kNOw Notes

kNOw Notes
May 19, 2008 archives

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Index

	Regional Center Spotlight
	Our brightest idea and/or new project/program is...
	NORTHWEST FRONTIER: The Northwest Frontier has developed a one-day training entitled Selecting and Implementing Evidence-Based Practices. This training is designed for administrators and clinical supervisors and presents them with practical strategies for selecting, implementing, and sustaining evidence-based practices. The training also explores the issues of fidelity and adaptations of evidence-based practices. Some of the topic areas covered during this training include: defining evidence-based practices, accessing evidence-based practice resources, assessing services to select an evidence-based program that is the “right-fit” for an agency, effective practices for successful implementation of evidence-based practices, and maintaining and measuring fidelity.
	Next SPOTLIGHT is on the ATTC National Office

	Network Meetings
	Reminders, projects, activities & minutes!
	Nothing additional to report.

	Special Projects & Opportunities
	A good chance for advancement and progress.
	CENTRAL EAST: The ATTC Clinical Supervision Work Group is currently involved in a multi-site collaboration to develop a curriculum based on TAP 21-A. A subgroup has been formed to develop the curricula and includes representatives from Central East, New England, Northeast, Northwest Frontier, and Southern Coast ATTCs.

	Leadership Institute
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: The Leadership Institute Booster Session, for Enhancement of Leadership Training Outcome was held from May 14-16, 2008 in Aguadilla PR. read full discription
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East is currently planning immersion training for the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Leadership Institute in July.

	Resources & Publications
	This section has been created to insure that the efforts of the Network are not duplicated, it will feature a listing of curricula and other products Regional Centers may be developing or completed so that the Network is aware of their plans. This way, Regional Centers can avoid the duplication of efforts and ideally promote collaboration on specific work.
05/05/2008	GREAT LAKES: Four new articles on Peer Recovery Support Services are posted on the main page of the Great Lakes web site, www.glattc.org. Underwritten by the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services, the articles were written by William L. White and a variety of co-authors. read full discription
05/05/2008	GREAT LAKES: Perspectives on System Transformation, the second Great Lakes Recovery Management monograph, is now available for download on the main page of the Great Lakes web site, www.glattc.org. read full discription
05/05/2008	GREAT LAKES: Healing the Stigma of Depression: A Guide for Helping Professionals is now available for download at: http://www.aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=etres-display&resource=etres-351. This new self-study manual was written by Great Lakes consultant Pam Woll and published by the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center and the Great Lakes ATTC. read full discription
05/05/2008	PRAIRIELANDS: A Provider’s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals: Training Curriculum, First Edition, based on the publication:(DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 01-3498) provides both practitioners and administrators increased familiarity with the issues and barriers faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals in need of substance use services. read full discription
05/05/2008	SOUTHEAST: APS Healthcare Inc. External Review Organization (ERO) in partnership with the State of Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases (DMHDDAD) and the Southeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (SATTC), is proud to announce a 13.5 hour Continuing Education Program titled TIP 42 In-Service Training. read full discription

