Past Events

Enhanced Prevention Learning Series (EPLS): Leveraging Systems Change for Substance Misuse Prevention   Series Description: This 6-week Enhanced Prevention Learning Series (EPLS) offers an interactive experience for participants to explore the role of systems change in substance misuse prevention. Participants will examine capacities shown to enable evidence-based interventions to achieve and sustain expected results and learn how to incorporate these into their work. Trainers will share examples from their own systems change experiences and will highlight how leveraging leadership, communications, funding, and data can help participants to achieve their prevention goals. The distance learning series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, reading assignments, and group discussion. By the end of the EPLS, participants will be able to: Describe the importance of systems change to success in the field of prevention Name four capacities necessary to create enabling contexts Identify personal strengths and areas to enhance leadership capacity Name at least two strategies to communicate the value of prevention to enhance system change efforts focused on prevention List three resources available to complete the fund mapping process in their community Describe why data systems are essential in prevention   Audience: Community, tribal, and state-level prevention practitioners and allied health partners working to prevent substance misuse in the Pacific Southwest (HHS Region 9) states and jurisdictions of American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Palau..   Dates and Times: States & American Samoa: Weekly on Thursdays: March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, and 22 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM Pacific (including Arizona) 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM Hawaii 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM American Samoa Jurisdictions: Weekly on Fridays: March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, and 23 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: Capetra Parker, MPH Communities That Care Specialist, Evidence2Success Coach, UW Social Development Research Group. Capetra supports communities as a coach of Evidence2Success and coaches several CTC Plus communities in the Eastern U.S. Ms. Parker has co-authored journal articles about the implementation of CTC in urban communities through the Center for Healthy African American Men through Partnerships (CHAAMPS). She has a special interest in empowering communities to employ strategies that address race, equity, and inclusion disparities. Ms. Parker earned her MPH from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.     Continuing Education: Participants who complete all 6 sessions will receive a certificate for 13 hours of participation. 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: EPLS: Leveraging Systems Change for Substance Misuse Prevention Registration Page EPLS: Leveraging Systems Change for Substance Misuse Prevention Marketing Flyer   Space is limited to 20 participants   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]).

MOUD Anti Stigma Webinar Series SERIES GOAL In conjunction with Anne Arundel County, we are presenting a three-part anti-stigma training series on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) to address and debunk popular beliefs and myths around opioid prescribing. MOUD has previously referred to as medication-assisted treatment (MAT). We would like to welcome MOUD prescribers, nurse practitioners, case managers, social workers, and other providers in hopes to increase the number of active MOUD prescribers and increase the knowledge, understanding, and value of MOUD treatment. SESSION 3: Implementing MOUD into an existing practice: Integrating patient populations LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain how to initiate and integrate care  into practice Explore the major concerns expressed by physicians  More Details to follow   View the MOUD Anti Stigma Webinar Series webpage for more information on all three sessions. This webinar is a collaboration between the Central East ATTC and the Central East PTTC.

The New England Prevention Workforce Needs Assessment conducted by PCG for the New England PTTC highlighted several gaps for the prevention workforce development throughout New England. One area of need is additional support for those in managerial or supervisory roles in the prevention field. Through this New England PTTC Project ECHO, we will seek to provide support and education for supervisors and emerging leaders in the prevention field on topics related to positive workplace culture including staff development, retention and prevention of burnout, coaching, and more. The goals of this ECHO are to provide support for leaders and emerging leaders in the New England Prevention Workforce and speed the dissemination of best practices to support workforce development in their communities.   This series is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).   Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the ECHO, participants will be able to: • Describe best practices for developing prevention skills and workforce capacity • Differentiate between leadership and management skills and practices • Discuss strategies to overcome common workforce issues   What is Project ECHO®: Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) is an evidence-based distance learning method developed by researchers at the University of New Mexico, in which a group of faculty experts meets regularly with a participant cohort to engage in case-based discussion and learning. Using this format, this group will meet for 1 hour via Zoom videoconference monthly for 9 months consecutively. Each session will include a brief expert-led educational segment and an extended participant-led case discussion. The Project ECHO is an all-learn, all-teach model in which both the experts and participants engage in knowledge sharing throughout the program.   Read the full details about the program. 

