, 22, 26, and 29, 2021 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM Pacific (including Arizona) 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM Hawaii 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM American Samoa Pacific Jurisdictions: Tuesdays and Fridays: July 20, 23, 27, and 30, 2021 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   Facilitator: Janet Porter, MPH, CPS, serves as the Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Coordinator for the Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) which is housed at the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Prior to that, Janet served as a Training and Technical Assistance Specialist with the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) West Resource Team.           Participant Commitments and Expectations View a 20-minute video on how to maximize the video conferencing platform and complete the Session 1 prep packet prior to the first session on Monday, July 19, 2021 Attend each of the four (1.5-hour) sessions in series Complete up to an hour of independent learning activities between each session Use a web-camera and have the appropriate technology to join the online videoconferencing platform (i.e., internet connection, built-in or USB webcam, laptop/tablet, built-in/USB/Bluetooth speakers & microphone Actively engage and be on camera 90% of the time during each session since this is not a webinar series, and active participation is essential to gain/improve skills.   Continuing Education: Participants who complete all four sessions will receive a certificate of attendance for nine (9) hours. No partial credit is given for this course. Participants will need to confirm with their certification board to determine if these certification hours are accepted towards their specific certification requirements. *Due to limited enrollment, if you cannot commit to the full participant requirements, please defer this registration opportunity to others.   Register Here: Register for EPLS: Prevention Ethics Please register early, these courses are limited to 30 people maximum and fill up very quickly!   Cost is Free!   Questions? Contact Karen Totten ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For all other questions, please contact Janet Porter ([email protected]).

Webinar 1: An Introduction to the Science of the Positive July 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm ET/ 11:00 am CT/ 10:00 am MT The Science of the Positive is the study of how positive factors impact culture and experience. Those of us who work as health and safety professionals can sometimes become so focused on the problems we are trying to reduce that we forget to identify and cultivate the strengths and protective factors that keep our communities strong. The Science of the Positive reverses this problem-centered frame, and focuses on growing the healthy, positive, protective factors that already exist in our communities. Participants will:  Identify how the four domains of Spirit, Science, Action, and Return work together to create a synergistic cycle of positive transformation Demonstrate understanding of what it means to "Start with Spirit" Discuss how the Science of the Positive is an environmental framework that relates to different categories (universal, secondary, targeted) in the prevention triangle To register for the other webinars in the series, click here:  Social Norms Webinar Series: Using the Science of the Positive to Increase Your Community Impact Registration is required for each webinar in the free 3-part webinar series. Participants are encouraged to attend all 3 of the webinars. Each session is 90-minutes. 4.5 continuing education hours (CEHs) are available. *Please visit our Continuing Education page for more information.   

This is a closed training in collaboration with Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. For more information on this training series, or to request to have this offered in your area or organization, please contact us at [email protected].  The goal of this training is to train Native American and Alaska Native substance abuse prevention practitioners, and those working in Native American and Alaska Native communities in related disciplines, to develop the knowledge and skills needed to address substance use prevention and provide effective prevention services to their communities using the strategic prevention framework.

