Events
Supporting Youth and Families in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders – Day Two
Facilitated by Jordana Willers, Ed.M Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11 2020 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Live Webinar This webinar focuses on ways to engage and support family members who have a loved one with Substance Use Disorder. Day 1 will focus on ways to help support parents, caregivers and other family members who […]
Motivational Interviewing: Conversation and Compassionate Listening and its Impact During COVID-19
This is a conversation in Motivational Interviewing,(MI), to illustrate the power of one person in the lives of the people we serve. During this healthcare crisis, providers are transmitting all the goodness conveyed to them in their lives by influential people and experiences. The evidence of one harsh comment can undo a person's sense of […]
Youth Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
Youth Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders Facilitated by Jordana Willers, Ed.M Thursday, June 18, 2020 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Live Webinar This training examines the relationship between mental health disorders, trauma history, and substance use disorders in youth and young adults. We will examine the data, trends, and complexities of these related developmental disorders and […]
Leading Manchester to Recovery: Extending Our Reach Series – KICKOFF and Community/Neighborhood Health and Well-Being in Manchester
This ten (10) session series will kick-off June 23rd and run until July 28Th,. offering one contact hour per session. The series will be hosted via webinar with topics that include: Maintaining health and well-being in our local community How digital technology can be used when treating substance abuse disorders Better understanding medicated clients and […]
Webinar: Digital Health Services to Address Addiction in Families and Patients: Allies in Recovery and the 5-Actions Program
This webinar, presented by Dominique Simon-Levine, PhD, MPH and John Fitzgerald, PhD, LPC, CAS, will introduce two digital health tools to address addiction in families and patients, both free during the COVID-19 pandemic. An overview of the evidence-base for the programs, how they work, benefits and risks, and ways they can be incorporated into present […]
Changing The Culture Surrounding Mental Illness: It’s Way Past Time
Speaker: John T. Broderick Jr. Senior Director of External Affairs Dartmouth-Hitchcock(Former Chief Justice, NH Supreme Court) Register Here
Science Series: Responding to the Opioid Epidemic’s “Ripple Effect” through Integrated Family Care: The Policy and Payment Landscape
Topic In November of 2019, the United Hospital Fund (UHF), an independent nonprofit health care policy organization based in New York, released first-of-its-kind national and state estimates of the toll of the U.S. opioid epidemic on children. In this talk, Suzanne Brundage, director of Children's Health at UHF and principle investigator will: describe the estimate […]
The Impact Of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Child, Adolescent, And Adult Mental Health/Addiction
Speaker: Franc Hudspeth, PhD, NCC, LPC-S, ACS, RPT-s, Rph Register Here
Leading Manchester to Recovery: Extending Our Reach Series –Safe Station Program
Speaker: Christopher Stawasz Regional Director American Medical Response Register Here
Technology-Based Interventions: Navigating New Models to Enhance and Expand Service Delivery
This webinar will review the use of technology-based interventions related to treating individuals with substance use disorders and providing recovery support services focused on asynchronous tools, such as social media, blogs, podcasts, online support groups, videos, and text messaging. Finally, recommendations for clinicians and peer recovery coaches for developing their own tools will be highlighted. […]
Counseling Emerging Adults With Substance Use Disorders
Description Substance use developmentally peaks during emerging adulthood (ages 18-25). Many emerging adults who develop problematic substance use during this developmental period have been exposed to environmental, individual, and interpersonal stressors throughout their life that place them at risk for ongoing difficulties with substance use as they transition to adulthood. This transition into substance use […]
The Lived Experience Of Postpartum Women Attending Outpatient Substance-Abuse Treatment for Opioid or Heroin Addiction
Speaker: Donna Proulx, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Nursing Programs, Rivier University Register Here
Identifying and Modeling Higher Order Lags in Intensive Longitudinal Data
Presenter: Dr. Nicholas C. Jacobson is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology […]
Statistical Concerns for the Analysis of Data Collected by Wearable Digital Health Technology in Clinical Trials
With recent developments in wearable biosensors and portable electronics (collectively referred to as digital health technology – DHT), many clinical trials propose measuring endpoints using a DHT. DHTs record data […]