Did you know that there are coalitions in New England dedicated to providing programs and services aimed at the prevention and treatment of problem gambling and gambling addiction? Often, problem gambling can be a co-occurring condition with a substance addiction. There is a whole workforce right here in New England dedicated to raising awareness and providing resources and services for problem gambling. What are the opportunities for the problem gambling and substance use disorder prevention workforces to work together? In recognition of Problem Gambling Awareness Month, the New England PTTC is hosting a panel of representatives from problem gambling councils in New England. These councils provide a variety of problem gambling services in their states, including programs and services aimed at preventing problem gambling. Join us for this engaging panel, to learn about the councils’ programs and services and the opportunities for professionals in the substance use prevention field to collaborate with the problem gambling field.   This webinar is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).   Panelists Marlene Warner, Executive Director – Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health Diana Goode, Executive Director – Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling John Cipolla, Rhode Island Council on Problem Gambling Bob Long, President, Maine Council on Problem Gambling   Moderator: Lori Manson, Problem Gambling Services Coordinator, AdCare Educational Institute of Maine, Inc.

The Great Lakes MHTTC and PTTC offer this training for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. All 45 minutes sessions will be from 12:30-1:15 PM CST. You will need to register for each session you want to attend. The Great Lakes MHTTC and PTTC will host a series of interactive calls for people who want to broaden and enhance their use of Motivational Interviewing skills in their role of leader or supervisor. This learning opportunity provides supervisors with a no-cost, easy to access opportunity to continue to build their practice skills towards fidelity. All sessions will be geared towards multiple levels of learning.  Supervisors may choose to attend all sessions or select from the menu of options. Dates and topics are listed below. Learning Objectives: Observe and practice fundamental skills: Listening, open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarization Describe Motivational Interviewing: purpose, benefits and limitations Prepare to apply the spirit of Motivational Interviewing to supervision interactions   Dates and Topics:  1/20/21: Motivational interviewing and supervision: The evidence base REGISTER 2/17/21: REALLY listening to understand REGISTER 3/17/21: The spirit of MI in supervision REGISTER 4/21/21: Let your employee know you’re working hard to understand them REGISTER 5/19/21: Guiding others towards change with your open mind REGISTER 6/16/21: Taming your inner cheerleader- Increasing confidence and importance to change in your staff REGISTER JULY: NO SESSION 8/18/21: Encouraging change while handling being stuck with care REGISTER 9/15/21: A big clue that you and the employee aren’t on the same page REGISTER 10/20/21: Growing and supporting change in your employee REGISTER 11/17/21: Planning for change REGISTER DECEMBER: NO SESSION

  DESCRIPTION The evidence-based and culturally-adapted prevention program, Fortaleciendo Familias 10-14, (Strengthening Families), is being delivered both in-person and virtually across communities in the Pacific Northwest Region. This webinar will identify strategies for effective delivery of the program and its impact on Latinx families. Special considerations will also be discussed for meeting the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The webinar will also explore strategies to increase evaluation responses, address the linguistic needs of communities and how to pivot from in-person to virtual delivery.   OBJECTIVES By the end of the webinar, participants will: Identify strategies utilized to address diverse community and family needs of the Fortaleciendo Familias (10-14) program. Identify strategies for effective delivery of prevention programming with diverse communities. Explore strategies for adapting a prevention program to meet specific community considerations.   DATE Wednesday, March 17, 2021   TIMES 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Alaska 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Pacific 12:00 – 01:30 p.m. Mountain Find it in your timezone.   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).   PRESENTERS AnaMaria Diaz Martinez, M.ED, is an Associate Professor and Human and Family Development Regional Specialist with Washington State University Extension. Her research focus is with evidence-based programs (EBPs) to address social-ecological factors through a prevention lens. She is a co-investigator on multiple federal research studies focused on cultural adaptations of evidence-based prevention programs. She is an international consultant with the PanAmerican Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) focusing on taking EBPs and addressing cultural adaptations for an international context.         Claudia Avendaño-Ibarra, MSW, is a Clinical Social Work Associate Counselor and Community College Tenured Faculty. She has served on various boards such as the: Skagit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services board, the Skagit Immigrant Rights Counsel, Community Action of Skagit County, the Skagit Regional Health Community Advisory Committee, and is an appointed Commissioner for Housing where she serves as vice-chair. She is a trained Strengthening Families Facilitator.          Diane Smith is an Associate Professor working with WSU Extension in the North Sound Region, including Skagit and Whatcom County. Her work in Health Promotion focuses on both physical health with programs in Diabetes Prevention and Aging Mastery, and Behavioral Health and the Strengthening Family Program. With 20% of community members being Spanish language speakers, there is a recognition of the need to offer culturally relevant programs to support well-being for all community members.         REGISTRATION Register Here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eziOuYA4Q7CwMe0NtyYWbw   CERTIFICATES Participants will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.5 hours for this live webinar event.   QUESTIONS? Please contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For any other questions, please contact Janet Porter ([email protected]).