	Events
	Projects & Program Updates
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Psycho-active drugs: Withdrawal Symptoms will be conducted on May 19, 2008 in Bayamon, PR and will be delivered by Janice Quiñones, MD. read full discription
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Identifying Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders will be conducted on May 22, 2008 in Caguas, PR and will be delivered by Ohel Soto, MD. read full discription
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Substance Abuse Group Counseling Strategies will be conducted on May 27, 2008 at the Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, PR and will be delivered by Ibis Carrion, PsyD. read full discription
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Strategies and Practices for Recruitment of Homeless with Mental Health Disorders will be conducted on May 29, 2008 in Levittown, PR and will be delivered by Cruz Maria Lopez, MA and Ms. Mayra Soto. For more information, contact Carmen L. Rivera at (787) 798-3001 ext 2118 or at carmen.rivera@uccaribe.edu.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East will be conducting its annual Keeping It Real conference on HIV/AIDS Community Outreach in Princeton, NJ September 22-24, 2008.
	CENTRAL EAST: Dr. Tom Durham will continue his Clinical Supervision Clinic in New Jersey with session 4: The Developmental Model of Clinical Supervision/ using and Teaching Motivational Interviewing Techniques, on May 29th, 2008.
	CENTRAL EAST: Dr. Tom Durham will conduct session 4 of his 5-month didactic Clinical Supervision training workshop in Catonsville, Maryland, on May 22nd, 2008.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 28, 2008 in Sacramento, CA, Drs. Richard Rawson, Sherry Larkins, and Rachel Gonzales will attend the Countywide Alcohol and Drug Program Administrators’’ Association of California’s Quarterly Meeting. read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 30, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA, the PSATTC, in partnership with the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs and UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, will sponsor the 37th Semi-Annual Substance Abuse Research Consortium Meeting entitled Cultural Considerations for Substance Abuse Research and Treatment: What We Know and What We Can Learn from Other Fields. read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On July 14-18, 2008 in Sedona, AZ, the PSATTC will host the 9th Annual Summer Institute. This year’s event continues a tradition of excellence as the PSATTC hosts an array of presenters representing the top leaders and innovators in the behavioral health field. read full discription
05/05/2008	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: The third in a series of three training sessions entitled the California Addiction Training and Education Series: Improving Client Engagement and Retention in Treatment will be presented on May 19, 2008 in Fresno, CA. read full discription
05/05/2008	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 19-21, 2008 in Minneapolis, MN, Dr. Thomas Freese will participate in an LGBT Training of Trainers. For more information, please contact Dr. Freese at tefreese@ix.netcom.com.
05/05/2008	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 20-21, 2008 in Sacramento, CA, the PSATTC’s informational display will be featured at the Coalition of Alcohol and Drug Associations’ 2008 Public Policy Conference. In addition, the PSATTC is a co-sponsor of the Conference. For more information, please contact Beth Rutkowski at finnerty@ucla.edu.
05/05/2008	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 22, 2008 in Culver City, CA, the PSATTC is co-sponsoring the Coping with Hope 2008 Conference: What’s Next in HIV. read full discription
05/05/2008	PRAIRIELANDS: A Provider’s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals “Training of Trainers” is scheduled to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 19-21, 2008. read full discription
05/05/2008	SOUTHEAST: Southeast ATTC is collaborating monthly with the Judicial Council of Georgia in the planning of the 2008 DUI/Drug Conference, as well as collaborating to meet the training needs of providers within the criminal justice sector of Georgia. read full discription

	FYI
	Information to keep you in the kNOw!
	CENTRAL EAST: The Danya Institute and Central East will continue to support three ongoing co-occurring competent training programs in the District of Columbia during 2008. These concurrent programs, coordinated in conjunction with the DC Department of Mental Health, comprise classes meeting once or twice a month, giving each participant a total of 81 hours of training while preparing them to work in co-occurring treatment environments.
	CENTRAL EAST: Dr. Thomas Durham conducted session 2 of his Clinical Supervision Clinic in New Jersey: What Makes an Effective Clinical Supervisor/ Ethical and Legal Issues, on April 3rd, 2008
	CENTRAL EAST: Dr. Thomas Durham conducted session 3 of his Clinical Supervision Clinic in New Jersey: Fostering an Effective Learning Environment/ The Supervisory Relationship, on April 25th, 2008
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East sponsored Motivational Interviewing Techniques in Addiction Counseling, courses in Delaware on April 2nd and 9th, 2008
	CENTRAL EAST: Dr. Thomas Durham conducted session 3 of his 5-month didactic Clinical Supervision training workshop in Catonsville, Maryland, on April 17th, 2008.
	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC provided a one-day training of trainers on the curriculum, Foundations of Substance Use, Abuse and Dependence, for the Missouri COSIG project. read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 7 and 15, 2008 in Phoenix and Yuma, AZ, Michael Walker delivered a pair of seven-hour training seminars on the role of Child Protective Services (CPS) in working with meth-impacted families. read full discription
	PRAIRIELANDS: Friday, May 16th, Duane Mackey held a ICRC Case Study Training at Southeast Technical Institute Campus in South Dakota.. Please contact Duane.Mackey@usd.edu for more information.
	SOUTHEAST: Southeast ATTC is initiating a phone conference on May 23rd with the SC HIV/AIDS Clinical Training Center. Their goal is to improve the quality of care and access to care of patients living with HIV/AIDS through the provision of high quality professional education and training to health care providers in South Carolina. read full discription
	SOUTHEAST: The Faces and Voices of Recovery Conference will be held in Columbia, SC on May 24th. Southeast ATTC is scheduled to exhibit at this event. read full discription
	SOUTHEAST: Southeast ATTC Will meet on May 21st with the Clinical Supervision Sub-committee of the SC Substance Abuse Training Consortium. They will be discussing medically assisted treatment- what it is, and how can it best be used with our current treatment modalities.

