Past Events

Date: May 27, 2020 Format: Webinar Contact Hours: 1 NAADAC Time: 1 PM—2 PM ET Cost: FREE Event Flyer: Click here   COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will discuss cultural considerations for using motivational interviewing as a clinical tool with African American men who use substances. Special attention will be given to the impact of generational trauma and how they impacts substance use behaviors, engagement in the clinical relationship, and responses to clinical interventions.  LEARNING OBJECTIVES Understand how motivational interviewing can be used as a framework for addressing substance use concerns Understand how generational trauma can impact/exacerbate substance use Define how issues of generational trauma/cultural mistrust interrupt stages/processes in this model (ex: impact of nondirective style, the importance of trust in relationships, special considerations for the planning process) Improve skills and strategies for executing culturally competent MI   PRESENTER Dr. Jessica Young Brown is a licensed clinical psychologist in Richmond, VA. Her research and clinical work focuses on how African Americans understand their mental health symptoms, especially through the lens of faith beliefs. Dr. Brown specializes in helping clients understand how personal and historical trauma impacts their current functioning.      

Champion for Prevention Series Be a Champion for Prevention: Marijuana Policy in the Time of COVID-19 Tuesday, May 26, 2020 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Pacific Time    Description During our Pacific Southwest Listening Sessions for Prevention Practitioners on doing prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic, a concern that was frequently raised was about local and state marijuana policies and regulations shifting to accommodate businesses during COVID-19 restrictions without public health considerations. Some of the questions raised during these sessions included concerns about the increased availability of marijuana in the COVID-19 environment. Others expressed concern about marijuana dispensaries being deemed essential businesses by state leaders. Many were concerned that these new practices will contribute to increased substance misuse and continue beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. To respond to these concerns, we are holding this important discussion session with experts in this area. If you share these concerns, please join us to learn how YOU can be a champion for prevention! Registration will be limited and you will be asked to submit your discussion topic/concerns in advance.  Facilitators will moderate a dialogue with participants with the goal of identifying a cohort of participants who are willing to serve as champions who can mobilize their communities and disseminate information to their stakeholders and through their networks.  Following the discussion event, the Pacific Southwest PTTC will convene ongoing Community of Practice (COP) calls with champions identified to continue the dialogue.   Facilitators  Joe Eberstein, Program Manager for the San Diego County (MPI) Marijuana Prevention Initiative at the Center for Community Research, Inc. Roneet Lev, MD, FACEP, Emergency Room Physician and former Chief Medical Officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Patrick Foley, Community Outreach Manager, McAlister Institute.   Details Tuesday, May 26, 2020             03:00 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.  Arizona 03:00 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.  Pacific 12:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m.  Hawaii 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  American Samoa Wednesday, May 27, 2020 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.  Republic of the Marshall Islands 09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  Pohnpei and Kosrae 08:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.  Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap 07:00 a.m. - 08:30 a.m.  Republic of Palau Don't see your timezone? Check Here...   Cost:  Free!    Register here: https://casatunr.wufoo.com/forms/marijuana-policy-in-the-time-of-covid19/ Registration is limited to 60 individuals to foster an interactive dialogue. *This event is only available to people who work in the Pacific Southwest PTTC region (see the list on the registration page).   Questions? Contact Janet Porter: [email protected]. 

  As part of the Prevention in Action webinar series featuring successful prevention programs around New England, this webinar will feature a panel of prevention practitioners to discuss their strategies for keeping youth engaged and connected in prevention while schools are closed and meetings are not possible. They will also discuss how these strategies can be adapted to continue to be helpful in the future.   Panelists will include Marissa Carlson, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Teen Institute, Deborah Lake, Prevention Program Manager, Governor's Prevention Partnership (CT), Jessica Summer, Youth Project and Fundraising Coordinator, Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community.   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on May 26, 2020). No continuing education is available. 

  Join us to discuss the risk factors associated with isolation, how isolation leads to the use of substances, and how that use of substances leads to further isolation. We will discuss some protective and preventive strategies we can implement when our normal modes of prevention are unavailable to us, like during the social distancing procedures of COVID 19. After Leslie Clark, Executive Director of the Portland Recovery Community Center, speaks to these issues, we will have a conversation where participants will be encouraged to connect around the topics discussed. Participants are encouraged to ask questions, offer resources and strategies they are using, and find connection during a time our whole society is facing isolation.