DESCRIPTION [Registration will open soon.] As clinical practices incorporate telehealth services, many wonder how the business of telehealth works. Can you make a living working full-time online as a solo provider or a large practice? How is marketing for Telemental Health, practice management, and billing different than in-person services? What kinds of telehealth services are legal and ethical during COVID and after? Learn best practices, legal and ethical requirements for the practice of Telehealth from Jay Ostrowski, one of the leading experts in Telemental Health. Registration for this series is through the Delaware Learning portal, which is open to all, although you must create an account. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Recognize best practices specific to Telebehavioral Health Identify the essential ingredients of a successful long-term Telemental Health or Telebehavioral Health program Identify types of legal and ethical Telemental Health services Identify online services opportunities that extend staff capabilities   PRESENTER Jay Ostrowski, MA, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMHPhD, LCSW-C, LCADC, is an informative and entertaining trainer and expert in Telemental Health. As the CEO of Behavioral Health Innovation, he serves as a Telemental Health trainer and consultant for SAMHSA, HRSA, Universities, State governments, and healthcare organizations. He’s the founder and Director of both the Telebehavioral Center of Excellence for the University of Virginia and the Board Certification in Telemental Health. He's created 9 peer-reviewed telemental health courses and designed/developed 12 telehealth software platforms to date, including Adaptive Telehealth, the most versatile telehealth software on the market. As a research partner with Harvard Medical School, Jay keeps up with the changing state license requirements for 8 healthcare professions across all US States and DC. He also serves as the go-to person for the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center for Telemental Health providing Telebehavioral Health training and consultations. You can connect with Jay Ostrowski on LinkedIn or through any of the above organizations. This webinar is a collaboration between the Central East ATTC and the Central East MHTTC, and the Central East PTTC.

Determining how to maintain your effective prevention efforts and positive outcomes are critical activities for substance misuse prevention professionals. But, it is not always clear what should be sustained and it can be even more challenging to figure out how to go about doing it.  Research on sustainability has identified securing resources, implementing effective processes, and building organizational and community capacity as necessary conditions for affecting positive and lasting community change. And, meaningful engagement of a variety of partners, through strategic relationship building that includes efforts beyond the ‘usual suspects’, is the connective tissue enabling us to carry out our work in increasingly equitable and sustainable ways.  This two-part, virtual learning series will provide practitioners with an approach for sustainability that includes focusing on maintaining positive outcomes, effective processes and interventions that work. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss challenges to advancing sustainability efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic, and explore the role of partnerships in sustaining prevention efforts along with best practices for partner engagement. Participants will be encouraged to share their successes and challenges related to working with partners to sustain initiatives and will collectively explore potential solutions.

Unsure of what CBD is and how it is related to cannabis and THC? In this webinar, Dr. Karen Simone will review the differences between CBD, THC and cannabis, what is the evidence for clinical use of CBD and how prescription CBD differs from commercially available CBD products. As state policies on cannabis and related products continue to evolve, it is important for prevention professionals to stay aware of what products exist and how they are used.   About the Presenter: Dr. Karen Simone is the Director of the Northern New England Poison Center, which serves the states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. She is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. A Certified Specialist in Poison Information, Dr. Simone holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy, is a member of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT), a Diplomate of the American Board of Applied Toxicology (ABAT) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology.   This webinar is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on March 9, 2021). No continuing education is available. 

