Happy New Year's! Welcome to our January newsletter.
Wisconsin CONNECT is a collaborative. We seek to provide technical assistance and training opportunities for substance use prevention and treatment grantees, providers, clinicians, social workers, and support staff.
We draw on local and national academic and community resources to reduce and prevent substance use and improve overall health and wellness in Wisconsin.
To that end, we want to help you connect the dots with this newsletter. It is a tool to support our efforts to promote new research, share tools and trainings that aim to help you engage in different communities, enhance practice and improve the health of your clients and program participants.
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A Special Welcome: Gynger Steele Named Division Administrator
DCTS Information Memo 2023-01
This memo announces the appointment of Gynger Steele to the position of administrator of the Division of Care and Treatment Services.
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Podcast
NPR Lakeshore Public Radio
*4-Minute Listen*
"Overdose deaths have soared in recent years, in part to the rise of fentanyl. A pilot program uses spectrometry to tell users of illegal drugs what, exactly, is in the drugs they are planning to take."
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DHS 23 Quarterly Meeting
from Wisconsin DHS
All DHS 35 certified providers are encouraged to participate in a virtual meeting Tuesday, January 10 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Wisconsin CONNECT Social Media |
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Go follow the new Wisconsin CONNECT social media pages for regular updates on training opportunities as well as to connect and network with other professionals. |
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Apply to Serve on the Certified Peer Specialist Advisory Committee
Applications are now being accepted for several seats on this committee.
The ideal committee member is someone with experience in workplaces, agencies, and communities where certified peer specialists and certified parent peer specialists work or seek work.
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MATRIX Trainings
Expand your knowledge on and understanding of the MATRIX Model.
Starting January 2023, Wisconsin CONNECT is rolling out a variety of MATRIX Model trainings with unique topics. They will all be held virtually.
These trainings free to attend!
Can't make any of these? Don't worry, there will be more to come in February!
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Training Criminal Justice and Contingency Management
Monday, January 23
9:00am-3:00pm CST
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Advanced MATRIX Training
Wednesday, January 25
9:00am-3:00pm CST
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Consultation with Courts, Probation and Parol
Tuesday, January 24
9:00am-3:00pm CST
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Implementation Consultation
Thursday, January 26
9:00am-3:00pm CST
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ECHO is an opportunity for women’s substance use treatment providers to come together with clinicians who provide care to women with substance use disorders to learn and share information and strategies to improve the lives of women, their children, and their families.
The ECHO is conducted monthly for 1 hour and includes a brief educational presentation on a topic of interest, a case presentation by a collaborator, and a discussion on strategies that can help the provider offer the best possible care for the client/patient.
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The next ECHO is. . .
January 13, 2023
9am-10am CST
Never Alone: Toward an Equitable Response to the Ongoing Opioid Crisis During the Perinatal Period
Speaker: Kyle Mounts, MD, MScPH
Objectives:
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Describe the significance of the fourth trimester.
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Describe the purpose of the APHA policy statement, An Equitable Response to the Ongoing Opioid Crisis.
- Describe two potential strategies to support equitable care of birthing persons with a substance use disorder in the postpartum period.
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Upcoming Dates for 2023
January
February
March
April
June
...and more
held virtually on the second Friday of almost every month
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The goals of this program are to enhance collaboration and coordination of substance use screening, assessment, intervention, and treatment among schools/school districts, mental and substance use health specialists, law enforcement, and youth justice officials at the local level; to ensure families have the support and training necessary to divert youth from the justice system; to develop a shared evidence-based process for screening, assessment, intervention, and treatment before delinquency; and avoid referring students with mental health and substance use disorders to law enforcement. |
Upcoming Training:
February 14, 2023
10am-11am CST
Topic: Fentanyl Prevention Training (National Perspective)
Speaker:Jake Nichols, Pharm.D., MBA
Jake Nichols is a pharmacist in long-term recovery with extensive experience in community pharmacy, academia, primary care, managed care, and pharmaceutical industry. He specializes in the treatment of substances use disorders, with a focus on medication for addiction treatment. He speaks regularly at conferences across the country, highlighting his experiences as a patient, along with the importance and value of treatment. Through his fifteen-year struggle with substance use, he found his calling in the field and has dedicated his career to helping patients and their families suffering from this debilitating chronic disease. By providing clinical support for clinicians treating patients with substance use disorder and serving as a vocal advocate for treatment, Jake has established himself as a key resource within the field. Dr. Nichols has shared the story of his own struggles with addiction at well over 200 pharmacy, nursing, and medical schools across the country. He also regularly facilitates patient and parent support groups. Jake is currently the Co-founder, President and CEO at Renovo Health, which offers clinicians evidence-based tools and support to enhance patient outcomes. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 2000 and his master’s degree in Business Administration from UMass Boston in 2007.
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FASD Self-Paced Training Series
Many medical, allied health care providers, educators, and others work with individuals affected by prenatal alcohol exposure—diagnosed or undiagnosed—but may lack training to identify, refer, and/or provide effective services. Few agencies offer FASD training to address these important issues.
This FASD self-paced learning series helps decrease the knowledge gap by providing on-demand educational opportunities to learn more about the prevention, identification, and treatment of FASD.
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Substance Use and Pregnancy Certificate Program
This program provides evidence-based information on substance use and pregnancy and provides the framework to understand the short- and long-term effects of a variety of drugs on mother and child. This certificate program supplements other professional training and provides an opportunity to develop an Action Plan to take back to an agency to strengthen opportunities for clients and their families.
This training is designed for treatment and other social services providers offering services for women with substance use disorders or those at risk.
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Save the Date
May 16, 17, and 18, 2023
Hybrid. In-person in the Wisconsin Dells.
June 28 and 29, 2023
Hybrid. In-person in Green Bay.
September 13 and 14, 2023
Hybrid. In-person in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Check out our video archive to find a session you might have missed.
You can also go back to the training session webpage to find other resources, slides and handouts.
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Click here below to see all the upcoming trainings and events across topics. |
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Have a training interest? Looking for technical assistance? Simply fill out this online form with what you are seeking and we will follow up to further explore your needs. |
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Reading recommendations to further your understanding and develop new ideas in your field.
Let us know if you have any to share!
Articles:
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We do this in partnership with the Bureau of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery within the Wisconsin Department of Health Service's Division of Care and Treatment Services, UW-Milwaukee, and our network of training providers. |
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