Communities collect data to detect patterns of substance misuse, understand the various factors that drive these problems, and select prevention priorities. Yet assessing the impact of emerging problems for which limited data is available, such as increasing rates of youth vaping, or existing problems that are presenting in new ways, such alcohol access in the time of COVID-19, can be challenging. This online learning series, comprising a webinar and peer sharing call, is designed to help practitioners address these challenges. During the peer sharing call, participants will have the opportunity to troubleshoot data collection challenges and share strategies for communicating data findings to different audiences. This online learning series builds on the webinar series Conducting Community Needs Assessments to Guide Prevention Efforts (February, 2019). To access recordings from this • Part 1, February 19, 2019 • Part 2, February 26, 2019 We look forward to your participation!

The National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC will be holding virtual sessions to support our Native communities in these challenging times. These weekly meetings will cover major concerns that have been expressed, and will continue to share resources, and encourage the peer support that has been happening among those who participated. We hope these meetings will be supportive and helpful, and that we can help connect you with the resources you need. Also feel free to reach out to Cindy Sagoe in advance to let her know if there are any topics you specifically want us to be prepared to address. We hope each and every one of you are staying safe and we look forward to connecting with you soon!  - Your National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC team in collaboration with SAMHSA’s Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center

Today's Topic Create Awesome Webinars! – Part 2 Friday, May 22, 2020 9:00 am - 9:30 am Pacific Time Awesome webinars? Yes! Awful webinars? Unfortunately, yes. During this virtual coffee break, we’ll explore ways to design and facilitate webinars toward the awesome end of the spectrum. Ready. Set. Go! Register Today: https://casatunr.wufoo.com/forms/northwest-pttc-take-your-break-with-us-series/    Series Facilitator Pam Tindall has dedicated more than twenty years to working in the field of substance use and misuse prevention, consulting in all 50 U.S. states and across urban, rural, frontier, Alaska Native, American Indian, and Pacific Island communities.   Cost is Free! More about this series... Take Your Break With Us - Virtual Series:  Challenges and Opportunities of the COVID-19 Work Environment   Overview Are you feeling a lack of connection and support with colleagues? Missing your break time with co-workers? Bring your morning coffee or tea to this series of 30-minute coffee breaks with colleagues. This is a time to connect and share challenges we’re experiencing and explore strategies for being well and productive while working in this new COVID-19 reality.   Dates May 4, 2020 - June 26, 2020 Mondays and Fridays   Times 8:00 am – 8:30 am Alaska 9:00 am – 9:30 am Pacific 10:00 am – 10:30 am Mountain    View All Events in this Series   Upcoming Topics in this Series Working From Home & Keeping Your Sanity! – Are you finding that working from home is greater than you ever dreamed and harder than you ever thought? During this virtual coffee break, we’ll share ideas on setting up a workspace at home and working from home – complete with a virtual tour of one home office!  Friday, May 29. How to Create Training People Love to Attend – and Learn! – Workshop participants prefer highly interactive training experiences. So do trainers and facilitators! During this virtual coffee break, we’ll address three main topics – smart training design; the difference between teaching and facilitating; and 8 ways to make your training more interactive. Part 1: Monday, June 1 Part 2: Friday, June 5  Bringing Your Work Online – Prevention practitioners know how to engage youth, collaborate with community members, and implement programs in schools and communities. Now we are learning how to take this work online. During this virtual coffee break, we'll share tips for moving prevention fundaments online. Part 1: Monday, June 8 Part 2: Friday, June 12 What’s Next: Transitioning Back to the Office Environment – So you have been working from home for a while and you finally get the call from your employer to come back to the workplace. How will you prepare yourself, your family, and your co-workers to make a healthy and smooth transition? During this virtual coffee break, we will share tips for safely returning to your workplace. Part 1: Monday, June 15 Part 2; Friday, June 19  The Post-COVID-19 Workplace – What Will Work Look Like? – Many of us made a forced transition to working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we have experienced a higher level of work-life integration – the good, the bad, and the ugly! As we think about transitioning back to the office, how might we want to work differently? What will we need in order to transition smoothly? How might the workplace be different? Share your thoughts, concerns, and innovative ideas for rethinking the post-COVID-19 workplace. Part 1: Monday, June 22 Part 2: Friday, June 26   Register Today! Virtual Series: Challenges and Opportunities of the COVID-19 Work Environment Registration Form Series Marketing Flyer   Cost is Free!   Questions?   Contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For all other questions, please contact Michelle Frye-Spray ([email protected]).

