kNOw Notes

kNOw Notes
June 2, 2008 archives

Unifying science, education and services to transform lives.

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Index

	Regional Center Spotlight
	Our brightest idea and/or new project/program is...
	NATIONAL OFFICE: Get to kNOw: The National Office’s Summer 2008 Training Series - Coming this summer to a computer monitor and phone line near you! Please join any and all of the PowerPoint-assisted teleconference training series in which the ATTC National Office invites you to Get to kNOw … • The NEW ATTC Style Guide • The Web Site Administration Functions • The NEW ATTC Products Database • ATTCnetwork.org • “Workforce Development” on ATTCnetwork.org • “Featured Topics Library” on ATTCnetwork.org • AddictionCareers.org • fightRXabuse.org For specific dates, times and descriptions please check the ATTC Intra-Network Calendar available on the Administrative Porthole page (scroll to bottom). You may register for any of the training series by clicking on this link and completing the on-line registration form: Click here to register. Please contact the ATTC National Office: 816-235-6888 if you have any questions or email Laurie Krom at: kroml@umkc.edu.
	Next SPOTLIGHT is on PACIFIC SOUTHWEST ATTC

	Network Meetings
	Reminders, projects, activities & minutes!
	NATIONAL OFFICE: Dates have been set for the ATTC Network & Directors Meetings! The Network Meeting will take place on December 2-3, 2008 (Tuesday - Wednesday). The Directors Meeting will immediatley follow on December 4-5, 2008 (Thursday - Friday). Both meetings will be held in Baltimore, MD at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. Registation information will be available soon!

	Special Projects & Opportunities
	A good chance for advancement and progress.
	Nothing additional to report.

	Leadership Institute
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: The Pacific Southwest ATTC is now accepting nominations for its 2008 regional Leadership Institute. The Immersion Training is scheduled for September 15-19, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, please contact Stephen Peirick at speirick@ucla.edu.

	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.
	Nothing additional to report.


	Events
	Projects & Program Updates
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: On June 4, 2008 Neurobiology of Psychoactive Drugs will be delivered in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico by Carlos Jimenez, PhD. This workshop will discuss how psychoactive drugs affect different regions of the brain; where they act and how do they affect the mind, emotion and conduct. For more information, contact Carmen L. Rivera at (787) 798-3001 ext 2118 or at carmen.rivera@uccaribe.edu
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On June 2, 2008 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Thomas Freese, Ph.D. (together with Mary Ann Detmer, LPN, and Gregory Brigham, Ph.D.) will present Understanding and Utilizing Buprenorphine in the Treatment and Short Term Detox of Opioid Addiction at the NIDA Blending Conference: Blending Science and Treatment – The Impact of Evidence-Based Practices on Individuals, Families, and Communities. For more information, please contact Dr. Freese at tefreese@ix.netcom.com.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On June 5-6, 2008 in Los Angeles, California, the PSATTC will be a featured exhibitor at the National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse’s National Conference entitled, Asian American and Pacific Islander National Substance Abuse Prevention Summit: AAPI Communities Taking Action for Prevention and Treatment. For more information, please contact Sal Santoyo at sasantoyo@mednet.ucla.edu.
05/19/2008	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.

	FYI
	Information to keep you in the kNOw!
	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC provided a two-hour workshop, Sentimientos y Emociones que Ocurren Durante el Divorcio/The Emotional Response to Divorce, at El Centro Inc. in Kansas City, Kansas on May 21, 2008. read full discription
	NATIONAL OFFICE: The ATTC Intra-Network Event Calendar is displayed on the administration portal pages. After logging in to your Regional Center please scroll to the bottom of the page to view the New Calendar and check out the upcoming events.
	NORTHEAST: On May 20-22, Dr. Michael Flaherty attended a meeting of the Brandeis/Harvard external advisory board for the NIDA-funded Center on Managed Care and Drug Abuse Treatment. read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 22, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona, Michael Walker of the PSATTC delivered a seven-hour training seminar on the role of Child Protective Services (CPS) in working with methamphetamine-impacted families. read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 28-30, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Thomas Freese, Ph.D. represented the PSATTC at the 4th Biennial 4TC Collaboration Meeting (which includes the Regional Training Centers (RTCs), AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETCs), STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (PTCs), and ATTCs. read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On June 6-7, 2008 in San Ysidro, the PSATTC, together with the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center, Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center, California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, US/Mexico Border Health Commission, County of San Diego Health Department, and San Ysidro Health Center, will present Treatment of TB, STDs, HIV, Hepatitis C, and Substance Abuse at the Border: Managing the Binational Patient. 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

	NIDA Initiative Activities
	Project Updates
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: On June 5-6, 2008 Technical Assistance in Motivational Interviewing to Clinical Supervisors will be conducted in San Juan, PR and will be delivered by Angelita Colon, PsyD.read full discription
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: On June 12-13, 2008 Technical Assistance in Motivational Interviewing to Clinical Supervisors will be conducted in Mayaguez, PR and will be delivered by Omar Perez, PhD. read full discription
	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC provided a PAMI workshop, Using Motivational Incentives in Addiction Treatment for staff members at the First Step Program at the Lake View Treatment Center in Lawrence, Kansas, on May 23, 2008. read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On June 25, 2008 in Tarzana, California, the PSATTC will sponsor a Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI) Blending Initiative training for Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Pacific Region node community treatment program staff. read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: Beth Rutkowski has volunteered to participate in a small workgroup to update the Blending Initiative section of the new National ATTC website. The workgroup had its first meeting via conference call on May 29, 2008. read full discription
05/19/2008	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

	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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There are ten sections to kNOw Notes each time: Proposal Aids, Regional Center Spotlight, Network Meetings, Special Projects & Opportunities, Leadership Institute, Resources & Publications, Events, FYI, NIDA Initiative Activities, and NIDA ATTC Blending Teams. Items will appear for three weeks and then will be removed.

