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...how VR can simulate various environments and scenarios, which could be instrumental in developing new treatment strategies for substance use disorders. Download slides | Download citations handout | Watch recording | Sharea

...and establish sustainability best practices for using and reviewing newly integrated resources and protocols in their schools. Ms. Kennedy and Ms. Vanderheyden recommend other schools and organizations use NIATx to...

...of treatment and recovery, and discussed strategies for supporting patients using MAT in substance abuse treatment settings. Part 3 will broaden the scope to discuss challenges and strategies related to...

...in Schools. This guidance includes examples of approaches for mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) related treatment services in schools, and describes some of the Medicaid state plan benefits...

...reduction and how to overcome them, how to adapt MI for use in a harm reduction context, and what kinds of political aspects of harm reduction might come into play....

...of our schools, doing the walk-through as an eye-opener,” adds Sarah. “The walk-through allowed schools to determine how new staff were introduced to, trained on, and kept updated on current...

...be dedicated to the winning strategies that address substance use prevention; three awards will be dedicated to the winning strategies that address substance use treatment, respectively. The challenge prize for...

Talking To Change: A Motivational Interviewing Podcast, hosted by Glenn Hinds and Sebastian Kaplan, is a series of conversations exploring Motivational Interviewing (MI) and its influence on supporting individuals and groups as they make positive health and lifestyle changes. Talking to Change: An MI Podcast. Episode 48: MI in Schools, with Andrew Williams, NPQH In this episode, Glenn and Sebastian talk to educator Andrew Williams, NPQH, about the use of motivational interviewing in school settings. Topics covered include developing a culture in schools that supports quality relationships, putting community over compliance, the implementation of culture change in schools and how it leads to improvements in behavior and learning, how restorative approaches blend with MI and a more inclusive school culture, why affirmations are more helpful than praise, and how teachers’ use of MI processes and skills facilitates good learning.

...to use evidence-based strategies and data-driven processes in substance abuse prevention planning and implementation. Erin works with community-level prevention practitioners and schools to develop, implement, evaluate, and sustain prev

...for integrating the Classroom WISE strategies in schools by applying evidence-based process improvement methods such as the nominal group technique (NGT) and PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) rapid-cycle testing. Recently,...

...several years is the continued impact of stimulant use on individuals in our states and tribal communities, and the need to promote effective, evidence-based and holistic strategies for recovery and...

...Southwest/ Region 6 sub-contracts with these seven colleges and universities to provide services close to their professional communities. Most of the participating schools are community colleges emphasizing training in pre-service...

...among group members (Yalom, 2020). This post describes strategies for reducing conflict in SUD treatment groups.  The pre-affiliation state is characterized by approach-avoidance behavior. In this state, members move close...

Provides an introduction to the antecedents and the rehabilitation of the disability of addiction in the areas of vocational, social, familial, personal and physical areas.

Provides an introduction to the antecedents and the rehabilitation of the disability of addiction in the areas of vocational, social, familial, personal and physical areas.

DESCRIPTION This presentation will give an overview of the background of the use of psychotherapy in the treatment of drug addiction and will refer to the utilization of psychotherapy treatment manuals and their fidelity. Therapeutic skills and the need for therapists to pay attention to the treatment needs of the addicted individual will be discussed. The presenter will emphasize the need for a comprehensive assessment of the client to include spirituality and will explain the role of the Black church. Additional discussion will focus on psychotherapy of drug addiction as only one component in the treatment armamentarium as well as the importance of engaging the patient and seeing psychotherapy as a form of a socialization process. OBJECTIVES Explain the background of psycho-dynamic features of drug addiction psychotherapy. Describe the therapeutic relationship between provider and patient. Discuss therapeutic skills with respect to the client's expectations of the provider. SPEAKER Sam Okpaku, MD, PhD, is the President, and founder of Center for Health, Culture, and Society in Nashville TN, USA. He is a graduate of Edinburgh University Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland and holds a PH.D. in Social Research and Welfare from Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, USA. He has been on the faculties of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and Yale University and was a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical School and a Senior Fellow at the Vanderbilt University Institute for Public Policy Studies. He has also served as Chairman and Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville. Dr. Okpaku is currently a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He is an awardee of the World Association of Cultural Psychiatrists for Pioneering Work in Cultural Psychiatry (2018) and also an awardee of the Society for Culture and Psychiatry for Creative Scholarship (2020). HOST Annelle Primm, M.D., MPH, is the Senior Medical Director of the Steve Fund, an organization focused on the mental health of young people of color. She is also a member of the Black Psychiatrists of America Council of Elders. View Flyer

...to engage in community volunteer work in public health while working on Caring for Denver's mission. He aspires to have a stronger voice, vision, and understanding of higher leadership roles...

...Published by the Pew Charitable Trust in February 2019, The Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Communities: Thoughtful strategies can improve access to high-quality care fact sheet describes some of the...