Risk and protective factors are at the heart of all we do as prevention professionals. In this webinar, we will explore risks and protective factors and the impact they have on youth in our community. We will explore the intersection of these factors in the Latinx community and how we might be able to build protective factors in our homes, classrooms, programs, and local communities. Participants will be able to: Define risk and protective factors. Identify at least three risk and three protective factors. Integrate at least three ways they can build protective factors in their homes, classrooms, and/or programs.

Program Description: There is an alarming rise in the number of American teens and adults who are trying vaping. It is reversing the hard-fought declines achieved in the use nicotine. Vaping may pose serious and avoidable effects on health and brain development and the potential for addiction in youth. This Project ECHO will bring expert faculty together with groups from across New England who are focusing their efforts on substance use prevention to share knowledge and strategies to further their efforts to reduce vaping and its associated harms through case-based learning. This Project ECHO® on reducing vaping is first of a series of ECHO Projects to be initiated by the NEPTTC. Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an evidence-based distance learning method developed by researchers at the University of New Mexico. The 9-month program begins in October 2019 with monthly sessions between October and May.   Learning Objectives: Speed the dissemination and adoption of prevention evidence-based protocols, guidelines and practices. Share prevention efforts that are occurring across the communities in New England. Build prevention capacity across communities/states. Promote the ability to collect and analyze data.  

Part 1 of a two-part webinar series This 90-minute webinar will provide Region 5 prevention providers with the information and skills to facilitate engaging online meetings and prevention services. We will explore challenges and tips associated with working in online platforms and how to best use them in prevention work.  Speaker Kris Gabrielsen has worked in the substance abuse prevention field since 1991. She was the Associate Director of the Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), co-authored the first Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training curriculum, and co-authored the textbook, Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice. Kris has coordinated grant writing teams to successfully receive numerous grants from federal and state agencies, as well as foundations. She works with state, regional, and community prevention programs across the nation to enhance their effectiveness. Register for part 2: Engaging Prevention in a Virtual Environment (Regional Session 2) May 28, 2020, 10:30 a.m. CST   

In this interactive workshop, we'll help you understand what these changes look like and work with you to develop communication and collaboration skills. You'll learn how to activate recovery in your family and communities and start changing the dynamics in your relationships. Session 1 (May 6): Creating safe spaces and living out your values Session 2 (May 13): Behaviors make sense: What's behind the why? Session 3 (May 20): Harnessing our superpowers: Responding with kindness Session 4 (May 27): Escaping the victim mindset   This series is hosted by the Great Lakes PTTC in collaboration with Thrive Family Support and Minnesota Recovery Connection.  There is a $15.00 charge for the 4-part series. Intended Audience: Family members and/or loved ones of individuals with substance use and misuse issues; Peer Recovery Support, SUD and/or MH Providers who work to engage family and loved ones in the recovery process.

Champion for Prevention Series Be a Champion for Prevention: Alcohol Policy in the Time of COVID-19 Wednesday, May 20, 2020 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Pacific Time    Description During our Pacific Southwest Listening Sessions for Prevention Practitioners on doing prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic, a concern that was frequently raised was about local and state alcohol policies and regulations shifting to accommodate businesses during COVID-19 restrictions without public health considerations. Some of the questions raised during these sessions included concerns about increased availability of alcohol in the COVID-19 environment. Others expressed concern about home delivery, alcohol take-out, and curbside pickup in their community. Many were concerned that these new practices will contribute to increased substance misuse and continue beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. To respond to these concerns, we are holding this important discussion session with two experts in this area. If you share these concerns, please join us to learn how YOU can be a champion for prevention!  Registration will be limited and you will be asked to submit your discussion topic/concerns in advance. Facilitators will moderate a dialogue with participants with the goal of identifying a cohort of participants who are willing to serve as champions who can mobilize their communities and disseminate information to their stakeholders and through their networks. Following the discussion event, the Pacific Southwest PTTC will convene ongoing Community of Practice (COP) calls with champions identified to continue the dialogue.   Facilitators  Cassandra Greisen, Director, Public Policy, National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) David Jernigan, PhD, Professor, Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University, School of Public Health   Details Wednesday, May 20, 2020             03:00 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.  Arizona 03:00 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.  Pacific 12:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m.  Hawaii 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  American Samoa Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.  Republic of the Marshall Islands 09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  Pohnpei and Kosrae 08:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.  Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap 07:00 a.m. - 08:30 a.m.  Republic of Palau Don't see your timezone? Check Here...   Cost:  Free!    Register here: https://casatunr.wufoo.com/forms/alcohol-policy-in-the-time-of-covid19/  Registration is limited to 60 individuals to foster an interactive dialogue.   Questions? Contact Janet Porter: [email protected]. 