A Three-Part Webinar Series Data Collection during COVID-19: Best Practices, Challenges, and Solutions   Part 3: Conducting Online Focus Groups: Best Practices and Innovations The final webinar of this three-part webinar series will focus on conducting focus groups online. We will review both synchronous and innovative asynchronous options for conducting focus groups virtually and key best practices to ensure high quality data.   Part 3:  Webinar Dates and Times States and American Samoa Wednesday, July 14, 2021   Time Zone 04:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.        Mountain 03:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m.        Pacific 12:00 p.m. – 01:00 p.m.        Hawaii 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.        American Samoa Pacific Jurisdictions Thursday, July 15, 2021        Time Zone 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.        Republic of the Marshall Islands 09:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.        Pohnpei and Kosrae 08:00 a.m. – 09:00 a.m.        Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap 07:00 a.m. – 08:00 a.m.        Republic of Palau View in Your Time zone   Part 3 Registration  Register for the Webinar- Data Collection during COVID-19: Best Practices, Challenges, and Solutions: Part 3: Conducting Online Focus Groups: Best Practices and Innovations     Watch Part 1 and 2 Part 1: Conducting Needs Assessments in Virtual Environment: Best Practices, Challenges, and Solutions Webinar recording of the Part 1: Conducting Needs Assessments in a Virtual Environment: Best Practices, Challenges, and Solutions is now available!   Part 2: Conducting Online Surveys: Strengthening your Survey Data Collection during COVID-19 Webinar recording of the Part 2: Conducting Online Surveys: Strengthening your Survey Data Collection during COVID-19 is now available!   Audience Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level prevention practitioners and allied health partners and community members located in the Pacific Southwest states and jurisdictions of 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.   Presenters Dr. Carol Hagen is a senior study director at Westat with over 20 years of experience conducting behavioral health research and evaluation with an emphasis on substance abuse prevention. She has extensive experience in needs assessment and evaluation design, questionnaire development, data collection and analysis, and specializes in qualitative methods. Dr. Hagen is also well-versed in the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and has provided SPF-related training and technical assistance to SAMHSA grantees at national, state/jurisdiction/tribal, and local levels           Dr. Sandeep Kasat (MBBS, MPH), is a senior epidemiologist at Westat with over 15 years of experience in behavioral health epidemiology, especially as it relates to substance abuse, and using epidemiological data in strategic planning, and decision-making. He leads data analysis and dissemination activities on several projects at Westat. As former director of epidemiology on the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) training and technical assistance contract, he has assisted all CSAP-funded states, jurisdictions, and tribes in using and analyzing data to highlight disparities and at-risk populations, create data-guided plans, select evidence-based strategies, inform policy and decision-making, and monitor and evaluate results to assess progress.         Cost: Free   Certificates of Attendance Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 1.0 hour for participating in each webinar approximately 7-10 days after each event.   Questions? Contact Matt Minten ([email protected]) for any questions or difficulty in registering. For any other questions, please contact Janet Porter ([email protected]).    

The Prevention Think Tank Code of Ethics outlines six principles that govern the professional behavior of substance misuse prevention practitioners: Non-Discrimination, Competence, Integrity, Nature of Services, Confidentiality and Ethical Obligations for Community and Society. Ethical considerations underpin every aspect of our work - from how we select which substance misuse-related issues to address, to how we partner with and engage members of our focus communities, and beyond – and the code of ethics expresses the responsibilities we have and values we hold as preventionists to our colleagues, the people we serve and the general public.  This two-part series will explore how our prevention priorities and efforts have changed (and will continue to change) amid the challenges brought on by our country’s recent reckoning with racial inequity and its pandemic experience. We will also discuss the role of the Prevention Code of Ethics as a touchstone for our field,= and introduce an approach for critically evaluating its principles to determine how to better align them with current and emerging needs within the prevention landscape. Participants will also have the opportunity to develop a personal action plan for enhancing the ethical performance of their professional responsibilities during the sessions. Learning objectives: explore the relationship between the prevention code of ethics and emerging issues in prevention. describe how prevention practitioners can use the code of ethics to guide their professional responses to changing cultures and contexts. develop a personal action plan for enhancing the ethical performance of their professional responsibilities Participants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Prevention Think Tank Code of Ethical Conduct prior to these sessions, available by clicking here.

The Prevention Think Tank Code of Ethics outlines six principles that govern the professional behavior of substance misuse prevention practitioners: Non-Discrimination, Competence, Integrity, Nature of Services, Confidentiality and Ethical Obligations for Community and Society. Ethical considerations underpin every aspect of our work - from how we select which substance misuse-related issues to address, to how we partner with and engage members of our focus communities, and beyond – and the code of ethics expresses the responsibilities we have and values we hold as preventionists to our colleagues, the people we serve and the general public.  This two-part series will explore how our prevention priorities and efforts have changed (and will continue to change) amid the challenges brought on by our country’s recent reckoning with racial inequity and its pandemic experience. We will also discuss the role of the Prevention Code of Ethics as a touchstone for our field,= and introduce an approach for critically evaluating its principles to determine how to better align them with current and emerging needs within the prevention landscape. Participants will also have the opportunity to develop a personal action plan for enhancing the ethical performance of their professional responsibilities during the sessions. Learning objectives: explore the relationship between the prevention code of ethics and emerging issues in prevention. describe how prevention practitioners can use the code of ethics to guide their professional responses to changing cultures and contexts. develop a personal action plan for enhancing the ethical performance of their professional responsibilities Participants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Prevention Think Tank Code of Ethical Conduct prior to these sessions, available by clicking here.

Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based practice. While there is a wealth of research supporting the positive impact on outcomes across a range of problem behaviors, a large part of the appeal of MI is its measurability. The MITI is a behavioral coding system that measures how well a practitioner is using MI. Feedback from the MITI coding system can be used to increase clinical skillfulness. Training Dates July 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2021 8:30AM–11:30AM Central  9:30AM–12:30PM Eastern  Prior Motivational Interviewing experience is helpful when attending this training.   In this 4-part series, learners will learn to use this coding process through self-study, telephonic didactic lectures, group and individual practice. Course completers will feel more confident in using the MITI to score audio-recorded sessions. Course completers will be prepared to use the measurements to coach others or to provide themselves with instructive feedback on how to improve practice and work toward fidelity to the model.   Course Objectives Describe the strengths and limitations of the MITI 4.21 tool for assessing practice Distinguish clinician utterances according to the rules on the MITI 4.2.1 Appraise the clinician sample in terms of global ratings of Cultivating change talk, softening sustain talk, empathy and partnership. Experiment with giving MITI 4.2.1 based feedback to improve MI practice   Speaker Laura A. Saunders, MSSW, is the Wisconsin State Project Manager for the Great Lakes Addiction, Mental Health and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers. Her position is housed at the UW–Madison, where she’s worked since 1988. Since 2001, Laura has provided SBIRT and Motivational Interviewing training to physicians, nurses, medical students, psychologists, specialty addiction treatment providers, social workers, physical therapists, health educators, and staff who work in correctional settings. She has provided feedback and coaching to hundreds of social workers, correctional staff, and other human service providers who are interested in using evidence-based practices with fidelity. Laura joined the international group of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) in 2006 (Sophia, Bulgaria) and is an active member of the Wisconsin MINT group.

 Enhanced Prevention Learning Series (EPLS): The Ripple Effect   Series Description This four-session distance learning series offers participants an interactive opportunity to explore and experience Ripple Effects Mapping (REM), a participatory evaluation tool designed to identify the outcomes and impact of complex community work. REM provides you the ability to collect stories of the direct and indirect impacts of your work, while simultaneously being a reflective and engaging process for participants. The series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, reading assignments, and group discussions. 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 participate in a REM session Discover the benefits of using this technique to identify the intended and unintended outcomes of your work Explore the theory behind the core components Learn how to develop Appreciative Inquiry questions and appropriate prompts for effective mapping Participate in Appreciative Inquiry conversations; followed by a mind-mapping exercise Develop a communications plan to hold your first event Discuss coding frameworks and qualitative analysis processes that would be relevant to a prevention/public health framework Discover reporting best practices for REM data   Audience Prevention practitioners, coalition coordinators, and allied partners working to prevent substance misuse in communities and tribes located in Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center HHS Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Prevention professionals interested in this course but who work outside of Region 10 are encouraged to contact their region’s PTTC to learn what opportunities for similar courses are available to them.   Session Dates Session 1 – July 06, 2021 Session 2 – July 13, 2021 Session 3 – July 20, 2021 Session 4 – July 27, 2021   Session Time 01:00 p.m. – 02:30 p.m. Alaska 02:00 p.m. – 03:30 p.m. Pacific 03:00 p.m. – 04:30 p.m. Mountain   Facilitators Debra Hansen, M.Ed., 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.         Rebecca Sero, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Evaluation Specialist for Washington State University Extension, responsible for increasing the organization’s capacity to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of its programs and services. Rebecca 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. Rebecca has a Ph.D. from Purdue University and a M.S. from Miami University.         Continuing Education In order to receive 11 continuing education hours, participants are expected to view the 20-minute video tutorial, complete individual pre-session learning assignments, join each session; and actively engage in discussions. Certificates will only be distributed to those who complete the entire series.   Registration Register for the EPLS: The Ripple Effect Due to limited enrollment, if you cannot commit to the full participant requirements, please defer this registration opportunity to others. Space is limited. Enroll now!   Cost is Free!   Questions? Please contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For any other questions, please contact Michelle Frye-Spray ([email protected]).