	NIDA Initiative Activities
	Project Updates
	NIDA BLENDING CONFERENCE: June 2-3, 2008, Cincinnati, Ohio. Blending Addiction Science and Treatment: The Impact of Evidence-Based Practice on Individuals, Families and Communities. For conference and registration information please click on the following link: http://www.sei2003.com/nida/blendingcinci/index.htm
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Technical Assistance in Motivational Interviewing to Clinical Supervisors was conducted in San Juan on May 15-16, 2008 and was delivered by Angelita Colon, PhD. read full discription
	CARIBBEAN BASIN:Technical Assistance in Motivational Interviewing to Clinical Supervisors will be conducted on May 22-23,2008 in San Juan and will be delivered by Omar Perez, PhD. For more information, contact Jose Soto at (787) 798-3001 ext 2120.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East has co-sponsored a long term MIA: STEP implementation initiative with the Mid-Atlantic Node at 6 Baltimore CTN program sites. read full discription
	CENTRAL EAST: Dr. Thomas Durham will represent Central East on the NIDA-ATTC blending initiative on Young Adult Buprenorphine Treatment team.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East sponsored two Motivation Interviewing training New Jersey on April 2nd and 15th.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East also sponsored Treatment Planning MATRS in Delaware on April 15th & 16th, 2008.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East sponsored a Buprenorphine Awareness training in Washington DC on May 9th, 2008.
	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC provided a 90-minute workshop on Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives: An Overview of Motivational Incentives Featuring the Fishbowl Method, at the Annual Missouri Spring Training Institute. read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On July 14-18, 2008 in Sedona, AZ, the PSATTC will present a Motivational Interviewing Academy in conjunction with its 9th Annual Summer Institute. read full discription
05/05/2008	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC is providing a PAMI workshop for staff members at the First Step Treatment Program in Lawrence, Kansas, on May 23, 2008. Mid-America ATTC Director Pat Stilen and Associate Director Jan Wrolstad will be conducting the workshop. For more information contact Pat Stilen at stilenp@umkc.edu or 816.482.1168.

	NIDA ATTC Blending Teams
	Updates on NIDA ATTC Blending Teams
	Nothing additional to report.
	Past NIDA ATTC Blending Teams Postings
	Click on link above to view archived NIDA ATTC Blending Team Postings

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	Regional Center Spotlight
	Nothing additional to report
	Regional Center Spotlight Index

	Network Meetings
	Network Meetings Index

	Special Projects & Opportunities
	Special Projects & Opportunities Index

	Leadership Institute
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: The Leadership Institute Booster Session, for Enhancement of Leadership Training Outcome was held from May 14-16, 2008 in Aguadilla PR. This Leadership Institute involved a slight modification based on results of learning assessments among the alumni groups from the previous three Leadership Institutes of the CBHATTC in order to develop additional skills and knowledge. For more information contact Carmen Andujar at (787) 798-3001 ext 2114 or at candujar@uccaribe.edu.
	Leadership Institute