Facilitated by: Scott M. Gagnon, MPP, PS-C, New England PTTC Director This session is an inaugural peer-sharing call to provide an opportunity for prevention organizations and coalitions across the New England states, to come together to share some of their successes and challenges implementing marijuana prevention amidst rapidly evolving and changing laws and policies.  While state laws and policies around marijuana vary from state to state, there are many common challenges facing all of our communities as we craft prevention strategies to address some of the risk factors and public health risks posed by emerging commercial marijuana operations.  By sharing with each other what's working, we can strengthen the prevention approach across the region.   Additionally, in this first marijuana prevention peer-sharing call, we will also discuss particular challenges in implementing marijuana prevention strategies posed by COVID-19 and social distancing.     Objectives for the peer-sharing call: Opportunity for prevention organizations to share their marijuana prevention strategies Discuss additional challenges or barriers posed by COVID-19 and social distancing Identify topics for didactics for future peer-sharing calls  

Date: May 20, 2020 Format: Webinar Contact Hours: 1 NAADAC Time: 1 PM—2 PM ET Cost: FREE Event Flyer: Click here   COURSE DESCRIPTION Everyone deserves an equal opportunity to make choices that lead to optimal health.  The places where people are born, live, learn, work, play, and age are known as the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).  These conditions are primarily responsible for health inequities and shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national, and local levels. This two-part webinar series developed by the Central East Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) will increase the capacity of the prevention workforce to create innovative partnerships and collaborations through addressing the social determinants of health for improved population-level health. Participants will understand the social determinants of health (SDOH) and its connection to behavioral health, prevention, and wellness efforts. Part II Webinar Goal:  Participants will understand the significance of creating innovative partnerships to explore strategies for more collaborative approaches to address the social determinants of health within their current prevention efforts  LEARNING OBJECTIVES Review the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and discuss how SDOH impact overall community health, wellness and prevention efforts Understand the rationale and importance of addressing the Social Determinants of Health from a prevention perspective  Discuss the need for cross-sector collaboration (public health professionals can’t do it alone) Describe and discuss a broad range of culturally appropriate engagement strategies for new and/or existing partners (utilizing cultural humility) PRESENTER Dawn Thomas is currently a Prevention Systems Manager with the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services (OhioMHAS). She is highly experienced in event planning, program development, coordination and implementation as well as fostering and promoting close working relationships between state, county and local social service systems/agencies.She has more than 25 years of public service that has focused on prevention, training, mental health and other social services programming for adults as well as students. Dr. Thomas is an Ohio Certified Prevention Consultant, with a Ph.D. in Health Education from the University of Cincinnati.Additionally Thomas she has served as a Consultant and presented numerous trainings and workshops at a wide array of venues and conferences that include but are not limited to: SAMHSA, The National Prevention Network Conference, and the Ohio Society for Public health Education.  

Historical Trauma: Definition, Impact, and Hope for Healing Beth Boyd, PhD  Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Their Impacts on the Health and Wellbeing of Native American & Alaska Native People Dr. Wendee Gardner, DPT, MPH and Dr. Danica Love Brown, PhD

Build your Motivational Interviewing (MI) skills through the free Motivational Interviewing Learning Collaborative! Third Wednesday each month, beginning February 19, 2020.  10:00-10:45am CST The Great Lakes MHTTC and PTTC will host a series of interactive calls via Zoom for people who want to enhance their MI skills. This learning opportunity provides practitioners 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. Attend all sessions or select from the menu (see list of dates and topics below). Calls last for 45 minutes You only need to register one time for the Zoom link to the calls  ​​​ Trainer: Laura Saunders State Project Manager, Wisconsin Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC 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. Topics by Date February 19 Your MI Spirit Is Showing March 18  Let Your Partner (Client, Consumer, Customer, Patient) Know You're Working Hard to Understand April 15 WHY Not Ask WHY And Other Things to Think About With Open Questions May 20 Taming Your Inner Cheerleader: Be Proud Of You and How Well You Can Use Affirmations June 17 Gold Star Things to Say (Genuinely!)  July 15 What To Do When the Client Says Something About Changing Their Behavior August 19 What to Do When The Client Seems Stuck About Changing Their Behavior September 16  Pay Attention to Discord October 21 Guess What Happens When You Ask for Change Talk? November 18:   TBD December 16:   TBD 

