Past Events

  Emerging Topics In Prevention Science Media Series Date & Time: July 31, 2019 Alaska: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Mountain: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM   Audience: Community and state-level prevention practitioners, allied health partners and community members, working to prevent substance misuse.   Description: Substance misuse prevention efforts are often under-funded and under-resourced. Prevention practitioners are often forced to stretch limited resources and implement programs with extremely tight budgets. Additionally, prevention practitioners may find themselves continually advocating for prevention in order to maintain existing funding and/or avert additional budget cuts. This webinar will discuss the current federal funding trends and funding landscape related to substance misuse prevention. Participants will be able to identify potential partners and champions to engage in their local community who have the power to influence the allocation of resources supporting prevention programs. The webinar will discuss the five key steps in strategic finance planning and will highlight specific tools to support finance planning in their sites.  

The Intersection of Substance Use and Suicide: Understanding the Connection Part 1 Part 1 of a two-part series presented in collaboration with the Great Lakes PTTC and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. This webinar is part one of a two-part series presented in collaboration with the Great Lakes PTTC and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.  Part 1 will present the complicated relationship between substance use disorders and suicidal thinking and behaviors. Presenters will explore the implications of this information for prevention and early intervention, including opportunities for collaboration.  Dr. Kristen Quinlan is lead epidemiologist for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), where she provides recommendations on using suicide-related data for planning, quality improvement, and/or impact   purposes.  Dr. Quinlan is also the Director of the Outreach Core for the Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention (ICRC-S), where she is responsible for translating the latest suicide prevention research  into practice. Dr. Quinlan also coordinates and evaluates outreach efforts for the TRANSFORM project for child maltreatment prevention.   Nicole Tirone, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in Massachusetts who works as a Senior Project Associate for Health and Behavioral Health Initiatives at the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at EDC. Her role includes providing consultation to behavioral health organizations, states, emergency   departments, and primary care providers that are implementing safer suicide care protocols such as the   Zero Suicide framework as well as developing resources for staff and external audiences related to the intersection of substance misuse and suicide. Additionally, she has worked on a suicide risk assessment curriculum to train clinicians who work in substance use disorder treatment settings, virtual trainings on suicide risk assessment and motivating individuals to engage with treatment, and led virtual events and presentations on the overlaps between opioid misuse and suicide risk.  

Free two-day workshop with follow-up coaching calls! This interactive two-day workshop is for any helping professional who works directly with people who may be reluctant to change their attitudes, behaviors and/or thoughts. Presenter Laura Saunders, MSSW, is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and has led MI trainings in a variety of settings since 2001. Join us for a learning and sharing experience! When: Thursday, July 25 and Friday, July 26, 2019 8:30am-4:30pm (Hour-long lunch is on your own each day.) Free coaching calls via Zoom for implemention questions and addressing barriers:Tuesdays, Sept.10, Sept.17, & Oct. 1 12:00-1:00pm CDT

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Participants will learn what SBIRT stands for and what each component means as well as understand why SBIRT is relevant and important for use with adolescents and young adults. Additionally, participants will learn how alcohol use is measured—what constitutes one drink. Furthermore, they will understand the prevalence of substance-use among adolescents and how using SBIRT can prevent longer-term problems.

Participants will learn what SBIRT stands for and what each component means as well as understand why SBIRT is relevant and important for use with adolescents and young adults. Additionally, participants will learn how alcohol use is measured—what constitutes one drink. Furthermore, they will understand the prevalence of substance-use among adolescents and how using SBIRT can prevent longer-term problems.

CGTI is a youth leadership and adult volunteer conference that trains youth and adults in leadership skills to implement  alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs prevention initiatives within their school, community, and local government. This is a closed event. However, you can learn more about our upcoming training and technical events on the under Great Lakes PTTC webpage - Upcoming Events. If no upcoming events are taking place near you, please contact your nearest state project manager to inquire about future training opportunities in your region.  Include location and host organization.  

Summary: Learn to embrace data and all the information it can provide in this two-part webinar series. Prevention experts Kyle Barrington and Erin Ficker will show you how to use data-driven decision making to advance prevention outcomes and programs. Find out how organizations collect and use data in assessment, implementation, and evaluation of prevention programs. You'll see how you can use various types and sources of data in your everyday prevention work to ensure positive prevention outcomes. Take away strategies to overcome common barriers to collecting and using data. Presenter Bio Kyle Barrington, PhD, has over 30 years’ experience in the field of substance abuse prevention and treatment. His experiences include being a substance abuse counselor, director of a dual-diagnosis hospital unit for adults and youth, director of an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth, and evaluator for local and statewide organizations. Dr. Barrington has extensive experience evaluating the impact of alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs and practices. He has five published, peer-reviewed, articles, has been quoted in several scholarly articles, and has conducted over 200 program evaluations. Erin Ficker serves as a Prevention Manager for the Great Lakes PTTC and has extensive experience working with community-based prevention providers. She also has experience in quality and process improvement coaching and training.