Leading Manchester to Recovery: Extending Our Reach Series – Let’s Talk about Suicide
Speakers: Jake Cavanaugh: Founder & Executive Director, The NAN Project Donna Kausek, LMHC, Clinical Director, The NAN Project Register Here
Implications for COVID-19 and Complex PTSD for Opioid Use Disorder
Join us for this interactive session to discuss the ongoing impact of COVID-19, Complex PTSD, and strategies for working with individuals with opioid use disorder. Session objectives: 1. Explore and […]
New Ethical Dilemmas: Developing Professional Competency in the Digital Age – Introductory Webinar
With the rapid onset of the public health emergency, COVID-19, the use of technology and social media by behavioral health practitioners, for personal and professional purposes, has increased dramatically. As […]
Webinar: Media Literacy Basics for Prevention Professionals
Overview Youth and young adults are bombarded with media depicting substances in a positive light, increasing the likelihood that they will use alcohol and other drugs. Building skills in youth […]
Leading Manchester to Recovery: Extending Our Reach Series – Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking
Speaker: Donna Plourde Executive Director & Co-Founder Real Life Giving Register Here
Building Capacity for a Public Health Approach to Prevention
COURSE DESCRIPTION Substance misuse and behavioral health overall, are an intrinsic part of public health. Many people with substance use disorders also live with mental health disorders, including serious mental […]
Taking on the “Perfect Storm”: Faith-based Organizations and Partnerships Address Critical Behavioral Health Needs in Communities of Color
Join this NNED virtual roundtable hosted by the NNED National Facilitation Center and SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity in partnership with SAMHSA’s Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network Coordinating […]
Getting Paid: Medicare, Opioid Screening, Intervention, and Treatment and Older Adults
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and the Pacific Southwest ATTC are partnering with Advocates for Human Potential to present the Sustainable Reimbursement of MAT Webinar Series. The series will be […]
Understanding the New Changes to 42 CFR Part 2
On July 15, 2020, SAMHSA finalized changes to 42 CFR Part 2 ("Part 2"), the regulations for the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records. These changes will go into […]
ASAM Integration and Application – Am I doing this right?
Need assistance applying and/or integrating the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria? Join On-the-Spot the 3rd Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. MT / 11:00 a.m. CT for […]
Leading Manchester to Recovery: Extending Our Reach Series – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Speaker: Dan Hale, MD, FAAP, SFHM Pediatric Hospitalist, Floating Hospital for Children Lawrence General Hospital Chief Professional Development Officer Lawrence General Hospital Register Here
Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder in Women
Marjorie Meyer, MD, Associate Professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT . Women are at particularly increased risk of developing opioid use disorder related to prescribed opioids. This webinar will […]
Governor Mills 2nd Annual Opioid Response Summit Compassion, Community, Connection
Governor Janet Mills will host her second Opioid Response Summit on Thursday, July 23. The annual summit is part of the state’s commitment to fighting the opioid epidemic, and convenes […]
Leading Manchester to Recovery: Extending Our Reach Series – Treatment of Substance Use Disorders via Digital Technology
Speaker: Lisa A. Marsch, PhD Center Director Center for Technology and Behavioral Health Dartmouth College
Guiding Implementation Fidelity to Improve Adoption of Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
The Stages of Implementation Completion (SIC) is an 8-staged measure of implementation process and milestones. Data collected using the SIC has generated a large repository of both successful and non-successful […]
Leading Manchester to Recovery: Extending Our Reach Series – Understanding Medicated Clients/Family Members; Personal Experience
Speakers: Franc Hudspeth, PhD, NCC, LPC-S, ACS, RPT-S, RPh Program Director of Counseling, Sacred Heart University Tyler Bott Register Here
On-the-Spot: Videoconferencing to Deliver Treatment and Recovery Services
Are you ready to start using videoconferencing in your practice/agency or Recovery Community Organization or have you already started and have questions about resources and next steps? Join this one-hour […]
Best Practices for Co-occurring Disorder Treatment: Organizational Structure and Service Environment
Program structure and milieu set the organizational foundation and tone for building integrated behavioral health capacity. This webinar will explore a variety of strategies for establishing an organizational culture that […]