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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
	Leadership Institute

	Resources & Publications
	Resources & Publications Index

	Events
	Events Index

	FYI
	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC provided a two-hour workshop, Sentimientos y Emociones que Ocurren Durante el Divorcio/The Emotional Response to Divorce, at El Centro Inc. in Kansas City, Kansas on May 21, 2008. The primary purpose of this workshop was to create awareness of the emotional processes that accompany divorce and how this emotional rollercoaster could increase the risk for developing substance abuse problems, plus exploring some healthy ways for adults to cope with this situation while reducing the divorce’s emotional impact on their children. Mid-America ATTC Project Manager of Evaluation, Alex Barajas-Muñoz M.S., presented this workshop in Spanish. Twenty persons who are separated or in the process of divorce attended the event. For more information contact Alex Barajas-Muñoz at barajasmunozi@mattc.org or 816.482.1199.
	NORTHEAST: On May 20-22, Dr. Michael Flaherty attended a meeting of the Brandeis/Harvard external advisory board for the NIDA-funded Center on Managed Care and Drug Abuse Treatment. The objective of the Center is to investigate how organizational management, financing and payment within managed care can be improved to benefit substance abusers seeking treatment. Dr. Flaherty gave presentations to the assembled members on The Emerging Recovery Movement and a ROSC Model and Payment Methodologies Today and in a ROSC Model.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 22, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona, Michael Walker of the PSATTC delivered a seven-hour training seminar on the role of Child Protective Services (CPS) in working with methamphetamine-impacted families. Twenty-five CPS professionals attended the training. Topics addressed included the neuroscience of methamphetamine, collaboration between substance abuse treatment providers and CPS, and stages of change. For more information, please contact Michael Walker at michael.walker@asu.edu.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On May 28-30, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Thomas Freese, Ph.D. represented the PSATTC at the 4th Biennial 4TC Collaboration Meeting (which includes the Regional Training Centers (RTCs), AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETCs), STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (PTCs), and ATTCs. In addition, Dr. Freese presented Substance Use, Decision Making, and the Testing Guidelines: The Picture Gets More Complicated. For more information, please contact Dr. Freese at tefreese@ix.netcom.com.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On June 6-7, 2008 in San Ysidro, the PSATTC, together with the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center, Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center, California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, US/Mexico Border Health Commission, County of San Diego Health Department, and San Ysidro Health Center, will present Treatment of TB, STDs, HIV, Hepatitis C, and Substance Abuse at the Border: Managing the Binational Patient. This annual event will feature information on the latest trends and treatments for TB, STDs, HIV, Hepatitis C, and substance abuse; the relationship, impact, and needs of these epidemics locally; clinical interviewing skills to better assess, refer, and treat clients with multiple diagnoses; evidence-based prevention strategies to address STD and HIV transmission; and the importance of including a risk assessment in patient care. Thomas Freese, Ph.D. is one of the featured speakers, and will speaking about the latest information available for drug addiction prevention and treatment. For more information, please contact Beth Rutkowski at finnerty@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.
	FYI Index

	NIDA Initiative Activities
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: On June 5-6, 2008 Technical Assistance in Motivational Interviewing to Clinical Supervisors will be conducted in San Juan, PR and will be delivered by Angelita Colon, PsyD. Its purpose is transferring to communities that assist people with addiction in psychoactive substances, treatment models that have demonstrated, through scientific evidence, effectiveness in alcohol and drugs treatment. For more information, contact Jose Soto at (787) 798-3001 ext 2120.
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: On June 12-13, 2008 Technical Assistance in Motivational Interviewing to Clinical Supervisors will be conducted in Mayaguez, PR and will be delivered by Omar Perez, PhD. Its purpose is transferring to communities that assist people with addiction in psychoactive substances, treatment models that have demonstrated, through scientific evidence, effectiveness in alcohol and drugs treatment. For more information, contact Jose Soto at (787) 798-3001 ext 2120.
	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC provided a PAMI workshop, Using Motivational Incentives in Addiction Treatment for staff members at the First Step Program at the Lake View Treatment Center in Lawrence, Kansas, on May 23, 2008. This center includes both residential and out-patient programs. 16 staff members from two facilities participated. Mid-America ATTC Director Pat Stilen and Associate Director Jan Wrolstad conducted the workshop. For more information contact Pat Stilen at stilenp@umkc.edu or 816.482.1168.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On June 25, 2008 in Tarzana, California, the PSATTC will sponsor a Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI) Blending Initiative training for Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Pacific Region node community treatment program staff. The two-hour training session will be held at Tarzana Treatment Centers in Tarzana, California. Tom Freese will conduct the training. For more information, please contact Bethany Stern at bplain@ucla.edu.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: Beth Rutkowski has volunteered to participate in a small workgroup to update the Blending Initiative section of the new National ATTC website. The workgroup had its first meeting via conference call on May 29, 2008. Other members of the workgroup include Laurie Krom (NATTC) and Jennifer Norland (MWATTC). For more information, please contact Beth Rutkowski at finnerty@ucla.edu.
05/19/2008	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