	Resources & Publications
05/05/2008	GREAT LAKES: Four new articles on Peer Recovery Support Services are posted on the main page of the Great Lakes web site, www.glattc.org. Underwritten by the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services, the articles were written by William L. White and a variety of co-authors. Topics include role differentiation, ethical issues, gender-specific recovery support services, and the birth of the NET Consumer Council. These articles will be combined with others to make up a peer support services monograph later this year.
05/05/2008	GREAT LAKES: Perspectives on System Transformation, the second Great Lakes Recovery Management monograph, is now available for download on the main page of the Great Lakes web site, www.glattc.org. It is located about halfway down the right-hand column, under the first Recovery Management monograph. The document is also available in hard copy, at a printing cost of $8, plus shipping costs. To order, please contact Tiffany Kilpatrick at (312) 996-5574.
05/05/2008	GREAT LAKES: Healing the Stigma of Depression: A Guide for Helping Professionals is now available for download at http://www.aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=etres-display&resource=etres-351. This new self-study manual was written by Great Lakes consultant Pam Woll and published by the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center and the Great Lakes ATTC. The manual is also available in hard copy, at a printing cost of $10 plus shipping costs. To order, please contact Tiffany Kilpatrick at (312) 996-5574.
05/05/2008	PRAIRIELANDS: A Provider’s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals: Training Curriculum, First Edition, Based on the publication:(DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 01-3498). This product provides both practitioners and administrators increased familiarity with the issues and barriers faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals in need of substance use services, Prairielands Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of New York City have joined together in curriculum development. For a downloadable version of this curriculum please visit: http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/pattc/lgbttrainingcurriculum/
05/05/2008	SOUTHEAST: APS Healthcare Inc. External Review Organization (ERO) in partnership with the State of Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases (DMHDDAD) and the Southeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (SATTC), is proud to announce a 13.5 hour Continuing Education Program titled TIP 42 In-Service Training. This CEU program is based on a training module designed by the Mid-America Addition Technology Transfer Center in conjunction with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The training will be presented in each of the five DMHDDAD regions and CEU’s will be available for certified and licensed professionals at no cost. These trainings will be held through-out the southeast region beginning March12, 2008 – June 2008, in which SATTC will evaluate these trainings.
	Resources & Publications Index