This training is open to participants from the state of Oklahoma. Interested participants from the state of Oklahoma should contact Kodi Pollard at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODHMSAS) at [email protected] Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds an understanding of their impact and overviews appropriate supports. This 89-hour course uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect people to the appropriate professional, peer, social and self-help care. The program also teaches common risk factors and warning signs of specific illnesses like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders and schizophrenia. National Trainers will guide Mental Health First Aid candidates through three-days of training with an emphasis on coaching and preparing candidates to be ambassadors for Mental Health First Aid. Courses typically run 8:30-4:30 each day, with dedicated time on days three and four for independent preparation for presentations delivered on day five. On the fifth day of the training, each instructor candidate will present and teach an assigned portion of the eight-hour course to the group. The National Trainers will conduct an individual evaluation of each candidate, and each candidate will provide a peer review for their colleagues.

This session will provide an overview and brief opportunity for UW-Madison Physician Assistant faculty to experience Motivational Interviewing.  Motivational Interviewing will be integrated into their curriculum in 2020 and this session will attempt to provide a greater appreciation for the Motivational Interviewing style of communication. This is a closed session.  However, you can learn more about our upcoming training and technical events on the Great Lakes PTTC website under Upcoming Events. If no upcoming events are taking place near you, please contact your nearest state project manager to inquire about future training opportunities in your region.  Include location and host organization.

Free! NIATx Change Leader Academy Sponsored by Great Lakes PTTC and Prevention Insights Earn 4. 5 NAADAC CEUs!  Register About the NIATx Change Leader Academy The NIATx Change Leader Academy is an interactive one-day face-to-face workshop on the NIATx model of process improvement, a team-based approach to change management that's been field-tested in human services organizations across the country. After the one-day workshop, you'll have access to three months of support from an expert NIATx coach!  Questions? Contact Julia Parnell Alexander, Great Lakes PTTC Co-Director, at [email protected] Follow-up calls will be Thursday August 15, Thursday September 19 and Thursday October 17 all at 9:00 AM CST.  Call in information will be provided closer to the date. Download the event flyer

Join us for this free webinar introducing SAMHSA’s Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network, and the launch of the Southeast PTTC housed at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC.   The Southeast PTTC provides training and technical assistance to the Department of Health and Human Services Region 4 (Southeast Region) of the U.S. (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN). In addition to learning about the mission of the Southeast PTTC, you will be able to share what resources and training you need to best help you continue the work you are already doing.  Our goal is to enhance the capacity of the prevention workforce to effectively plan, implement and evaluate strategies to reduce substance misuse and its consequences.  We want to work collaboratively with YOU to accomplish these goals. Bring your questions, your experiences, and your needs, and let's work together!      

Summary: Learn to embrace data and all the information it can provide in this two-part webinar series. Prevention experts Kyle Barrington and Erin Ficker will show you how to use data-driven decision making to advance prevention outcomes and programs. Find out how organizations collect and use data in assessment, implementation, and evaluation of prevention programs. You'll see how you can use various types and sources of data in your everyday prevention work to ensure positive prevention outcomes. Take away strategies to overcome common barriers to collecting and using data. Presenter Bio Kyle Barrington, PhD, has over 30 years’ experience in the field of substance abuse prevention and treatment. His experiences include being a substance abuse counselor, director of a dual-diagnosis hospital unit for adults and youth, director of an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth, and evaluator for local and statewide organizations. Dr. Barrington has extensive experience evaluating the impact of alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs and practices. He has five published, peer-reviewed, articles, has been quoted in several scholarly articles, and has conducted over 200 program evaluations. Erin Ficker serves as a Prevention Manager for the Great Lakes PTTC and has extensive experience working with community-based prevention providers. She also has experience in quality and process improvement coaching and training.

The New England PTTC and New England ATTC present Addressing Substance Use in Rural Areas More than 1 in 5 Americans live within a rural area ... where economic, religious, historical, and geographic factors combine to create a unique culture that influences mental health outcomes, physical health conditions, and health behaviors. During this half-day workshop the following topics will be addressed: Rural Definition and Statistics Rural Culture-Rurality Rural Issues/Barriers Related to Health Substance Use and Opioid Use Substance Use and Opioid Use in Rural Areas Four Factors Explaining Opioid Use Rates in Rural Areas Training Workforce in Rurality

Matt Ignacio, MSSW, Tohono O’odham   Check your time zone:

Creating a Recovery-Oriented System of Care Course Description: Research has outlined the benefits of a Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care model as an effective model in supporting individuals to overcome substance use problems and disorders. Based on the understanding that recovery has many pathways and is an individualized process, Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care provide an empowering environment made of program and service specific elements to support and sustain recovery processes. This interactive course provides an overview of the framework and foundational components for a Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care environment. Discussions will also include tools for organizational self-assessment, essential provider perspectives and skills, and tips to developing an implementation plan to align current infrastructure toward a recovery-enabling model. Have questions or having trouble registering? Please contact Tri Chaple at [email protected] This training meets the requirements for six renewal hours (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and six initial hours (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS). The NJ Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services offers reciprocity for CADC, LCADC, and LPC.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 1 to 2:30 pm ET & Monday, June 24, 2019, 1 to 2:30 pm ET SAMHSA’s five-step Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) offers practitioners comprehensive guidance for addressing the substance misuse and related behavioral health problems facing their communities. This two-part webinar series introduces Steps 4 and 5 of the model: Implementation and Evaluation. · Part 1 will describe high-quality implementation and why it is important, review criteria for selecting prevention interventions, and explore the three central features of effective implementation. · Part 2 will prepare participants to explain the purpose and types of evaluation, develop an outcome-based logic model to guide prevention efforts, and cover key aspects on considering when to report evaluation results to community stakeholders. These webinars will build on the foundation established during our May webinar series - Building Community Capacity to Implement Prevention Efforts (Part 1) and Developing a Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Guide Prevention Efforts (Part 2). Participants will have a chance to discuss challenges they may be experiencing while implementing these two steps of the SPF, pose questions and provide feedback to one another on strategies for overcoming these challenges Questions? Contact Project Coordinator Clare Neary at [email protected] Wish to Register? Email us at [email protected]

Enhanced Prevention Learning Series: Ethics in Prevention
 Presenter: Pam Tindall, C.P.P. Event Dates: June 18-27, 2019 Tuesdays and Thursdays Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT This Enhanced Prevention Learning Series 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. Through a unique, interactive structure, this learning series offers participants; online consultation, skill-based learning, and application opportunities through group and individual activities, readings, and discussion on topics essential to the application of an ethical; decision-making process. Registration link: https://www.pttclearning.org/courses/enhanced-prevention-learning-series-epls-prevention-ethics/  

Wisconsin Statewide Substance Use Prevention Conference In this interactive session, we'll discuss what SBIRT is and how it fits within the scope of prevention. After participating in this session, you'll appreciate the SBIRT process and what you can do to promote this practice as an evidence-based prevention strategy.  Objectives: 1.  Coalitions will be able to identify and connect with health centers in their communities.   2.  Learn about the work that health centers are doing.   3.  Identify how to either use them as a resource or how to team up their efforts together to improve their prevention initiatives and better reach disparate populations Presenter: Laura Saunders, MSW, Great Lakes PTTC  

This year marks the launch of SAMHSA’s brand new training and technical assistance model for the nation’s prevention workforce, the Prevention Technology Transfer Center. This new model sees the launch of 10 regional PTTCs across the country, ready to support the workforce in translating prevention research into practice. This will be done through a full variety of training and technical assistance programs designed for all levels of experience.  In this 20 minute lunch & learn, you will be introduced to the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center, housed and administered by AdCare Educational Institute of Maine, Inc. You will meet the New England PTTC staff, get an overview of the PTTC model, and learn the goals, objectives, and planned services of the program. At the conclusion of the presentation, the meeting will be opened up to participants for some guided discussion and feedback around the training and prevention workforce development needs in the New England region. This will be an opportunity to provide us with your perspectives and experience to help shape the trainings and technical assistance programs offered in the New England states.  There are two, 20-minute sessions available during the lunch time hour.  Times are 12:05 PM and 12: 35 PM.

  50TH NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF ADDICTION AND PREVENTION STUDIES    The New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies, commonly called Summer School, is a four-day intensive experience to further knowledge, skills, and experience in the field of substance use disorder services. The school is appropriate for all who recognize the impact of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs on individuals, families, and communities. Each year, participants from many disciplines come together to form a unique, diverse learning community. In today’s workplace, where training time is greatly limited, the valuable experience of attending the intensive Summer School, developing skills and gaining knowledge, while accessing a strong professional network from across New England, can be transformative.   Overview Individuals may select topic specific tracks where similar topic courses have been grouped together or, if a participant would like to tailor their experiences even more, they may select specific courses from different focus areas. These focus areas have been designed to meet the needs of various audiences. Programming is intended for many different partners in substance use disorder prevention, treatment, intervention and recovery. Whether you are a new addiction counselor, a juvenile probation officer, a recovery coach, a prevention specialist, an experienced licensed clinician, or in another discipline, you will find unique offerings within this year’s program. Nearly 100 courses are offered.   New England PTTC Sponsored trainings include: The Evolution of Marijuana Policies and the Implications for Prevention and Workforce Development Presentation Development and Design Prevention on the Brain: Developing Brain-Friendly Prevention Messages for Youth Substance Use Prevention Skills Training Click here to view the full course catalog.   Offering a variety of courses on best practices in the field of substance use services across the continuum of care, the school’s nationally and regionally recognized faculty includes instructors who are respected for their accomplishments in the behavioral health field, and their training expertise.   Sponsors For 50 years, the Summer School program has been a collaborative effort with partners at the New England State Substance Use Disorder Agencies and regional and state training entities.  The Summer School is coordinated by AdCare Educational Institute of New England.  The New England PTTC and the New England ATTC are proud co-sponsors of this year's Summer School.