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| ONGOING | NATIONAL OFFICE: The 2009 Network Orientation will be held August 26-27 in Kansas City. Details will be emailed soon! Please contact Cindy Christy christyc@umkc.edu for further infomation. |
| ONGOING | NATIONAL OFFICE: The Summer 2009 Directors Meeting dates have been set for June 18 & 19. The meeting will take place in Sparks, NV in conjunction with CPDD. |
| ONGOING | NATIONAL OFFICE: The ATTC Network Meeting & Fall Directors Meeting dates have been set for November 3-6 in Kansas City, MO. Lodging, logistics and registration information will be made available in the coming months. |
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PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: SAVE THE DATE for Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy (CABHP) Fall Motivational Interviewing Academy on Tuesday, September 30 through Thursday, October 2, 2009 in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Robert Rhode, a MINT trainer of Motivational Interviewing will be conducting the Academy. More detailed information to follow. |
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| 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. | |
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CARIBBEAN BASIN: Growing up in Puerto Rico, (Creciendo en Puerto Rico) is a one day conference developed to disseminate research findings from a project funded by the National Institute on Drugs Abuse (NIDA). This research aims to understand the role of neighborhoods, family, school and peers with school dropout, premature sex, drug use and violent behavior among a cohort of Puerto Rican adolescents. read full discription |
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CARIBBEAN BASIN: The workshop entitled: Ethics in Substance Abuse Counseling will be conducted in Ponce, PR on June 24th. Dr. Gertrudis Maldonado, will be delivering the workshop. For more information contact Maria del Mar Garcia at (787) 785-4211 or mgarcia@uccaribe.edu. |
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PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On July 14, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Thomas Freese and Valerie Pearce will conduct a Good Research/Clinical Practice Training at UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs. A training “booster” session was also conducted on July 15, 2009 for research staff. For more information please contact Bethany Stern at bplain@ucla.edu. |
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PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On July 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA, the PSATTC, together with the African American Alcohol and Other Drug Council of LA County and Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches, will sponsor a training entitled, Professional Substance Abuse Assessment and Screening for Faith-Based Leaders. Training participants will receive a copy of the SAMHSA document “Core Competencies for Clergy and Other Pastoral Ministers in Addressing Alcohol and Drug Dependency.” This training is part of the 2009 Faith-Based Training and Education Series. For more information, please contact Beth Rutkowski at finnerty@ucla.edu. |
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PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: REMINDER: Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy (CABHP) is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Summer Institute in Sedona, AZ, July 21-24, 2009 at the Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa. The theme this year is Innovations in Implementation and Informatics: Inspiring Hope Today for Tomorrow’s Behavioral Health Systems. read full discription |
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PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy (CABHP) is pleased to announce a 2 day training in Community Reinforcement and Family Model Treatment (CRAFT) in Tucson, AZ, on June 29 and 30, 2009. The training will be held at ASU’s School of Social Work, Tucson Component, 320 N. Commerce Park Loop, Tucson, AZ 85745-2700 from 8:30-4:30PM. Participants will receive 13 CEU’s. The cost is only $15, due to funding from Frost Foundation. |
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CARIBBEAN BASIN: The workshop Social Marketing Resources was conducted in Bayamón, PR. on June 6th and again on June 17th. This workshop emphasized the application of commercial marketing technologies to the analysis, planning, execution, and evaluation of programs designed to influence voluntary behavior of target audiences in order to improve their personal welfare and that of society. Andreasen, AR. Marketing Social Change: Changing Behavior to Promote Health, Social Development, and the Environment. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 1995. This particular workshop targeted behavioral change and wellness improvement of HIV/AIDS individuals and drug users. |