‘Uncomfortable’ is not enough: Integrating antiracism within addiction treatment
About the Presentation: Racism in the U.S. contributes to health, mental health, and substance misuse disparities among People of Color (POC) compared with White people. Despite entering into addiction treatment […]
The New England ADA, Addiction and Recovery Workshop during COVID-19 – Part 1
Today, 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), thousands of people in recovery from addiction are unaware of their civil rights under the law. The […]
Best Practices for Co-occurring Disorders Treatment: Staffing and Training
Organizational staffing directly impacts program capacity for integrated treatment, particularly whether an organization’s staff composition includes staff with dual licensure or extensive experience treating individuals with co-occurring disorders. This webinar […]
The New England ADA, Addiction, Recovery and Employment Workshop during COVID-19 – Part 2
Today, 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), thousands of people in recovery from addiction are unaware of their civil rights under the law. The […]
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy and Lactation: Understanding the Science and Assisting Practitioners with Prevention Strategies
COURSE DESCRIPTION Participants will understand the basic tenets of the social determinants of health and its impact on behavioral health, prevention, and wellness efforts. Participants will critically examine the role […]
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy and Lactation: Understanding the Science and Assisting Practitioners with Prevention Strategies
COURSE DESCRIPTION Participants will understand the basic tenets of the social determinants of health and its impact on behavioral health, prevention, and wellness efforts. Participants will critically examine the role […]
SBIRT for Unhealthy Alcohol Use: What Is It and Why Use It?
Presenter: Gail Rose, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT Summary: Ever wondered what SBIRT is, where it came from, and why to use it? In this webinar, […]
Deconstructing Unconscious Bias in Behavioral Health Care
Description: Behavioral health disparities reflect the lack of access to quality care for specific populations. Despite notable efforts to address inequitable outcomes, research suggests that race and ethnicity are predictors […]
Supporting Recovery for All: Racial Equity in Recovery
Anecdotal evidence suggests that even with a growing number of Black recovery leaders and Black-led recovery organizations, Black people continue to be underrepresented and underserved within recovery support settings. SAMHSA’s […]
Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders
Presenter: Richard Rawson, PhD, Research Professor, Vermont Center for Behavior and Health, University of Vermont in Burlington, VT and Professor Emeritus, UCLA Department of Psychiatry, Los Angeles, CA Summary: The emergence of […]
Advocacy Series, Session IV: Confidentiality Rule Changes and 42 CFR
Description This webinar will review the latest legislation on 42 USC 290dd-2(b), which migrates a portion of the substance use disorder confidentiality regulations into HIPAA. Participants will be presented with […]
Making the Case to Identify Not Blame: Deconstructing Unconscious Bias in Behavioral Health Care Series
Description: Building off the psychological framework of unconscious bias as discussed in the first session, this second presentation will review and inform on how unconscious bias is reflected in words, […]
Dismantling Bias and Building Equity: Deconstructing Unconscious Bias in Behavioral Health Care Series
Description: In the first two sessions we define and describe the impact of unconscious bias on cognition and provider practice, as well as how it contributes to behavioral health disparities. […]
TelePsychiatry Conference: Children and Adolescents in Crisis
DHMC Auditorium GConference topics will include managing children and adolescents in crises with attention to differences in latency age and adolescent populations, including related issues of custody, DCYF involvement, issues with developmentally […]
Learning from the Field: Deconstructing Unconscious Bias in Behavioral Health Care Series
Description: This fourth session will bring together a panel of direct service providers who work closely with communities of color and are actively engaged in facilitating strategies that identify and […]
Re-Imagining Behavioral Health in the 21st Century: Race, Equity, and Social Justice
This two-day online event will explore the intersectionality of substance use disorders, mental health, and social justice. Day one will feature a discussion with Dr. Robin DiAngelo, author of the […]
Best Practices for Co-occurring Disorders Treatment: Intake, Screening, and Assessment
Routine screening and assessment for mental health and substance use is essential for identifying the full range of behavioral health issues affecting each client. This webinar will explore best practices […]