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Welcome to our August 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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2025 Great Lakes Motivational Interviewing Conference last day to register!
August 6-8 2025
In-person in Madison, WI
In less than a week, you are invited to explore how the practice of Motivational Interviewing can improve your clients’ engagement, resulting in transformative outcomes in the charming city of Madison, Wisconsin.
The interactive Great Lakes Motivational Interviewing Conference will share best practices, build skills and promote interprofessional networking. Breakout sessions will be offered at various levels, targeting students, providers who are new to MI and seasoned practitioners.
This is a chance to engage in meaningful ways with colleagues, and to see Wisconsin at it’s best-in the summer! Tour the nearby capitol building, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, and the food scene during your down time.
Register and find more information here.
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Annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health
from SAMHSA
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which shows how people living in United States reported their experience with mental health conditions, substance use and pursuit of treatment. This year marks the first year since 2020 in which there are at least four years of comparable data for key NSDUH outcomes to enable reporting of trends.
Learn more here.
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Assessing Supportive Needs in Pregnant Women with Substance Use, A qualitative study
from ScienceDirect
Background
Pregnant women with substance use (SUD), are a vulnerable group with special reproductive health needs. The study aimed to assess the supportive needs of pregnant women with substance use.
Read the article here.
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ECOM Workshop: Job Services, Financial Literacy, and GED
from PTTC
Wednesday, August 20
The Empowerment Coalition of Milwaukee (ECOM) is a monthly gathering of social services professionals, advocates, and consumers organized by Community Advocates Public Policy Institute. ECOM explores topics that are vital to Milwaukee’s human services professionals. Each session features multiple presentations from experts and opportunities to share resources.
This month’s topic is Job Services, Financial Literacy, and GED and will be held in person from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon on August 20. Location TBD.
Fee is $5 for light refreshments and materials and can be paid via credit card. Registrations are not refundable. Kindly make sure to RSVP by Friday, August 15.
Register here.
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Caregiver Support and Resource Navigation Group
from FASD United
Participants will help determine the themes and topics covered to best support their needs. Topics may include:
- Sharing the joys and challenges of caregiving for adults or youth transitioning into adulthood who have FASD or similar neurodiversity/disability.
- Exchanging ideas and sharing successes.
- Strengthening the caregiver-child relationship through a better understanding of your youth or young adult.
- Caregiver resource systems navigation (employment, disability services, financial, medical, educational).
- Supporting transitions and helping to navigate changes in school, employment, life, and daily routines.
- Supporting employment, interpersonal skills, recreation, friendships, relationships, regulation, and interdependence.
- Managing caregiver fatigue and avoiding burnout.
WHEN: BI-WEEKLY MEETINGS ON FRIDAYS 10:00 – 11:30 AM, BEGINNING NOV. 8 2024, UNTIL APR. 25 2025
WHERE: VIA ZOOM
COST: $20.00 (+GST) DROP-IN FEE (IF COST IS A CONCERN, CONTACT US FOR ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS.)
Learn more here.
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Connecting the Dots
from Wisconsin CONNECT
The Connecting the Dots podcast is back with a new three-part series on stimulant use research, treatment, and community responses!
Stimulant Use: Research to Practice (A Three-Part Series)
Guest hosts: Richard Rawson and Albert Hasson
"Why We should Be Concerned with Stimulant Use: Cocaine and Methamphetamine in 2025" (Part One), "Effective Behavioral Treatments and Clinical Interventions" (Part Two), and "Addressing Stimulant Use Disorders: What Will It Take? A Community Conversation" (Part 3) are posted for your viewing! All you have to do is register for the series to receive a link and password to the content.
Learn more and register here.
This series is free and continuing education will be awarded.
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MATRIX Trainings
from Wisconsin CONNECT
Matrix Recovery Program™ is a 2025 updated user-friendly, manualized treatment program adapted from the original public domain program designed to equip individuals with the skills and insights necessary to effectively manage their substance use disorder.
“The training made me realize that I was using outdated information. I now have the ability to update my programming and achieve better outcomes. Grateful for the training." -Vernice, Alaska (on training through the Clare|Matrix Training Institute)
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Implementing the 2025 Matrix Recovery Program™ for Adults
(formerly Matrix Core Training)
Wednesday, August 13 and
Thursday, August 14
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. CT
both days
In-person in Milwaukee, WI.
Register here
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Matrix Recovery Program™ for Key Supervisors and Implementation
Friday, August 15
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. CT
In-person in Milwaukee, WI.
Register here
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Ethics and Boundaries
from Wisconsin CONNECT
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Stepping Forward When Colleagues Cross the Line
Friday, August 15
8:30am-12:30pm CT
Virtual
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Ethics & Boundaries has never been this fun to learn! You will learn and enhance professional skills in conflict resolution and understanding conflict theories. Exploring difficult crucial conversations; you will build skills in the 5 Essentials to Navigating Difficult Conversations with peers and gain the ability to hold colleagues accountable when needed. Communication styles and mitigation of risk is examined through personal and professional review of workplace culture. This workshop focuses on appropriate ethics and boundaries in client-social worker, therapist, counselor, and peer-to-peer relationships. Use of workbook activities, case scenarios and personal reflection will foster understanding of ethical, reflective practice with clients, agency, and colleague ethical challenges in the workplace, and building skills in communication, and cooperative confrontation. We will examine how appreciation in the workplace can relieve ethical dilemmas and improve decision making. You will not learn this content anywhere else!
Register here.
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ASAM 4th Edition Training
from Wisconsin CONNECT
Registration is available for all dates!
Register here.
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QPR Question Persuade Refer Suicide Prevention Training
from QPR Institute
Tuesday, August 12
We can all save lives.
The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. The signs of crisis are all around us. We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.
This interactive introduction to suicide awareness and prevention is scheduled from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12. The training is hosted by Community Advocates Public Policy Institute and is free and open to all.
RSVP here.
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Save the Date for 2025 Conferences
Motivational Interviewing Conference
August 6-8
In-person at the Pyle Center in Madison, WI.
HOPE Consortium Conference
August 7-8
Virtual
Rally for Recovery
September 6, 2025
In-person at the WIsconsin State Capitol in Madison, WI.
Substance Use Prevention Conference
September 10-11
Hybrid. In-person at the Chula Vista in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Wisconsin Association of Treatment Court Professionals Coordinator Conference
September 17-19
In-person at Marriott Madison West in Middleton, WI.
Wisconsin Crisis Intervention Conference
September 18-19
In-person at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Substance Use Disorder Counseling Conference
September 18-19
In-person at the Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, WI.
ASAM Region VI Conference
September 25-26
In-person at the Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee, WI.
The Better Ways to Cope Conference
October 10-11
In-person at the Coakley Brothers Water Tower Building in Milwaukee, WI.
Mental Health and Substance Use Recovery Conference
October 16-17
Hybrid. In-person at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Help & Hope Conference
November 7
In-person at the Gateway Technical College in Racine, WI.
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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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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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