VIRTUAL - 51st New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies (740-100)

2020 Summer School "Reimagined"

Offered Virtually - June 1 - 4, 2020

The New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies, commonly called Summer School, is a 4-day intensive learning experience to further knowledge, skills, and experience in the field of substance use disorder services. Each year, participants from many disciplines come together to form a unique, diverse learning community.

In order to meet your continuing education needs during this challenging  year, we are pleased to take the 51^st Summer School learning community online:

• Select from intensive courses each from across the continuum of treatment, prevention, and recovery.
• Virtual courses will take place live by videoconference, allowing for course group work and interaction.
• In addition to courses: plenary sessions, virtual community, and more!
• Options are available to attend the full program, or any number of days.
• Earn up to 28 Contact Hours
• Partial New England State Scholarships are available.

The Summer School is appropriate for all who recognize the impact of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs on individuals, families, and communities. We hope to see you at this year’s Virtual Summer School!

Click here to view the Virtual Summer School Agenda and Courses.

Please contact us with any questions at 207-621-2549 or neias@neias.org.

Overview

Programming is intended for many different partners in substance use disorder prevention, treatment, intervention and recovery. Whether you are a new addiction counselor, a juvenile probation officer, a recovery coach, a prevention specialist, an experienced licensed clinician, or in another discipline, you will find unique offerings within this year’s program. 

Offering a variety of courses on best practices in the field of substance use services across the continuum of care, the school’s nationally and regionally recognized faculty includes instructors who are respected for their accomplishments in the behavioral health field, and their training expertise.

Sponsors

For 50 years, the Summer School program has been a collaborative effort with partners at the New England State Substance Use Disorder Agencies and regional and state training entities. Special thanks to this year's program sponsors for their outstanding assistance with planning, programming, logistics, and financial support.

Regional Workforce Development Partners:

  

State Agencies:

• Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
• Maine Office of Behavioral Health
  
• Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
• New Hampshire Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services
• Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
• Vermont Department of Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs

State Training and Workforce Development Organizations:

• AdCare Educational Institute (Massachusetts)
• AdCare Educational Institute of Maine
• Connecticut Certification Board
• New Hampshire Training Institute on Addictive Disorders
• Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center
• Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI
• Vermont Cooperative for Practice Improvement & Innovation

Program Information

28 Contact hours available.

Courses are designed for the extensive demands of today's professionals and organizations:

• Certification, licensing, and re-credentialing
• Evidence-based practices
• Behavioral healthcare and primary care integration
• Recovery oriented care across the continuum
• Addressing the opioid crisis
• And many other current and emerging topics

New England summer programs have been developed to respond to specific needs in our regional workforce. Participants may attend offerings specifically for treatment, prevention, or recovery support, or courses of interest to all. The Summer School provides wonderful networking and combined learning opportunities for participants working in different areas of the behavioral health services continuum.

If you work in treatment, prevention, recovery services, other social services, healthcare, or a related field, please join us for new knowledge, skills, virtual networking and continuing education contact hours in June!

A Note about the 2020 New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies Program

For 50 years, we have welcomed new and returning Summer School participants to experience the unique learning environment of the New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies. For the 51^st year, our planning committee had once again developed a wonderful program, built to meet the needs of the New England treatment, prevention, and recovery workforce and allied social service and healthcare professionals. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) impacts New England and the world, it has become increasingly apparent that we cannot safely gather in person during the week of June 1 – 4, as planned. We understand that many attendees each year plan on the Summer School for their professional development, and many depend on the large number of contact hours offered for their credentialing. We are pleased to offer this Virtual “Re-Imagined” New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies.