Webinars

Webinar Wednesdays

IRETA holds Webinar Wednesdays, a near-monthly free webinar for addictions professionals and other stakeholders on topics that have included: Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy, Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives, Ethics in Addiction, Adolescent Co-occurring Disorders, LGBTQ Issues in Addiction, and others.

See below for upcoming Webinar Wednesday topics and times:

February 22, 2012 - Substance and Medication Abuse/Misuse among Older Adults - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
Substance abuse and medication misuse is becoming a major health concern as the "baby boomers" enter the age of retirement. How clinical staff can prevent issues of medication misuse and abuse will be emphasized in this workshop and common screening instruments and treatment approaches for older adults will be reviewed.
Linda Shoemaker, RN, B-C, MA, is a registered nurse currently serving as Outreach Coordinator of the PA Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition.
Register here

March 28, 2012 - Working with the Poor: The Personal and Spiritual Dimensions 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern Time. In this workshop, Dr. Harry Aponte, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, a family therapist in Philadelphia, PA, will discuss the personal - the challenge to connect to a client whose life style may be difficult for us to empathize with, and the spiritual - challenges our reluctance to touch on our client's spiritual practice that may be alien to us. He will also discuss what we need to do to bridge these gaps and overcome obstacles to a successful outcome with the disadvantaged client.
Register here

April 11, 2012 - Addressing Clinical Issues in Transgender Populations 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern Time. This webinar will provide skill-building, knowledge enhancing practical suggestions on how to offer sensitive, affirmative, culturally relevant, and effective treatment to transgender individuals in substance use treatment. It will be informative to the helping professional who has no familiarity with transgender populations, the participant who has moderate knowledge and experience, and the professional with considerable knowledge and who can benefit from a refresher.
Facilitator: JoAnne Keatley, MSW, is the Director of the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health at UCSF and has previously directed NIDA and SAMHSA funded transgender projects. Register here

Third Thursday iTrainings

The National Office of the ATTC offers monthly webinars under the title of Third Thursday iTrainings. To access recordings of the webinars, go to: http://www.attcnetwork.org/learn/education/webinarseries.asp

On Demand Webinars

Previously recorded webinars are available to view any time.

February 15, 2012 - Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI) Click here to view.
February 1, 2012 - Overview of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Click here to view. Click here to view and download slides.
January 18, 2012 - Short-Term Opioid Withdrawal Using Buprenorphine: Findings and Strategies from the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Study Click here to view. Click here to view/download slides.
December 14, 2011 - Selecting and Implementing an Evidence-Based Practice Click here to view video. Click here to view/download slides.
Oct 5,26, Nov 9, 2011 - Buprenorphine Treatment: A Training for Multidisciplinary Addiction Professionals Part 1 Click here to view. Part 2 Click here to view. Part 3 Click here to view.
November 23, 2011 - SBIRT - Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment Click here to view.
October 19, 2011 - You Can't Fool the Bladder Police: Effective Use of Urine Drug Screening Click here to view. Click here to view/download slides.
August 24, 2011: How Substance Use Disorders Affect Physical Health Click here to view. Click here to view slides
June 28, 2011: Promoting Awareness of Motivational Interviewing (PAMI) Click here to view
May 5, 2011: Issues of Medication Assisted Treatment and Pregnant Women Click here to view
August 25, 2010: Creative Problem Solving Click here to view
July 27, 2010: Overview of Adolescent Co-Occurring Disorders Clilck here to view
May 12, 2010: Stages of Change - Part 1 Click here to view
May 19, 2010: Stages of Change - Part 2 Click here to view
March 17, 2010: Ethics in Addiction Treatment: Values in Action - Part 1 Click here to view
April 14, 2010: Ethics in Addiction Treatment: Values in Action - Part 2 Click here to view