Determining how to maintain your effective prevention efforts and positive outcomes are critical activities for substance misuse prevention professionals. But, it is not always clear what should be sustained and it can be even more challenging to figure out how to go about doing it.  Research on sustainability has identified securing resources, implementing effective processes, and building organizational and community capacity as necessary conditions for affecting positive and lasting community change. And, meaningful engagement of a variety of partners, through strategic relationship building that includes efforts beyond the ‘usual suspects’, is the connective tissue enabling us to carry out our work in increasingly equitable and sustainable ways.  This two-part, virtual learning series will provide practitioners with an approach for sustainability that includes focusing on maintaining positive outcomes, effective processes and interventions that work. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss challenges to advancing sustainability efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic, and explore the role of partnerships in sustaining prevention efforts along with best practices for partner engagement. Participants will be encouraged to share their successes and challenges related to working with partners to sustain initiatives and will collectively explore potential solutions.

MOUD Anti Stigma Webinar Series SERIES GOAL In conjunction with Anne Arundel County and the Central East ATTC, we are presenting a three-part anti-stigma training series on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) to address and debunk popular beliefs and myths around opioid prescribing. MOUD has previously referred to as medication-assisted treatment (MAT). We would like to welcome MOUD prescribers, nurse practitioners, case managers, social workers, and other providers in hopes to increase the number of active MOUD prescribers and increase the knowledge, understanding, and value of MOUD treatment. SESSION 2: Myths on the Stigma of MOUD LEARNING OBJECTIVES The medication works and saves lives Not a substitute for another medication  More details to come   View the MOUD Anti Stigma Webinar Series webpage for more information on all three sessions. This webinar is a collaboration between the Central East ATTC and the Central East PTTC.

Join Scott Gagnon, Director of the New England PTTC as he interviews Dr. Anne Helene Skinstad and Sean Bear 1st during this one-hour special. This engaging hour-long discussion will focus on The National American Indian & Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center's (NAIAN-PTTC) training and technical assistance services to the substance abuse prevention field including professionals, paraprofessionals, organizations and others in the prevention community focused on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.   This is your opportunity to submit your questions for Anne Helene and Sean and they will respond to your questions live during the webinar!    The NAIAN PTTC services are focused on developing and disseminating culturally appropriate tools and strategies needed to improve, strengthen and promote systematic behavioral health practice improvements for Native providers in order to honor and contribute to the health and well-being of tribal and urban Indian communities, as well as training non-Native providers using culturally informed practices so that communities have the resources to care for their people in the most culturally informed and knowledge-based way and Native providers can determine how to integrate western practices into their traditional methods.   This webinar is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).   Guests Anne Helene Skinstad, PhD Director at the National American Indian and Alaska Technology Transfer Centers, Iowa College of Public Health Dr. Anne Helene Skinstad is a clinical professor in the Dept. of Community & Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa. She is the Project Director of the National American Indian & Alaska Native Addiction, Mental Health and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers. Previously, Dr. Skinstad was the chief psychologist for the first in-patient treatment unit for alcoholic women at the Hjellestad-Clinic in Bergen. As an ATTC director she has overseen the development of different training curricula on treatment of substance use disorders with different special populations, like women, clients identified as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals with substance use disorder, clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and Native Americans with substance use disorders. She has also overseen the cultural adaptations of different curricula to Native American tribal communities, such as motivational interviewing and clinical supervision. She received her Ph.D. and her PSY.D, from the College of Psychology, University of Bergen in Norway.  Sean A. Bear, 1st , BA  Meskwaki Co-Director at the National American Indian and Alaska Native Technology Transfer Centesr, Iowa College of Public Health Sean A. Bear earned his B.A. from Buena Vista University in 2002, majoring in psychology/human services. He also studied mental health counseling at Drake University for 2 years. He is a member of the Meskwaki Tribe, in Tama, Iowa, and has worked with Native Americans with Substance Use disorders for many years. He is an Army Veteran of 9 years, honorary discharged from the 82nd Airborne. He has worked as an Administrator/Counselor in EAP, a counselor in adolescent behavioral programs, substance abuse, and in-home family therapy.  He has experience in building holistic, Native American based curriculum, and implementation with substance abuse clientele.  He was the training coordinator for the National AI/AN ATTC from 2013-present, where he currently serves as co-director to the National AI/AN PTTC, ATTC and MHTTC. His passion is to assist people in overcoming their substance use issues as well as other issues, and to return to the spiritual ways of their ancestors. It is his hope that one day, people of all nations will co-exist and live in peace and harmony, not just with each other, but within themselves, as well as to come to the realization of what our ancestors of long ago already knew, “that we are all brothers and sisters under one Creator.”  His passion is the life-long education of Spirituality, particularly in Native American Spirituality.

