Northwest ATTC: September 18, 2023 THIS WEDNESDAY! Recovery Capital and Resilience: Head and Tail of the Same Coin September 20, 2023 (12-1pm PT) Beyond sobriety, programs dealing with substance use disorders have embraced a more comprehensive goal: Recovery. There are four recognized domains of recovery: Health, Home, Purpose, and Community. There are a myriad of resources, both internal and external, that make up recovery capital. As a person begins their journey, they draw on their initial store of recovery capital and as that journey continues, they gain more recovery capital. More recovery capital, more recovery. More recovery, more recovery capital. By assisting an individual identify their recovery capital and make plans for its increase, their recovery becomes stronger. This session, presented by Norma Jaeger, PhD (ABD), Executive Director of Recovery Idaho, will explore the many potential elements of recovery capital and how to support an individual in building more recovery capital to support their life in recovery. Register for the webinar here | Learn more about Norma Jaeger Recovery Month Learning Series September is Recovery Month! This year, the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare has partnered with the Northwest ATTC to bring you a weekly section in our newsletter devoted to celebrating the strong and proud recovery community and the dedicated members of the addiction workforce who make recovery in all its forms possible. In case you missed it: Check out previous issues here! Recovery Month Week 3 Wellness Supports Recovery | Recovery Supports Wellness Recovery is about supporting the whole person. A whole-person approach to wellness is one that addresses social determinants of health in addition to physical and mental symptoms and can include practicing self-care, finding a safe place to live, or getting a stable job. Access to housing, education, social support, and employment all impact someone’s ability to enter and maintain recovery. When people are equipped with evidence-based treatment and recovery supports, they can regain their lives and contribute to their families and communities. Recovery Month is a great time to honor your progress, renew your goals, and ask yourself: What else do I need for support? Online Resources: Find Support: How to Ask for Help (SAMHSA) The Social Wellness Toolkit (National Institutes of Health) What Individuals in Recovery Need to Know About Wellness (SAMHSA) Webinars & Online Trainings: Recovery is Health | Health is Recovery webinar series (featuring sessions on overdose, HIV, Hepatitis C, harm reduction, sexual health & recovery, and more; Idaho DHW and Northwest ATTC) Resilience and Wellness (Northwest ATTC) Addressing the Addiction Crisis: Moving Upstream with Holistic Strategies (Northwest ATTC) Creating Calm (Northeast & Caribbean ATTC) Empowering Wellness in Mental Health: Helping People with Their Lifestyle Changes (online training, Northwest MHTTC) Wellness Matters: Self-Care for Mental Health Providers (online training; Northeast and Caribbean MHTTC) September is Deaf Awareness Month Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) American Sign Language (ASL) users experience significant disparities compared to non-DHH English speakers, partly caused by lack of access to accessible communication. Those disparities include higher rates of under- and unemployment and lower rates of having private health insurance and educational attainment, all of which are attributable to the oppressive system of “audism” (discrimination against DHH people) and associated with worse health outcomes. Importantly, DHH ASL users also experience higher rates of interpersonal violence, suicide, and a 2-3 fold higher risk for mood and anxiety disorders, lifetime trauma exposure, and substance use. Here are some resources you can use to learn more about this issue and better support DHH clients and others in your life: Deaf & Hard of Hearing People Lack Access to Communication in Mental Health & Substance Use Treatment Facilities (ATTC’s Addiction Science Made Easy) Online training/video series: Stepping Up: Training Materials for Substance Abuse Counselors and Substance Abuse: Impact on Students and Clients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Minnesota Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program, a treatment program that focuses on DHH clients) 988 Lifeline: The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline recently added ASL support for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals. Find information on how to access these services here. Washington State Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alaska Deaf Council National Association of the Deaf New Guides from SAMHSA Maintaining Fidelity to ACT: Current Issues and Innovations in Implementation To support continued efficacy of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), it is critical to reaffirm its fundamentals and promote awareness of new developments relevant to implementation of the model. Serving as a follow-up and companion product to SAMHSA’s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) KIT, this product reviews the principles of ACT; summarizes contemporary issues impacting ACT teams; and examines aspects of ACT implementation and outcomes when teams extend the model to specific target populations and settings. The goal of this guide is to support effective implementation of ACT by reaffirming fundamentals of the model and highlighting new developments. Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths This new guide, produced by SAMHSA in collaboration with RTI International, provides guidance on building and maintaining community coalitions that focus on the opioid crisis, as well as approaches for assessing how well coalitions are functioning. ORCCA Practice Guide This guide, produced by SAMHSA in collaboration with RTI International, includes evidence-based strategies for reducing opioid overdose deaths. The strategies include: opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution, medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, and safer opioid prescribing and disposal. TIP 64: Incorporating Peer Support Into Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services The newest Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) from SAMHSA provides information about the key aspects, functions, and uses of Peer Support Services (PSS) in recovery from problematic substance use, which will help providers, supervisors, and administrators in SUD treatment programs better understand and respond to these changes. Print copies available for order on the SAMHSA site (1 per customer). Also of Interest New resource: Resources for Parents and Adults Who Care for Youth (UW ADAI) The ADAI Cannabis Education & Research Program (CERP) has released a new set of info pages on their educational website LearnAboutCannabisWA.org. These new Resources for Parents & Adults Who Care for Youth offer information about cannabis that can be useful for parents, guardians, and influential adults in the lives of adolescents and young adults. You’ll find science-based information, tips on how to talk to your kids about cannabis and reduce the risk they will use cannabis, external resources you can check out for more information, and more! Conference: Four Directions Cultural Awareness and Healing Support Conference (Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling) September 18-21, 2023 | in-person at ilani Casino Resort, Ridgefield, WA Four Directions is ECPG’s annual fall conference. Many representatives of Tribal Nations in the Pacific Northwest have come together to plan this important conference, with the aim of Honoring the Past and Protecting the Future through holistic health, wellness, and recovery support. Registration is $170-190 (scholarships available). Virtual learning collaborative: Motivational Interviewing (Region 10 Rural Opioid TA Collaborative – ROTA-C) September 18, October 16, November 20, December 18, 2023 (12-1:30pm PT) The ROTA-C will be hosting a Fall 2023 Learning Collaborative for Motivational Interviewing (MI). As a member of the Learning Collaborative, you would attend four meetings hosted by Dr. Michelle Peavy with the aim of improving the MI skills of all attendees. You will have the opportunity to submit work samples, receive feedback, and interact collaboratively with professionals. Open to anyone who provides services in Region 10. Webinar: Implementation Strategies for an Incentive-Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Among American Indian and Alaska Native People (UW ADAI) September 19, 2023 | 12-1pm PT Join the UW Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute for their next lunch and learn session, featuring Kait Hirchak, PhD, MHPA (Eastern Shoshone) from the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University. Dr. Hirchak will be talking about community and university partnerships to culturally adapt and implement contingency management among American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Webinar: How Language Barriers Contribute to Health Care Disparities (NIHMD) September 21, 2023 | 11am-12:30pm PT How is your health impacted if you don’t speak the same language as your physician? How do you know if you have the right treatment plans and medications when language barriers exist? Join NIMHD and Alicia Fernandez, M.D., for the next NIMHD Director’s Seminar Series event in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, to explore these questions and more. Conference: Liberating Methadone: Building a Roadmap & Community for Change (LYU Langone Health) September 21-22, 2023 | In-person and virtual This conference aims to bring together members from various backgrounds to discuss and exchange ideas on how to improve access to and use of methadone to reduce the harms of opioid use. Our goal is to break down traditional barriers between researchers, clinicians, policy makers and people who use drugs and to create a shared space for collective understanding. Conference proceedings will be gathered to generate a report with actionable recommendations for policy and clinical practice. This two day conference can be attended in person or virtually via a webinar. Webinar: Celebrating Recovery: A Conversation with 2022 Recovery Innovation Challenge Winners (ATTC/MHTTC networks) September 27, 2023 | 10-11am PT (1-2pm ET) In recognition of Recovery Month, this webinar will highlight the winners of the 2022 Recovery Innovation Challenge through a “talk-show” format. Up to five Challenge Winners will share their innovative strategies for recovery, lessons learned from implementation, and recommendations for replication in other communities. CBOs, state and federal leaders, and recovery leaders will be invited to join the webinar to learn from and engage in Q&A with Challenge Winners. Virtual conference: Guam's Annual Conference on Substance Use Disorders (Guam Behavioral Health & Wellness Center and the Pacific Southwest ATTC) September 26-27, 2023 Earn up to 8 CE credits while attending presentations on clinical interventions, emerging issues in behavioral health care, prevention, mental health, and more. Find the complete agenda here. In-person event: Washington State COD & Treatment Conference October 15-17, 2023 | Yakima, WA Registration is now open for this year's Washington State conference, the COD & Treatment Conference, held at the Yakima Convention Center. Get registered and book your hotel rooms early -- this is a very popular conference! The Northwest ATTC and the ADAI Clearinghouse will both be attending this event; be sure to stop by our tables to say hello!   Learn More About Us Visit our website at https://attcnetwork.org/northwest to learn about the types of training we offer, sign up for our mailing list and trainer registry, find archived webinar videos, check out our educational products, listen to our podcast, and more! Northwest ATTC | 1107 NE 45th St, Suite 120 | Seattle | WA | 98105-4631 | US     If you no longer want to receive the Northwest ATTC Weekly Update, please update your profile: NWATTCProfile