The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network promotes the adoption and implementation of evidence- based, recovery-oriented, culturally appropriate practices for people who have, or who are at risk of developing, substance use disorders across the globe. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Network includes 10 Regional Centers, 2 National Focus Area Centers, and a Network Office serving the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the Mariana Islands. Additionally, the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief supports international HIV ATTCs in Ukraine and Central Asia, South Africa, Southeast Asia, and Vietnam.
Please visit ATTC’s website for more information on their events and activities: http://attcnetwork.org/home/
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Eastern Time
This skill-focused Learning Community conversation defines and demonstrates a way of engaging that considers the worker-task of providing information and/or feedback to people receiving services. This method of collaborative conversation can prevent disconnection, pushback and increase engagement.
Trainer: Paul Warren, LMSW
1PM - 2:30PM Eastern Time
This is a beginner friendly, data focused training that covers LGBTQ+ identity, outcomes, and increasing patient engagement in services. The training will give participants a broad understanding of LGBTQ+ culture, demographic terms, the data on population experiences, and tools that can be used in patient care and within an organization as a whole.
Time: 3PM US Mountain Time
TIME: 12PM - 1PM Eastern Time
This event will explore the the neuroscience of addiction, the impact of policy and historical treatment approaches, and an exploration of the dynamics of stigma and discrimination as primary barriers to addiction care.
In this webinar, Natania Crane, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the UIC Recovery Clinic, will provide current information on research and treatment related to cannabis use and mental health, including recent changes in cannabis use, how the endocannabinoid system may regulate mental health symptoms, and what we currently know about cannabis use and mental health.
This event will highlight principles for effective and integrative treatment of patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, using a strengths-based recovery approach. The intended audience is interdisciplinary mental health care practitioners.
LGBTQIA people are much more than their sexual orientation and gender identity. This interactive webinar combines the perspectives and practices of both Cultural Humility and Motivational Interviewing, inviting participants to consider how these approaches, used in tandem, can enhance engagement and retention of LGBTQIA people.
Time: 1PM - 3PM Eastern Time
Trainer: Paul Warren, LMSW
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