Join the New England PTTC to get an overview of the program, fellow expectations, and the application process. There will be an opportunity to ask questions. Applicants are not required to attend this meeting to apply.    About the program: The New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center Fellowship program is an opportunity for professionals who have been in the field of prevention for 5 or more years to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team to develop an innovative piece of research and accompanying tool for the benefit of the workforce at large. This program will support a seven-month term, during which the fellows will each create a tool or product around a central, priority subject area, and at the end of the program, the fellows will present their products to the workforce in a symposium meant to demonstrate how the products should and can be used.  Priority Subject Area for 2021: Diversity and Intentional Inclusion in Prevention in New England Deadline to apply: March 12, 2021. 4:00pm.    This meeting is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

Learn how the Institute for New England Native American Studies in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health developed a Native Youth focused supplement to add culturally relevant materials to an evidence-based prevention curriculum. This webinar will explore the challenges of adapting prevention materials for specific populations while maintaining program fidelity. This webinar is hosted as part of the New England PTTC Prevention in Action series.   About the Presenters:  Cedric Woods, PhD, is the Director of the Institute of New England Native American Studies, College of Education & Human Development, at University of Massachusetts-Boston. Teri Aronowitz, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAAN, is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing & Health Sciences at University of Massachusetts-Boston. BoRam Kim, BSN, is a PhD Candidate in the College of Nursing & Health Sciences at University of Massachusetts-Boston.   This webinar is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on February 26, 2021). No continuing education is available. 

The Great Lakes PTTC offers this training for prevention practitioners in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. February 25, 2021 1:00–4:00pm Central 2:00–5:00pm Eastern The enhanced National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards) provide a blueprint for individuals and health and healthcare organizations to implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services. The CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve health and health care quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This 3-hour presentation will consist of two segments with a 15-minute break in in between. The extended webinar format will provide participants the opportunity to understand CLAS Standards in the context of addressing health disparity and cultural competency. Participants will explore opportunities for integrating the CLAS Standards into prevention efforts. Discussion will also cover how to link CLAS Standards to the Strategic Prevention Framework, and how to evaluate the impact of CLAS Standards. Learning Objectives: Define the purpose of the CLAS Standards Explain the relationship between CLAS standards and health disparities List the 3 types of CLAS Standards Describe strategies to recruit and support a diverse governance, leadership, and workforce Describe keys for culturally competent implementation List a strategy for keeping organizations accountable for addressing health disparities and cultural competency Describe how to align CLAS Standards with the Strategic Prevention Framework   Speaker:  Carol Oliver is a nationally recognized leader and trainer in substance misuse prevention. She has expertise in evidence-based methods, stigma reduction, instructional design, and in-person and virtual learning. She specializes in developing systems to solve complex health-related problems and create effective behavioral health workforces.   Certificates of attendance will be available to participants who attend the training in full.

DESCRIPTION Prevention of the behavioral health inequities faced by many Indigenous communities can be strengthened by centering Indigenous ways of knowing in the development and adaptation of prevention programs designed to mitigate the impact of intergenerational trauma on health. This webinar will provide insight into the importance of culturally-based, trauma-informed early intervention for families, an introduction to a culturally grounded prevention program developed within one tribal community, and an opportunity to reflect on how a decolonizing approach can be applied to prevention science in Indian country.   OBJECTIVES By the end of the series, participants will be able to: Discuss how revitalization of tribal traditional practices/beliefs serves as a conduit for healing trauma in the family and serves as prevention and intervention for mental health problems and substance (mis)use within the family. Describe the development of the stim̓ aspuʔús program, a culturally grounded trauma-informed preventive intervention. Explore the tensions involved in culturally grounded prevention research and the role of (de)colonization in this work.   DATE Thursday, February 25, 2021   TIMES 12:00 pm – 01:30 pm Alaska 01:00 pm – 02:30 pm Pacific 02:00 pm – 03:30 pm Mountain Find it in your timezone.   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).   PRESENTERS Alvina Marris, PhD, is an enrolled member of the Colville Tribe and a clinical psychologist working in the outpatient Colville Tribe Behavioral Health Program. She has interests in the incorporation of traditional teachings, cultural practices, and beliefs of Native people into the treatment and prevention of mental health disorders. Dr. Marris is committed to developing therapy models grounded in traditional Native practices and beliefs and examining the effectiveness of current “evidence based treatments” for adaptation if needed.           Sara Waters, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Human Development and member of the Prevention Science faculty at Washington State University. Dr. Waters brings her expertise in the child-caregiver attachment relationship and the impacts of toxic stress and trauma in early life to the development, evaluation, and implementation of interventions that leverage early relationships to ameliorate experiences of early trauma. Over the past 5 years Dr. Waters has built relationships with members of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and collaborated on several funded projects focused on the development of culturally grounded caregiving interventions in that community.         REGISTRATION Register Here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VTtiVFFKSC2vDHv6zkDm-g   CERTIFICATES Participants will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.5 hours for this live webinar event.   QUESTIONS? Please contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For any other questions, please contact Janet Porter ([email protected]).