Date: June 30, 2021 Format: Webinar Contact Hours: 1.25 NAADAC Time: 1 PM—2:30 PM ET Cost: FREE   COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will discuss the importance of prevention professionals conducting needs assessments to determine and prioritize the emerging trends specific to their service areas. It will provide an overview of topics such as: identifying potential data sources, overcoming barriers to accessing or using data, collecting original data, and identifying and prioritizing trends. The webinar will also discuss the next steps in responding to emerging trends, and the need to ensure that prevention organizations remain focused on addressing the root causes of substance use. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Review the importance of conducting a needs assessment Describe how to conduct a needs assessment and overcoming assessment challenges Summarize how to prioritize emerging trends Overview the steps to addressing identified emerging trends PRESENTERS Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing training and technical assistance to numerous organizations at the Federal, state, and local levels. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Lauren Pappacena, MSW is a Research Associate with Carnevale Associates. Lauren has a background in criminal justice and juvenile justice research specifically as it relates to evidence-based programs and practices spanning criminal justice topics, including corrections, law enforcement, reentry, and courts. Currently, she assists with training evaluations for NADCP and the PTTC, where she brings her experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis and data visualization. With a strong interest in policy analysis, research translation, data collection, and analytic writing, Ms. Pappacena is published in the Journal of Human Rights and Social Work for her analysis of national early-release laws.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

On-the-Spot Consultation: Building, Broadening, and Strengthening Coalitions   Description Drop-in and join us for this On-the-Spot Consultation with community coalition members from around Northwest Region 10 states. This panel will provide anecdotes and tips on how they have effectively broadened involvement with underserved populations and strengthened relationships with harder to reach community sectors. Please bring your questions and challenges and questions to this interactive consultation session.   Date and Time June 30, 2021             Time Zone 10:00 am – 11:00 am Alaska 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm Mountain (view in your time zone)   Audience Community and state-level prevention practitioners, allied health partners and community members working to prevent substance misuse in the Northwest Region (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington).   Registration Register for the On-the-Spot Consultation: Building, Broadening, and Strengthening Coalitions   Cost is Free!   Questions? Please contact Clarissa Lam Yuen([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For any other questions, please contact Michelle Frye-Spray ([email protected]).

The Great Lakes PTTC is offering this training in collaboration with the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence and the PTTC NCO for Prevention professionals, Recovery Community Organization staff, and Recovery Support Service providers. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders This is session two of  a two-part webinar series, it is designed to inform prevention and recovery community professionals about the intersection between SUD prevention and recovery approaches. If you have not already registered for session one please see link below. Session One Registration The series will demonstrate how the prevention and recovery fields share common goals. It will also explore ways professionals can collaborate and coordinate activities to improve community health and wellness. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe the intersections between prevention and recovery approaches Define common terms used in prevention and recovery Apply a more holistic approach to the continuum of care Develop specific ways in which prevention and recovery practitioners can better support one another   Presenters:  Dr. Hernández is originally from Puerto Rico, is bilingual and has worked for more than three decades in the health and human service field developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally and linguistically intelligent youth and adult health prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support programs. He is a master trainer and facilitator and provides individualized technical assistance and support to organizations that provide substance use disorder and gambling prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery supports. Also, Dr. Hernández has over 25 years of experience in delivering addiction counseling and clinical supervision to professionals in the field.               Carol Oliver is a nationally recognized leader and trainer in the field of 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.           CERTIFICATES: Registrants who attend both sessions will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks of the event.       

