kNOw Notes

kNOw Notes
September 21, 2009 archives

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Index

	Regional Center Spotlight
	Our brightest idea and/or new project/program is...
	Nothing additional to report.
	Next SPOTLIGHT is on CARIBBEAN BASIN ATTC

	Network Meetings
	Reminders, projects, activities & minutes!
ONGOING	NATIONAL OFFICE: The ATTC Network Meeting & Fall Directors Meeting dates have been set for November 3-6 in Kansas City, MO. For further information and logistic details please visit: ATTCnetwork.org/NetworkMeeting

	Special Projects & Opportunities
	A good chance for advancement and progress.
ONGOING	CENTRAL EAST: Our 8th annual Keeping It Real conference will be held September 30 – October 2, 2009 at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland. This conference will provide cutting-edge information on issues related to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and substance abuse. All outreach works, substance abuse counselors, and other related healthcare personnel who work with the drug-addicted and HIV/AIDS/HCV population are encouraged to attend. read full discription

	Leadership Institute
	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC’s 2009 Leadership Institute Commencement and Project Presentation event will be held September 30, 2009 at the Hilton Kansas City Airport Hotel. Twelve graduates from the five-state region will present on their projects and overall leadership development to peers, mentors, agency directors and supervisors. read full discription

	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: Cuidate para Cuidar (Take Care of Yourself to Take Care of Others) is an educational event that is offered as part of Recovery Month in which professionals will understand how to increase self care to be able to care for others. The training will be delivered on September 29, 2009 by Gertrudis Maldonado, PhD and Elizama Montalvo, MD of the Universidad Central del Caribe. For more information contact Maria del Mar Garcia at (787) 785-4211 or mgarcia@uccaribe.edu.
	MOUNTAIN WEST: On September 27-29, 2009, the MWATTC, SAMHSA's Partners For Recovery and Prairielands ATTC, will host the first Native American Leadership Institute Recognition Ceremony. The ceremony will be held on the Kwataqnuk Reservation, situated at the south end of Flathead Lake in Polson, Montana. Nine graduates and nine mentors from seven states and thirteen tribes will be in attendance. The many lessons learned will benefit future Native American Leadership Institutes. To view some of the lessons learned, please review Leaders and Tradition PowerPoint.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On September 27, 2009, Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy (CABHP) will be sponsoring and exhibiting at 2009 Walk for Recovery from 3PM-7PM. The walk celebrates Recovery Month and is hosted by Our Common Welfare and Women in New Recovery. Location of the walk is 860 N. Central Street, Mesa, AZ 85201. For additional information please contact OCW, Attn: Walk for Recovery, 135 N. Country Club, Mesa, AZ 85201; Phone 480-733-2688, e-mail: shannonocw@yahoo.com.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On September 19, 2009, Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy (CABHP) will be sponsoring and presenting at The Art of Recovery. The Expo is a celebration for Recovery Month. Art of Recovery’s keynote speaker is Christopher Kennedy Lawford. The event is being held in Downtown Phoenix at the Convention Center at Third Street near Washington. read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On September 30-October 2, 2009, Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy will host the Fall 09 Motivational Interviewing (MI) Academy at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Biltmore Phoenix is full. Please be sure to look for information on the Spring 2010 MI Academy scheduled for March 17-19, 2010. Dr. Robert Rhode is the facilitator for the spring session. Please contact Linda Williamson at 602-496-1483 or linda.williamson@asu.edu for further information.

	FYI
	Information to keep you in the kNOw!
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Caribbean Basin and Hispanic ATTC will be participating in the 15th Annual Latino Behavioral Health Institute, Los Angeles, CA from September 23-25, 2009. Two workshops will be presented: Trauma and Stress among Young Hispanic Women with Substance Abuse (in Spanish) by Tomas Matos, MS and Miguel Cruz, MS and Women in Leadership roles: Strategies for Effective Leaders in Health Organizations by Rafaela Robles EdD and Carmen Andujar BA. For more information please contact Carmen Andujar candujar@uccaribe.edu.
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: "Recovery Month Forum" was held on September 9, 2009. This is an activity in which three individuals in recovery talk about their recovery process and experience and three service providers discuss implications and services availability. For more information contact Maria del Mar Garcia at (787) 785-4211 or mgarcia@uccaribe.edu.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On September 24, 2009, the Pacific Southwest ATTC, SAMHSA, and the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs will host a Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) training for trauma, emergency department, and primary care personnel. The training will be held in Fairfield, CA (Solano County). read full discription
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On September 28, 2009, the County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, Alcohol and Drug Program Administration, the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, LA CADA, the Pacific Southwest ATTC, and UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs will host a daylong conference entitled Clinical Supervision in Practical Application on how to support positive treatment outcomes. read full discription

	NIDA Initiative Activities
	Project Updates
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Clinical Supervision: Skills Development for the Addiction Professionals was delivered in Ponce on September 15-16, 2009 by Professor Milagros Colon for a selected group of supervisors to further participate in the MIA:STEP training. For more information contact Maria del Mar Garcia at (787) 785-4211 or mgarcia@uccaribe.edu.
	CARIBBEAN BASIN: Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentive (PAMI) was conducted on San Juan on September 16, 2009 by Jorge Nogales, MA. For more information contact Ibis Carrion at (787) 785-4211 or ibis.carrion@uccaribe.edu.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On September 30, 2009, Pacific Region Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network, the Pacific Southwest ATTC, and UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs will host a Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI) training on how to support positive treatment outcomes. The training will be held in Los Angeles, CA. 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
	Nothing additional to report
	Network Meetings Index