Do your presentations inspire and influence your audiences? Do you know how to tackle tough topics and information overload?   We use presentations as one of our primary strategies to share content knowledge, build skills, ignite calls to action and affect culture change. Many of us have attempted to create compelling presentations, however most of us never receive any formal training in presentation design - despite all we expect presentations to do for us. In this three-hour virtual workshop, participants will learn practical skills to plan and deliver exceptional presentations using the tools and resources they already have.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES After the session, participants will be able to: • Apply a four-step process to create brain-friendly presentations • List the most common presenter mistakes and understand how to prevent them • Use tools and techniques that enhance learning • Increase audience engagement and participation • Use and display data effectively • Design compelling, polished visual aids for presentations   TARGET AUDIENCE Native American and Alaska Native nonprofit and public sector professionals, substance use prevention professionals, behavioral health professionals, public health professionals and others tasked with delivering presentations   TRAINING DATES There are two FREE training dates with the same content. Participants should choose one: • February 11, 2021 - 9:00am-12:00pm CST • February 25, 2021 - 9:00am-12:00pm CST   ABOUT THE TRAINERS: 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 are not graphic designers, artists, or especially tech savvy. Everything they do, you can do too!

On-the-Spot Consultation: Engaging and Building Youth Leadership in Prevention Efforts   Description Drop-in and join us for this On-the-Spot Consultation with youth leaders from Region 10 states. This panel of youth leaders will share tips and recommendations on how adults can develop meaningful opportunities and engage youth in prevention efforts. Each youth panelist will consult with adults for 10-15 minutes then collectively address questions posed by participants. Please bring your questions and challenges with engaging youth to this interactive session.   Date and Time February 24, 2021     Time Zone 02:00 pm – 03:30 pm Alaska 03:00 pm – 04:30 pm Pacific 04:00 pm – 05:30 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: Engaging and Building Youth Leadership in Prevention Efforts   Cost is Free!   Questions? Contact Clarissa Lam Yuen([email protected]) for any questions or difficulty in registering. For any other questions, please contact Michelle Frye-Spray ([email protected]).