COURSE DESCRIPTION Preventing Trauma and Its Consequences A Five-Part Webinar Series by the South Southwest PTTC Session 4: Implementing Trauma-Informed Care:  The Practicalities May Not Be What You Think They Are This workshop will provide a short overview of what implementing Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) requires and then engage in a dialogue that applies these principles to the participants' individual situations.   PRESENTER Aric Rohner is a visionary and solver. He spent 30 years helping companies like Electronic Data Systems, Hewlett Packard, and General Motors develop and implement new organizational processes and information systems.  Despite the fascinating human element involved in helping people accept and adopt change, the singular focus on financial efficiency left him longing for more.  Aric’s deep curiosity about personal and spiritual growth led him to coaching, and mentoring and, eventually, to form the TIC Training Center with Carl Donovan. The opportunity to combine and use all of his business, technical, and coaching skills for a larger purpose is what really lights Aric up.    Aric is currently co-authoring a book on the Enneagram (a system for psychological typing and personal growth).   

Date: June 24, 2021 Format: Webinar   Time: 12:00 PM—1:00 PM EST Cost: FREE   ABOUT THE LEARNING SESSION: This session will examine the substance use disorder and COVID-19 syndemic. Epidemiological trends of substance use disorders (SUD), hospitalizations, and fatal poisonings in Maine before and during the COVID-19 pandemic will be reviewed in all adults and in older adults specifically. The ways that the COVID-19 pandemic worsens SUD outcomes and how the SUD epidemic worsens COVID-19 outcomes will be explored. Finally, this session will describe ways to reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with SUDs during the COVID-19 epidemic.   PRESENTER Stephanie Nichols, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPP, FCCP is an Associate Professor in the University of New England School of Pharmacy, an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Tufts University School of Medicine, and faculty in the Addiction Medicine Fellowship and Psychiatric Medicine Residency programs at Maine Medical Center. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and Psychiatric Pharmacist and a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Dr. Nichols is highly engaged in the interprofessional education of students, residents, and lifelong learners, both in the classroom and in the clinical setting.    About the webinar: This webinar is hosted by the New England PTTC to respond to a need identified in HHS Region 1 (New England - CT, MA, ME, NH, VT, RI) to provide substance misuse prevention professionals with information about the relationship between substance use disorders and COVID-19, especially among older adults. A certificate of participation for 1 contact hour will be awarded to all webinar participants. No partial credit will be awarded.

The Great Lakes PTTC is offering this training in collaboration with the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence and the PTTC NCO for Prevention professionals, Recovery Community Organization staff, and Recovery Support Service providers. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders This is session one of  a two-part webinar series, it is designed to inform prevention and recovery community professionals about the intersection between SUD prevention and recovery approaches. Session two registration link The series will demonstrate how the prevention and recovery fields share common goals. It will also explore ways professionals can collaborate and coordinate activities to improve community health and wellness. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe the intersections between prevention and recovery approaches Define common terms used in prevention and recovery Apply a more holistic approach to the continuum of care Develop specific ways in which prevention and recovery practitioners can better support one another   Presenters:  Dr. Hernández is originally from Puerto Rico, is bilingual and has worked for more than three decades in the health and human service field developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally and linguistically intelligent youth and adult health prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support programs. He is a master trainer and facilitator and provides individualized technical assistance and support to organizations that provide substance use disorder and gambling prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery supports. Also, Dr. Hernández has over 25 years of experience in delivering addiction counseling and clinical supervision to professionals in the field.             Carol Oliver is a nationally recognized leader and trainer in the field of 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.           CERTIFICATES: Registrants who attend both sessions will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks of the event.         