	Special Projects & Opportunities
ONGOING	CENTRAL EAST: Our 8th annual Keeping It Real conference will be held September 30 – October 2, 2009 at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland. This conference will provide cutting-edge information on issues related to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and substance abuse. All outreach works, substance abuse counselors, and other related healthcare personnel who work with the drug-addicted and HIV/AIDS/HCV population are encouraged to attend. The conference will cover the seven Outreach Competencies developed by the Center for HIV, Hepatitis, and Addiction Training and Technology (CHHATT). The three tracks for the Breakout sessions will be: > Skills training: Research-based approached for outreach, prevention and treatment of the diverse population served by the HIV/AIDS outreach worker. This will include workshops and presentations on topics such as the following: a) Addressing specific needs of special populations, especially those at risk, such as women, MSM, youth, elderly and specific ethnic groups; b) Motivational Interviewing and communication skills; c) Outreach and prevention of Infectious diseases, such as Hepatitis, TB, HIV/AIDS; d) DEBIs > Self Care for the outreach/prevention worker. Evidence-based techniques and processes will be presented in a series of workshops focusing on keeping the outreach/prevention workers and counselors’ healthy and available for clients. This track will include topics such as: a) Clinical supervision;b) Agency infrastructure for self care staff;c) Grief work to deal with the death of clients; d) Stress and time management. > The latest research and evidence-based practices on outreach and intervention of injection drug use. This may include: a) Prevention strategies, based on programs that work; b) Rapid-testing – what’s new; c) Medicated assisted treatment; Attendees will find this an informative and interactive forum providing the most up-to-date information and techniques available in the field. Registration is at www.ATTCnetwork/centraleast. Please contact:Kathleen Hauck, 240-645-1142, khauck@danyainstitute.org or Tamara Parris, 240-645-1146, tparris@danyainstitute.org.
	Special Projects & Opportunities Index

	Leadership Institute
	MID-AMERICA: Mid-America ATTC’s 2009 Leadership Institute Commencement and Project Presentation event will be held September 30, 2009 at the Hilton Kansas City Airport Hotel. Twelve graduates from the five-state region will present on their projects and overall leadership development to peers, mentors, agency directors and supervisors. Mid-America has found that the more experienced protégés who were recruited this year have been more motivated to incorporate what they learned in the Immersion Training into their professional development and their projects. As a result of the evaluation conducted by Heather Gotham with 2008 mentors and protégés, there was a stronger emphasis given this year on individual leadership development in addition to projects. We believe this slight change in emphasis has facilitated this group’s growth. Mid-America is looking forward to celebrating the presentations and success of these highly motivated leaders at the 2009 Commencement. For more information contact Debbie Rockford; RockfordD@umkc.edu or at 816.482.1175.
	Leadership Institute

	Resources & Publications
	Nothing additional to report
	Resources & Publications Index

	Events
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On September 19, 2009, Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy (CABHP) will be sponsoring and presenting at The Art of Recovery. The Expo is a celebration for Recovery Month. Art of Recovery’s keynote speaker is Christopher Kennedy Lawford. The event is being held in Downtown Phoenix at the Convention Center at Third Street near Washington. CABHP will be premiering the two new Meth DVD’s produced by UCLA’s ISAP – Human Impact and Windows to Recovery. Please contact Linda Williamson at 602-496-1483 or linda.williamson@asu.edu. The website for the Art of Recovery is: http://www.artofrecoveryexpo.com.
	Events Index

	FYI
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On September 24, 2009, the Pacific Southwest ATTC, SAMHSA, and the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs will host a Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) training for trauma, emergency department, and primary care personnel. The training will be held in Fairfield, CA (Solano County). At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to describe the rationale for using SBIRT in medical settings, utilize screening procedures for identifying patients engaged in at-risk substance use behaviors and utilize brief intervention strategies and techniques to motivate patients to change their at-risk behavior and/or seek treatment. For more information, please contact Grant Hovik at ghovik@ucla.edu.
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On September 28, 2009, the County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, Alcohol and Drug Program Administration, the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, LA CADA, the Pacific Southwest ATTC, and UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs will host a daylong conference entitled Clinical Supervision in Practical Application on how to support positive treatment outcomes. The workshop will be held at the California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities in Los Angeles, CA. At the conclusion of this conference, attendees will be able to describe the principles that guide counselors in their work and the principles of trauma-informed clinical supervision; explain compassion fatigue and its signs and symptoms; and describe behaviors that a clinical supervisor can help a counselor to develop that demonstrates cultural awareness and sensitivity. For more information, please contact Brenda Wiewel at bwiewel@lacada.org.
	FYI Index

	NIDA Initiative Activities
	PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: On September 30, 2009, Pacific Region Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network, the Pacific Southwest ATTC, and UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs will host a Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI) training on how to support positive treatment outcomes. The training will be held in Los Angeles, CA. At the conclusion of this training, attendees will understand the history of Motivational Incentives; understand examples of the main findings and lessons learned from the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) study, Motivational Incentives for Enhanced Drug Abuse Recovery (MIEDAR); Describe the Fishbowl method, a low-cost, prize-based system; and List at least two suggestions for overcoming barriers to implementing Motivational Incentives in a substance abuse treatment agency. For more information, please contact Sherrry Larkins at larkins@ucla.edu.
	NIDA Initiative Activities

	NIDA ATTC Blending Teams
	Nothing additional to report
	NIDA ATTC Blending Teams Index