This webinar is at capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please select "Register" and complete the information to be added to the waitlist. If there is a cancellation you will be notified via email.    There’s fear and anxiety in the media and in our communities because we don’t know what to expect from the Corona Virus. Calming anxiety and staying connected are resilient ways to support immune health and well-being. This training will provide calm, connected and mindful strategies to stay regulated during stressful times. We’ll focus on ways to strengthen our connection with ourselves, one another and nature. The value of connectedness is supported by research and we’ll learn about the the 80-year Harvard study and how connection is being used to help reverse chronic disease. For inspiration, we’ll end with Power 9 principles from the Blue Zones and the gift of connecting with nature.   After the session, participants will be able to: 1. Summarize the importance of connection which is an important aspect of resilience 2. Describe negativity bias and a strategy for countering it 3. Identify 3 strategies for staying calm and connected

Please join us for part four, Implementation of the seven-part series covering the steps of the Strategic Prevention Framework. Learn more and register for the entire series here: https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/south-southwest-pttc/event/webinar-series-pfs-academy-2020-making-steps-strategic   Learning Objectives for Part 4: Implementation: Describe why high-quality implementation is important Explain how to balance fidelity and adaptation   Prevention contact hours available to those who register and complete this webinar. Korene Alaimo has more than 15 years of experience providing substance misuse prevention training and technical assistance at the local, state, and national levels. She develops and delivers T/TA that builds grantee capacity to assess needs, create data-driven plans, implement evidence-based interventions, and evaluate initiatives. She has also facilitated peer-networking opportunities, which enabled collaboration among diverse agencies to increase their impact on substance abuse prevention. Her work includes developing training, providing consultation and technical assistance services, writing original materials including case studies related to effective prevention practices, conducting literature searches, and reviewing and summarizing research literature on best practices. Korene received her MPH from Boston University.        

Communities collect data to detect patterns of substance misuse, understand the various factors that drive these problems, and select prevention priorities. Yet assessing the impact of emerging problems for which limited data is available, such as increasing rates of youth vaping, or existing problems that are presenting in new ways, such alcohol access in the time of COVID-19, can be challenging. This online learning series, comprising a webinar and peer sharing call, is designed to help practitioners address these challenges. During the webinar, we will explore tools and strategies for identifying and collecting community-level data, as well as ways communities can use data to inform prevention planning efforts and educate stakeholders about new prevention priorities. In particular, we will on the benefits of using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to reveal local “hot spots” and boost stakeholder engagement and buy-in. This online learning series builds on the webinar series Conducting Community Needs Assessments to Guide Prevention Efforts (February, 2019). To access recordings from this earlier series, click on the links below: • Part 1, February 19, 2019 • Part 2, February 26, 2019 We look forward to your participation!