	Events
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Psycho-active drugs: Withdrawal Symptoms will be conducted on May 19, 2008 in Bayamon, PR and will be delivered by Janice Quiñones, MD. The workshop will present the effects and intensity of withdrawal from narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens and cannabis. Also, it will bring information of Xylazine, a drug used as anesthesia for animals. For more information, contact Carmen L. Rivera at (787) 798-3001 ext 2118 or at carmen.rivera@uccaribe.edu.
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Identifying Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders will be conducted on May 22, 2008 in Caguas, PR and will be delivered by Ohel Soto, MD. This educational event will define mental disorders and discuss psychiatric, affective, mood and personality disorders, including their signs and symptoms along with risk assessment. For more information, contact Carmen L. Rivera at (787) 798-3001 ext 2118 or at carmen.rivera@uccaribe.edu.
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Substance Abuse Group Counseling Strategies will be conducted on May 27, 2008 at the Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, PR and will be delivered by Ibis Carrion, PsyD. It will discuss group counseling therapeutic characteristics; that cannot benefit from group counseling and the skills that the group leader should have. For more information, contact Carmen L. Rivera at (787) 798-3001 ext 2118 or at carmen.rivera@uccaribe.edu.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 28, 2008 in Sacramento, CA, Drs. Richard Rawson, Sherry Larkins, and Rachel Gonzales will attend the Countywide Alcohol and Drug Program Administrators’’ Association of California’s Quarterly Meeting. Drs. Rawson and Larkins will provide CADPAAC members with an update of PSATTC’s recent and upcoming training activities, specifically the May 2008 CATES trainings on Improving Client Engagement and Retention in Treatment. For more information, please contact Beth Rutkowski at finnerty@ucla.edu.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 30, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA, the PSATTC, in partnership with the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs and UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, will sponsor the 37th Semi-Annual Substance Abuse Research Consortium Meeting entitled “Cultural Considerations for Substance Abuse Research and Treatment: What We Know and What We Can Learn from Other Fields.” Presentations will cover several topics, including: current controversies in diagnostic accuracy of DSM disorders in minority groups; Latinos and culture change ; qualitative findings from an HIV risk reduction intervention for African American men who have sex with men and women; addressing cultural competence in treatment; nicotine dependence and psychiatric and substance use comorbidities in a sample of American Indian male veterans; and evidence-based treatments for drug and alcohol abuse in ethnic minority populations. For more information, please contact Stephen Peirick at speirick@ucla.edu.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On July 14-18, 2008 in Sedona, AZ, the PSATTC will host the 9th Annual Summer Institute. This year’s event continues a tradition of excellence as the PSATTC hosts an array of presenters representing the top leaders and innovators in the behavioral health field. Some features of SI08 will include: 6 nationally renowned keynote speakers; 40 breakout sessions covering a broad variety of important topics; more than 500 attendees from all levels of the behavioral health community; the first-ever weeklong Motivational Interviewing Academy; and deluxe conference accommodations at the Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa. The lineup of keynote speakers and trainers represents some of the leading clinical trainers and researchers from across the country, including: David Shern, Ph.D., President & Executive Director , Mental Health America Michael Flaherty, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA) Michael Dennis, Ph.D., Senior Research Psychologist and Director, Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) Coordinating Center, Chestnut Health Systems Judith Cook, Ph.D., Director, Mental Health Service Research Program & Professor of Sociology in Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago Richard Rawson, Ph.D., Associate Director, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick, PhD, OTR, CPRP, Director, Institute for Wellness and Recovery Initiatives, Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey For more information about SI 2008, visit: www.cabhp.asu.edu.
05/05/2008	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 19, 2008 in Fresno, CA, the PSATTC, in partnership with UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, the Pacific Region and CA/AZ Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network, the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, the Countywide Alcohol and Drug Program Administrators’ Association of California, Fresno County Behavioral Health Department, and MedMark will present the third in a series of three training sessions entitled the California Addiction Training and Education Series: Improving Client Engagement and Retention in Treatment. The training will be conducted by Dr. Steve Gallon (NFATTC) and Holly McCravey (Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center, Via Avanta). Following the three daylong training sessions, participants will be invited to take part in six months of follow-up coaching conference calls to facilitate ongoing learning and one-on-one contact with the lead trainer. For more information, please contact Beth Rutkowski at finnerty@ucla.edu.
05/05/2008	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 22, 2008 in Culver City, CA, the PSATTC is co-sponsoring the Coping with Hope 2008 Conference: What’s Next in HIV. Other co-sponsors include the UCLA/USC/Drew Pacific AIDS Education and Training Centers, the County of Los Angeles Office of AIDS Programs and Policy, the City of Los Angeles Office of the AIDS Coordinator, Abbott Laboratories, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Pharmacare. In addition, the PSATTC is assisting in the provision of continuing education for substance abuse counselors, and the PSATTC’s informational display will be featured. For more information, please contact Beth Rutkowski at finnerty@ucla.edu.
05/05/2008	PRAIRIELANDS: A Provider’s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals “Training of Trainers” is scheduled to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 19-21, 2008. Participants will represent the ATTC Network. Prairielands ATTC has taken the lead on the development of this curriculum, implementation of the training of trainers, and further development and dissemination.
05/05/2008	SOUTHEAST: Southeast ATTC is collaborating monthly with the Judicial Council of Georgia in the planning of the 2008 DUI/Drug Conference, as well as collaborating to meet the training needs of providers within the criminal justice sector of Georgia. The conference will be held June 15-19 at the Wyndam Hotel in Peachtree City, GA. SATTC will sponsor Dr. Nicholas Taylor, who will be presenting on Substance Abuse Evidence Based Treatment Practices for drug courts which would include CBT.
	Events Index