  New England PTTC Webinar Series: Evaluation for Substance Use Prevention Professionals This series is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).   Part 2: Designing Your Evaluation 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 February 24 at 1:00 pm for Part 2 of a four-part webinar series on evaluation for substance use prevention professionals.   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 Feb. 24 session at a later date.   About the 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 Role of Prevention Professionals in Supporting People of Color - Part 2 A Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center Listening Series    Listening Session Series Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the historical issues of social injustice and structural racism. In response, a number of organizations hosted webinars and learning communities discussing health equity and its relationship to the substance misuse prevention field and the implementation of best practices and programs. As we move further into 2021, it’s important to remember that these issues have NOT changed. Our work is NOT done. This listening session series is designed for two audiences: 1) Prevention practitioners who are in leadership positions; and 2) All other prevention professionals working in the field of prevention. The purpose of the sessions is to create a space to truly evaluate the role of prevention professionals in addressing structural racism and in supporting people of color. Please download the handout, Structural Racism and Supporting People of Color: The Role of Prevention Professionals. This will be used to guide the conversation and to discuss the practical application of the recommendations outlined. Also, you may like to listen to our archived webinars prior to the listening session series: Webinar: Why Health Equity Matters in Prevention Part 1 Webinar: Why Health Equity Matters in Prevention Part 2   Feel free to attend one or both listening sessions. Come prepared to share your thoughts and engage in meaningful discussion.   Listening Session Part 1 - Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm Pacific: We will focus on the role of those in leadership positions within the substance misuse prevention field in supporting people of color. Register For Part 1 Here   Listening Session Part 2 - Tuesday, February 23, 2021 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm Pacific: We will focus on the role of all substance misuse prevention professionals in supporting people of color. Register For Part 2 Here   Audience Community and state-level prevention practitioners, tribes, allied health partners and community members located in the Pacific Southwest states and jurisdictions of American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.   Facilitator Nicole Augustine, MPH, MCHES, PS received her B.A. in Sociology from Cornell University and her Master of Public Health from The George Washington University School of Public Health. She is a passionate public health practitioner, dedicated to the utilization of evidence-based strategies because Prevention Works! With a background in sociology and public health, Nicole constantly evaluates human behavior through the lens of a sociocultural perspective. Utilizing this frame of thought, she provides technical assistance to communities as they address the root causes of substance misuse issues.       Dates and Times States and American Samoa Tuesday, February 23, 2021 04:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.  Mountain 03:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.  Pacific 01:00 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.  Hawaii 12:00 p.m. – 01:00 p.m. American Samoa Jurisdictions Wednesday, February 24, 2021 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Republic of the Marshall Islands 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Pohnpei and Kosrae 09:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap 08:00 a.m. - 09:00 a.m. Republic of Palau   Cost: Free   Certificates of Attendance: Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 1.0 hour for participating in each live event.     Questions?  Please contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For any other questions, please contact Janet Porter at ([email protected]).

Date: February 23, 2021 Format: Webinar   Time: 10 AM—12 PM ET Cost: FREE   COURSE DESCRIPTION The global pandemic and resulting social isolation have taken a heavy toll on the human mind, heart, and spirit. Though the strain is difficult for everyone, marginalized communities already dealing with systemic injustice and those with existing mental health challenges have an extra level of distress to contend with. Professional helpers may encounter suicidal clients in any health and human service role, but may not feel confident about how to tell who is most at risk for suicide, how to assess the level of danger, and how to connect someone who is struggling with effective interventions. Broadly relevant to many populations, with special focus on LGBTQ individuals and people living with HIV, this webinar event is designed to help workers build a toolbox of practical skills you can use immediately to support vulnerable people in staying alive and moving towards well. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explore the dynamics of suicide among vulnerable populations, including people living with HIV and AIDS.  Identify key methods and tools for assessing suicide risk with clients Describe how to address suicidal ideation and self-harm, boost resilience, and connect clients to specialized care and treatment Examine prevalence, disparities, trends, unique risk and protective factors, and culturally-specific support interventions PRESENTER Kate Bishop, MSSA, the Education Coordinator at the LGBT Health Resource Center of Chase Brexton, is a seasoned professional development trainer with expertise in working with LGBTQ populations, sexual and reproductive health care, adolescent development, intimate partner violence, and sexual trauma. She is certified as a trainer through GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) as well as SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders). Before joining the Chase Brexton team, she developed the capacity building program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s STAR TRACK Adolescent HIV program, providing cultural responsiveness trainings for agencies that serve sexual minority youth of color. Ms. Bishop holds a Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies from Hiram College and a Masters in Social Work from Case Western Reserve University.

Description: Research suggests that race and ethnicity are predictors of how services are delivered, and implicit bias is one component that has been identified as influencing the provision of poor care. From a prevention perspective, the insidiousness of unconscious bias underscores provider perception, unwitting use of stigmatic language, and influences assumptions that can lead to microaggressions affecting a person's capacity to respond to care and commit to their recovery process. This interactive two-hour training will discuss how cognitive bias develops, is sustained by intrinsic and environmental factors, and contributes to inequitable outcomes for persons of color. The content will also inform on bias reducing strategies and person-first language techniques to enhance provider client interactions and effect quality services and increase equity for marginalized communities. Trainer: Diana Padilla Cost: Free  Credits: This training meets the requirements for two renewal hours (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and two initial hours (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). The NJ Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services offers reciprocity for CADC, LCADC, and LPC. All participants are required to turn on their cameras and to actively participate in order to receive credit. Participants must attend the session in its entirety to receive a Certificate of Completion.  