Today's Topic Create Awesome Webinars! – Part 1 Monday, May 18, 2020 9:00 am - 9:30 am Pacific Time Awesome webinars? Yes! Awful webinars? Unfortunately, yes. During this virtual coffee break, we’ll explore ways to design and facilitate webinars toward the awesome end of the spectrum. Ready. Set. Go! (Part 2: Friday, May 22, 2020, 9:00 am - 9:30 am) Register Today: https://casatunr.wufoo.com/forms/northwest-pttc-take-your-break-with-us-series/    Series Facilitator Pam Tindall has dedicated more than twenty years to working in the field of substance use and misuse prevention, consulting in all 50 U.S. states and across urban, rural, frontier, Alaska Native, American Indian, and Pacific Island communities.   Cost is Free! More about this series... Take Your Break With Us - Virtual Series:  Challenges and Opportunities of the COVID-19 Work Environment   Overview Are you feeling a lack of connection and support with colleagues? Missing your break time with co-workers? Bring your morning coffee or tea to this series of 30-minute coffee breaks with colleagues. This is a time to connect and share challenges we’re experiencing and explore strategies for being well and productive while working in this new COVID-19 reality.   Dates May 4, 2020 - June 26, 2020 Mondays and Fridays   Times 8:00 am – 8:30 am Alaska 9:00 am – 9:30 am Pacific 10:00 am – 10:30 am Mountain    View All Events in this Series   Upcoming Topics in this Series Create Awesome Webinars! – Awesome webinars? Yes! Awful webinars? Unfortunately, yes. During this virtual coffee break, we’ll explore ways to design and facilitate webinars toward the awesome end of the spectrum. Ready. Set. Go! Part 1: Monday, May 18 Part 2: Friday, May 22 Working From Home & Keeping Your Sanity! – Are you finding that working from home is greater than you ever dreamed and harder than you ever thought? During this virtual coffee break, we’ll share ideas on setting up a workspace at home and working from home – complete with a virtual tour of one home office!  Friday, May 29. How to Create Training People Love to Attend – and Learn! – Workshop participants prefer highly interactive training experiences. So do trainers and facilitators! During this virtual coffee break, we’ll address three main topics – smart training design; the difference between teaching and facilitating; and 8 ways to make your training more interactive. Part 1: Monday, June 1 Part 2: Friday, June 5  Bringing Your Work Online – Prevention practitioners know how to engage youth, collaborate with community members, and implement programs in schools and communities. Now we are learning how to take this work online. During this virtual coffee break, we'll share tips for moving prevention fundaments online. Part 1: Monday, June 8 Part 2: Friday, June 12 What’s Next: Transitioning Back to the Office Environment – So you have been working from home for a while and you finally get the call from your employer to come back to the workplace. How will you prepare yourself, your family, and your co-workers to make a healthy and smooth transition? During this virtual coffee break, we will share tips for safely returning to your workplace. Part 1: Monday, June 15 Part 2; Friday, June 19  The Post-COVID-19 Workplace – What Will Work Look Like? – Many of us made a forced transition to working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we have experienced a higher level of work-life integration – the good, the bad, and the ugly! As we think about transitioning back to the office, how might we want to work differently? What will we need in order to transition smoothly? How might the workplace be different? Share your thoughts, concerns, and innovative ideas for rethinking the post-COVID-19 workplace. Part 1: Monday, June 22 Part 2: Friday, June 26   Register Today! Virtual Series: Challenges and Opportunities of the COVID-19 Work Environment Registration Form Series Marketing Flyer   Cost is Free!   Questions?   Contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For all other questions, please contact Michelle Frye-Spray ([email protected]).

Native American Summit on Spirituality: Cultural Inclusion into Mental Health Assessments for Native Americans Please note: This is a series of virtual meetings that have been announced in place of our original face-to-face event, which will be rescheduled. Click the registration button above to register for our fifth virtual session on May 15 from 2-4pm EDT, 1-3pm CDT, 12-2pm MDT, 11am-1pm PDT, 10am-12pm ADT.  The American Indian and Alaska Native ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC have invited spiritual leaders from American Indian and Alaska Native communities to come together to discuss the importance of spirituality in the treatment of behavioral health and mental health disorders. Spirituality is often left out of counseling and therapeutic relationships, but is an essential part of healing and change for many clients.  Behavioral health, mental health, and addiction treatment professionals, spiritual leaders, social workers, and other health service professionals are welcome to attend this important discussion on methods for integrating spirituality into their work with clients.

The National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC will be holding virtual sessions to support our Native communities in these challenging times. These weekly meetings will cover major concerns that have been expressed, and will continue to share resources, and encourage the peer support that has been happening among those who participated. We hope these meetings will be supportive and helpful, and that we can help connect you with the resources you need. Also feel free to reach out to Cindy Sagoe in advance to let her know if there are any topics you specifically want us to be prepared to address. We hope each and every one of you are staying safe and we look forward to connecting with you soon!  - Your National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC team in collaboration with SAMHSA’s Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center