Date: June 23, 2021 Format: Webinar Contact Hours: 1.25 NAADAC Time: 1 PM—2:30 PM ET Cost: FREE   COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will provide a broad overview of the most recent data on emerging drug trends in the Central East region and around the United States, including what is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other topics, it will cover the current status of the opioid epidemic, changes in cocaine and methamphetamine use and consequences, and underage alcohol and vaping product trends. The webinar will also discuss why it is important for prevention professionals to be aware of the most recent trend data and provide the latest information on the causes behind these emerging trends. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain the importance of understanding emerging drug trends Explore what is known about the impact of COVID-19 on use trends Summarize the latest emerging trend data for the region and the nation Highlight the latest information on the causes behind these trends PRESENTERS Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing training and technical assistance to numerous organizations at the Federal, state, and local levels. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip, holds a Masters of Science in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology from Swansea University and a Postgraduate Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Edinburgh. She offers significant professional experience in the fields of public policy development and analysis, criminal justice research, data collection and analysis, program development, and performance management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Date: June 23, 2021 Format: Webinar   Time: 1:00 PM—2:00 PM EST Cost: FREE   ABOUT THE LEARNING SESSION: Prevention funding often requires program evaluation to demonstrate impacts, successes, challenges, opportunities, and efficiencies. However, conducting an evaluation is a science with many steps along the way. Join Public Consulting Group (PCG) on June 23 at 1:00 pm for Part 4 of a four-part webinar series on evaluation for substance use prevention professionals.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Over four sessions, this webinar series will: Provide basic understanding of prevention science and the role of evaluation Describe evaluation planning and types of evaluation Discuss data collection tools and gap analysis techniques Discuss strategies for data analysis and communicating findings to stakeholders   The New England PTTC Evaluation Webinar Series dates are: Dec. 2, Feb. 24, April 14, and June 23. Recordings of previous webinars will be made available for on-demand viewing. This event listing may be updated with specific objectives for the June 23 session at a later date.   This series is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont). PRESENTERS Megan Hawkes, MPH, Research Supervisor, and Kim Magoon, MS, Research Analyst at Public Consulting Group are the lead evaluators for the New England PTTC, as well as several other prevention and human services projects in New England and around the country.     RECORDED WEBINARS AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Part 1: RECORDED ON December 2, 2020. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/fIExqfs8p7c. Part 2: RECORDED ON February 24, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/IbJdkuYH0nU.  Part 3: RECORDED ON April 14, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/yFfzp_wz_Xw. Part 4: RECORDED ON June 23, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/w0YEyru3N9Y  

The Great Lakes PTTC offers this training to prevention practitioners in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This training is offered in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.   This 90-minute webinar will review the best practices in effective coalitions. We will discuss the importance and role that coalitions play in successful prevention efforts. We will also discuss the importance of leadership in building strong a community coalition.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe key characteristics of effective coalitions Describe best practices for building strong community coalitions Identify approaches for applying coalition best practices in your community   SPEAKERS   Dodi Swope, M.Ed., is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Massachusetts. Dodi’s background includes teaching in regular and special education settings and a clinical practice serving children and families in the Boston area. Most recently, Dodi has provided training and planning facilitation on a broad scope of community health initiatives.                Erin Ficker, CPRS, MPAff, serves as a prevention manager for the Great Lakes PTTC. Erin has worked in substance misuse prevention for more than 14 years, helping communities to use evidence-based strategies and data driven processes in prevention planning and implementation.  She works with community-level prevention practitioners and schools in developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining prevention interventions.    Certificates of attendance will be emailed to all who attend the session in full.

Our staff will be presenting a workshop and/or poster as a part of this event. For more information, visit the CPDD website: https://cpdd.org/

Date: June 17, 2021 Format: Webinar   Time: 12:00 PM—1:00 PM EST Cost: FREE   ABOUT THE LEARNING SESSION: While substance use trends shifted during the pandemic, some substance use data collection methods were also temporarily suspended.  At the same time, social media was one way for people to stay connected to one another. In this presentation, Dr. Jessica Cance of RTI will describe her work examining the use of social media to detect substance use trends during the COVID-19 pandemic. This project used social media listening techniques to determine shifts in mention of the use of alcohol and cannabis before, during, and after the national emergency declaration. This presentation will provide insight into the ways substance use trends shifted during the pandemic and how the discussion of substance use on social media may reflect broader social norms.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe changing trends in substance use due to the COVID-19 pandemic Describe changes in setting and contextual factors associated with substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic Describe methods to track substance use trends on social media   PRESENTER Jessica Cance is a research public health analyst in the Substance Use Prevention, Evaluation, and Research Program of RTI International’s Behavioral Health Research Division. Although her nearly 20 years of research and practice experience has focused on the epidemiology, etiology, and prevention of substance use and misuse, she also has experience in suicidality, sexual health, and violence prevention. Dr. Cance has led and contributed to epidemiological research, program implementation and evaluation projects, and coalition building supported by state, federal, and foundation funding.       About the webinar: This webinar was developed in response to a need identified in HHS Region 1 (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT) to address shifting trends in alcohol consumption amid the COVID-19 pandemic for the prevention workforce. This webinar is hosted through the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services administration.