The New England Prevention Workforce Needs Assessment conducted by PCG for the New England PTTC highlighted several gaps for the prevention workforce development throughout New England. One area of need is additional support for those in managerial or supervisory roles in the prevention field. Through this New England PTTC Project ECHO, we will seek to provide support and education for supervisors and emerging leaders in the prevention field on topics related to positive workplace culture including staff development, retention and prevention of burnout, coaching, and more. The goals of this ECHO are to provide support for leaders and emerging leaders in the New England Prevention Workforce and speed the dissemination of best practices to support workforce development in their communities.   Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the ECHO, participants will be able to: • Describe best practices for developing prevention skills and workforce capacity • Differentiate between leadership and management skills and practices • Discuss strategies to overcome common workforce issues   What is Project ECHO®: Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) is an evidence-based distance learning method developed by researchers at the University of New Mexico, in which a group of faculty experts meets regularly with a participant cohort to engage in case-based discussion and learning. Using this format, this group will meet for 1 hour via Zoom videoconference monthly for 9 months consecutively. Each session will include a brief expert-led educational segment and an extended participant-led case discussion. The Project ECHO is an all-learn, all-teach model in which both the experts and participants engage in knowledge sharing throughout the program.   Read the full details about the program. 

  Enhanced Prevention Learning Series: Building Protection Using the Social Development Strategy (SDS)   Series Overview   This 6-session distance learning series offers an interactive forum for participants to explore how to build protection in communities, schools, and families using the Social Development Strategy (SDS). This learning series will build participants’ understanding of shared protective factors and how the Social Development Strategy organizes protection into a strategy for action.  Participants will learn and practice using the SDS and its components to design activities that will build protection in families, schools, coalitions and communities. This EPLS provides online consultation, skill-based learning and practice, group and individual activities, reading assignments, and discussion on topics essential to building protection using key learnings from prevention science.   Dates:   Thursdays Session 1 – February 18, 2021 Session 2 – February 25, 2021 Session 3 – March 4, 2021 Session 4 – March 11, 2021 Session 5 – March 18, 2021 Wednesday Session 6 – March 31, 2021   Times:   10:00 am – 11:30 am Alaska  11:00 am – 12:30 pm Pacific 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Mountain NOTE: There is NOT a session on March 25, 2020, Session 6 is on Wednesday, March 31, 2021     Facilitators:   Blair Brook-Weiss, MSPH, Senior Communities That Care Specialist. Blair is a Specialist with the University of Washington’s Center for Communities That Care (CTC) and leads the Center’s training and coaching core. She is a certified Communities That Care trainer and coach. She has extensive experience providing CTC workshops and proactive technical assistance to community leaders, boards and coalitions.           Dalene Dutton, MS, Communities That Care Specialist.  Dalene is a certified CTC Master Trainer and coach. Since 2011, she has been proactively assisting communities across North and South America with the implementation of the Communities that Care (CTC) model. Prior to joining SDRG in 2015, Ms. Dutton coordinated the activities of a Communities That Care (CTC) Coalition in Maine for 12 years.           Capetra Parker, MPH, CTC Specialist, Evidence2Success Coach, UW Social Development Research Group.  Capetra supports communities as a coach of Evidence2Success and coaches several CTC Plus communities in the Eastern U.S. Ms. Parker has co-authored journal articles about the implementation of CTC in urban communities through the Center for Healthy African American Men through Partnerships (CHAMMPS). She has a special interest in empowering communities to employ strategies that address race, equity, and inclusion disparities. Ms. Parker earned her MPH from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.           Continuing Education: In order to receive up to 13 continuing education hours, participants are expected to view the video tutorial; attend the live technology introductory/orientation session; complete individual readings and learning activities as assigned; be prepared for and join each session; and actively engage in group discussions.       Register Here: EPLS: Building Protection Using the Social Development Strategy (SDS)    Due to limited enrollment, if you cannot commit to the full participant requirements, please defer this registration opportunity to others. Space is limited to 25 participants         Cost is Free!     Questions? Contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) for any questions or difficulty in registering.