Today's Topic Facilitate Virtual Meetings Like a Pro! – Part 2 Friday, May 15, 2020 9:00 am - 9:30 am Pacific Time Virtual meetings have huge potential to energize an organization’s mission. Really! This virtual coffee hour will explore unique opportunities virtual meetings offer and best practices that will help you achieve dynamic and creative results from your virtual meetings.  Register Today: https://casatunr.wufoo.com/forms/northwest-pttc-take-your-break-with-us-series/    Series Facilitator Pam Tindall has dedicated more than twenty years to working in the field of substance use and misuse prevention, consulting in all 50 U.S. states and across urban, rural, frontier, Alaska Native, American Indian, and Pacific Island communities.   Cost is Free! More about this series... Take Your Break With Us - Virtual Series:  Challenges and Opportunities of the COVID-19 Work Environment   Overview Are you feeling a lack of connection and support with colleagues? Missing your break time with co-workers? Bring your morning coffee or tea to this series of 30-minute coffee breaks with colleagues. This is a time to connect and share challenges we’re experiencing and explore strategies for being well and productive while working in this new COVID-19 reality.   Dates May 4, 2020 - June 26, 2020 Mondays and Fridays   Times 8:00 am – 8:30 am Alaska 9:00 am – 9:30 am Pacific 10:00 am – 10:30 am Mountain    View All Events in this Series   Upcoming Topics in this Series Create Awesome Webinars! – Awesome webinars? Yes! Awful webinars? Unfortunately, yes. During this virtual coffee break, we’ll explore ways to design and facilitate webinars toward the awesome end of the spectrum. Ready. Set. Go! Part 1: Monday, May 18 Part 2: Friday, May 22 Working From Home & Keeping Your Sanity! – Are you finding that working from home is greater than you ever dreamed and harder than you ever thought? During this virtual coffee break, we’ll share ideas on setting up a workspace at home and working from home – complete with a virtual tour of one home office!  Friday, May 29. How to Create Training People Love to Attend – and Learn! – Workshop participants prefer highly interactive training experiences. So do trainers and facilitators! During this virtual coffee break, we’ll address three main topics – smart training design; the difference between teaching and facilitating; and 8 ways to make your training more interactive. Part 1: Monday, June 1 Part 2: Friday, June 5  Bringing Your Work Online – Prevention practitioners know how to engage youth, collaborate with community members, and implement programs in schools and communities. Now we are learning how to take this work online. During this virtual coffee break, we'll share tips for moving prevention fundaments online. Part 1: Monday, June 8 Part 2: Friday, June 12 What’s Next: Transitioning Back to the Office Environment – So you have been working from home for a while and you finally get the call from your employer to come back to the workplace. How will you prepare yourself, your family, and your co-workers to make a healthy and smooth transition? During this virtual coffee break, we will share tips for safely returning to your workplace. Part 1: Monday, June 15 Part 2; Friday, June 19  The Post-COVID-19 Workplace – What Will Work Look Like? – Many of us made a forced transition to working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we have experienced a higher level of work-life integration – the good, the bad, and the ugly! As we think about transitioning back to the office, how might we want to work differently? What will we need in order to transition smoothly? How might the workplace be different? Share your thoughts, concerns, and innovative ideas for rethinking the post-COVID-19 workplace. Part 1: Monday, June 22 Part 2: Friday, June 26   Register Today! Virtual Series: Challenges and Opportunities of the COVID-19 Work Environment Registration Form Series Marketing Flyer   Cost is Free!   Questions?   Contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For all other questions, please contact Michelle Frye-Spray ([email protected]).

Please note: this is a two-part webinar taking place on the following days & times and require separate registration for each day: Thursday, May 14th, 2020  1:00PM - 2:30PM (Eastern Time) Friday, May 15th, 2020  1:00PM - 2:30PM (Eastern Time)   Course Description: On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. Intimate partner violence, (IPV) is an increasing threat of the COVID19 pandemic’s ‘shelter in place’ orders. In some states, IPV reporting are 35% higher than usual speaking to a variety of isolation related issues and risks. Providers will benefit from understanding the dynamics of IPV and how to support victimized LGBTQ and persons of color inclusive of safety planning and self-care options. This interactive two-part webinar (90 minutes each), is designed to inform on how to recognize IPV behavior and cycles of abuse, confinement related stress, and how historical trauma may influence victimization responses in minority groups. Content will focus on impact of IPV within African American, Hispanic and Latinx, and LGBTQA communities using culturally sensitive and trauma informed strategies especially important during the current pandemic. Trainer: Diana Padilla Cost: Free Credits: This training meets the requirements for three renewal hours (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and three initial hours (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS). The NJ Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services offers reciprocity for CADC, LCADC, and LPC. Participants must register for each part separately and must attend both sessions in their entirety in order to receive a Certificate of Completion.   Registration: Click on the dates below to register: Part One: Thursday, May 14th Part Two: Friday, May 15th   Questions or having trouble registering? Please contact [email protected]