	FYI
	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC provided a one-day training of trainers on the curriculum, Foundations of Substance Use, Abuse and Dependence, for the Missouri COSIG project. On May 2, 2008, four mental health counselors and the clinical director from the Ozarks Medical Center-Behavioral Health Unit located in West Plains, Missouri, were trained to deliver the training in either a one-day and two-day format. In June 2008 these five staff members will provide a training on the curriculum for the entire Ozarks Medical Center-Behavioral Health staff. This training focuses on participants’ life experience and how those experiences have shaped attitudes, beliefs and perceptions toward alcohol and other drugs. The training format includes short lectures, interactive activities, group discussion, videos and panel presentations. Richard Hayton, M.A., and Jan Wrolstad, M.Div., co-facilitated the training of trainers. For more information contact Jan Wrolstad at wrolstad@mattc.org or 816.482.1150.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 7 and 15, 2008 in Phoenix and Yuma, AZ, Michael Walker delivered a pair of seven-hour training seminars on the role of Child Protective Services (CPS) in working with meth-impacted families. Over 50 service professionals, including case managers, probation officers, district attorneys, and court-appointed special advocates attended these trainings. Topics addressed included the neuroscience of methamphetamine, collaboration between substance abuse treatment providers and CPS workers, and the Stages of Change. For more information, please contact Michael Walker at michael.walker@asu.edu.
	SOUTHEAST: Southeast ATTC is initiating a phone conference on May 23rd with the SC HIV/AIDS Clinical Training Center. Their goal is to improve the quality of care and access to care of patients living with HIV/AIDS through the provision of high quality professional education and training to health care providers in South Carolina. The South Carolina HIV/AIDS Clinical Training Center is a Local Performance Site for the Southeast AIDS Training and Education Center (SEATEC). We will be discussing collaboration opportunities.
	SOUTHEAST: The Faces and Voices of Recovery Conference will be held in Columbia, SC on May 24th. Southeast ATTC is scheduled to exhibit at this event. The purpose of the grant is to attract additional members to recovery advocacy activities, offer training in recovery treatment, provide a forum for information exchange and networking across the state, and to celebrate the power and proof of long-term recovery with education and fellowship.
	FYI Index

	NIDA Initiative Activities
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Technical Assistance in Motivational Interviewing to Clinical Supervisors was conducted in San Juan on May 15-16, 2008 and was delivered by Angelita Colon, PhD. The purpose of this training is to transfer to communities that assist people with addiction in psychoactive substances, treatment models that have demonstrated, trough scientific evidence, effectiveness in alcohol and drugs treatment. For more information, contact Jose Soto at (787) 798-3001 ext 2120.
	CENTRAL EAST: Central East has co-sponsored a long term MIA: STEP implementation initiative with the Mid-Atlantic Node at 6 Baltimore CTN program sites. The initiative began in June, 2007 with the training of all clinical staff in MI, continued with the training of senior clinical staff in MIA: STEP, and now will train all clinical supervisors in MIA: STEP. Central East is in the process of planning similar training within the Central East region around other blending initiatives.
	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC provided a 90-minute workshop on Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives: An Overview of Motivational Incentives Featuring the Fishbowl Method, at the Annual Missouri Spring Training Institute. The workshop was held on May 15, 2008, at Osage Beach, Missouri. Mid-America ATTC Director Pat Stilen and Associate Director Jan Wrolstad co-facilitated the workshop. Over 80 participants attended. For more information contact Pat Stilen at stilenp@umkc.edu or 816.482.1168.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On July 14-18, 2008 in Sedona, AZ, the PSATTC will present a Motivational Interviewing Academy in conjunction with its 9th Annual Summer Institute. The week-long training will focus on applying knowledge as participants follow up a daylong immersion with breakout sessions throughout the week, as students work directly with Robert Rhode, Ph.D., a leading Arizona instructor who trained at the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. Elements of the MIA:STEP Blending Initiative Product will be infused into the MI Academy Curriculum. For more information, please contact Michael Walker at michael.walker@asu.edu.
	NIDA Initiative Activities

	NIDA ATTC Blending Teams
	NIDA ATTC Blending Teams Index