A Three-Part Webinar Series Data Collection during COVID-19: Best Practices, Challenges, and Solutions   Part 2: Conducting Online Surveys: Strengthening your Survey Data Collection during COVID-19 Join us for Part 2 of this 3-part webinar series on collecting needs assessment data online! Part 2 will focus specifically on improving survey data collection online. This webinar will weigh key considerations for when collecting survey data online rather than in-person might be preferred and provide important tips for collecting online survey data. By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: Describe how primary data collection fits within the Strategic Prevention Framework. Identify advantages and disadvantages of conducting online surveys. Review general best practices and common pitfalls of conducting online surveys.   Part 2:  Webinar Dates and Times States and American Samoa Wednesday, June 16, 2021  Time Zone 04:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.        Mountain 03:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m.        Pacific 12:00 p.m. – 01:00 p.m.        Hawaii 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.        American Samoa Pacific Jurisdictions Thursday, June 17, 2021       Time Zone 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.        Republic of the Marshall Islands 09:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.        Pohnpei and Kosrae 08:00 a.m. – 09:00 a.m.        Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap 07:00 a.m. – 08:00 a.m.        Republic of Palau View in Your Time zone   Part 2 Registration  Register for the Webinar- Data Collection during COVID-19: Best Practices, Challenges, and Solutions: Part 2: Conducting Online Surveys: Strengthening your Survey Data Collection during COVID-19     More Info on Part 1 and 3 Part 1: Conducting Needs Assessments in Virtual Environment: Best Practices, Challenges, and Solutions Webinar recording of the Part 1: Conducting Needs Assessments in a Virtual Environment: Best Practices, Challenges, and Solutions is now available!   Part 3: Conducting Online Focus Groups: Best Practices and Innovations States and American Samoa Wednesday, July 14, 2021 03:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. Pacific Time Jurisdictions Thursday, July 15, 2021 See times above.   Audience Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level prevention practitioners and allied health partners and community members located in the Pacific Southwest states and jurisdictions of 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.   Presenter Dr. Carol Hagen is a senior study director at Westat with over 20 years of experience conducting behavioral health research and evaluation with an emphasis on substance abuse prevention. She has extensive experience in needs assessment and evaluation design, questionnaire development, data collection and analysis, and specializes in qualitative methods. Dr. Hagen is also well-versed in the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and has provided SPF-related training and technical assistance to SAMHSA grantees at national, state/jurisdiction/tribal, and local levels         Cost: Free   Certificates of Attendance Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 1.0 hour for participating in each webinar approximately 7-10 days after each event.   Questions? Contact Matt Minten ([email protected]) for any questions or difficulty in registering. For any other questions, please contact Janet Porter ([email protected]).    

Date: June 16, 2021 Format: Webinar Contact Hours: 1.5 NAADAC Time: 1 PM—2:30 PM ET Cost: FREE   COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will support alcohol prevention efforts for youth ages 18 to 20. It will include a review of the data on college-aged youth alcohol use prevalence and patterns, and research on its risk and protective factors. The webinar will discuss how to improve needs assessment efforts focusing on this population, including strategies to improve primary data collection. It will also identify and highlight evidence-based prevention programs intended to serve this population. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Overview prevalence data on college-aged underage alcohol use Identify risk and protective factors most relevant to college-aged underage drinkers Discuss opportunities to improve needs assessment and data collection processes Explore evidence-based prevention strategies and related resources PRESENTERS Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing training and technical assistance to numerous organizations at the Federal, state, and local levels. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Robin A. LaVallee, MPP, is a Senior Research Associate at Carnevale Associates, LLC. She has over a decade of experience applying her expertise in policy research, evaluation, performance measurement, data collection, and analysis in the public health, substance use, and criminal justice arenas. For more than ten years, Ms. LaVallee previously conducted alcohol epidemiology and policy research supporting the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System and National Alcohol Education Program. She currently supports the Office of the Chief Financial Officer's performance management and strategic planning efforts within the Office of Justice Programs.