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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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Survey Request: Environmental Scan from the Hispanic/Latino Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
The environmental scan, from the Hispanic/Latino Behavioral Health Center of Excellence, will gather your feedback to inform the development of culturally informed behavioral health information pertinent to Hispanic and Latino communities. The information you provide will enhance and improve future training events. The expected time to complete the survey is 10 minutes and it is available in both English and Spanish.
Take survey here.
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) listening sessions
The Falls Free Wisconsin Coalition is working on a project looking to explore opportunities for EMS-Community Based Organizations (CBO) collaboration to prevent and/or reduce older adult falls.
These listening sessions are intended for EMS personnel only, with a particular focus on those that engage with older adults who fall or may be at risk of falling. Registration will be open to the first 30 EMS providers that register for each session.
- August 7, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Virtual on Zoom
- August 15, 4:30–6: p.m.: La Crosse Fire Department (920 Gillette St)
- August 19, 1:30–3 p.m.: Virtual on Zoom
- August 22, 12–12:50 p.m.: Pleasant Prairie Fire Station #3 (10165 Terwall Terrace) and Zoom
Registration Information
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Hunger Task Force at Community Advocates
from Community Advocates
We’re happy to announce that a Hunger Task Force representative will be available to help eligible community members to sign up for FoodShare benefits at Community Advocates’ downtown offices at 728 N. James Lovell St., Milwaukee. Stop by on Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and on Thursdays, from 12 noon to 4 p.m., to learn how you can access food benefits for you and your family.
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ECOM Workshop: Job Services & Financial Literacy
from Community Advocates
Wednesday, August 21
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. This month's topic is Job Services and Financial Literacy and will be held in person from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on August 21. Location TBD.
Fee is $5 for light refreshments and materials and can be paid via credit card. Kindly make sure to RSVP by August 16.
RSVP here.
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Perinatal Substance Use Series
from the Wisconsin Association of Perinatal Care
Tools and information for a broad range of perinatal professionals working with people affected by perinatal substance use.
September 5 | Tuesday | 12:00 - 1:00pm
Cannabis and Pregnancy
with Chuck Schauberger, MD, MS, DFASAM, FACOG
November 25 | Tuesday | 12:00 - 1:00pm
Mental Health, Trauma, and Substance Use
with Virginia Medinilla, MD, PhD
Learn more and register here.
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MATRIX Trainings
from Wisconsin CONNECT
We have the entire year's worth of MATRIX trainings on the calendar! Here is what's upcoming:
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Criminal Justice
Wednesday, August 18 and
Thursday, August 19
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
both days
in Western Wisconsin
Register here
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Contingency Management
Friday, August 20
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
in Western Wisconsin
Register here
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Connecting the Dots
from Wisconsin CONNECT
On Demand Training
In a podcast format, Kyle Mounts and Lonnetta Albright from the original Women and SUD ECHO team will host experts in the field. Experts will also come from our provider community who will discuss relevant and current research in the field of substance use recovery for women-- to spark meaningful discussion aimed at facilitating practice change.
Our goal is simple—to provide current, relevant information intended to: Increase Awareness & Knowledge; and Identify Application Strategies for changes in practice to support the work you do. On the second Friday of every month, a new podcast will go live.
Available episode topics:
- Self-Care and Wellness
- Principles of Care for Pregnant and Parenting People
- Harm Reduction
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FASD Self-Paced Training Series
from Wisconsin Connect
On Demand Training
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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ASAM Basic Training
from Wisconsin CONNECT
August 27, 1:00pm-4:00pm CST
AND
August 28, 8:30am to 12:30pm CST
This is a two-session ASAM Basic Training. Attendance is required at both dates.
Free continuing education will be awarded.
Learn more here.
Register here.
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Suicide Prevention in the Workplace
from VitalCog
Schedule Your Organization's Session to Support Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September
VitalCog trains organizations to proactively address the early warning signs of suicide in the workplace. This two-hour training gives participants the skills and tools to appreciate the critical need for suicide prevention while creating a forum for dialogue and critical thinking about workplace mental health challenges, and by promoting help-seeking and help-giving.
VitalCog workshops are best conducted in the workplace for groups of 7 to 25, with human resources staff present to discuss available services for employees.
To learn more and schedule a training, email Community Advocates Public Policy Institute Trainer Rita Liesiefsky.
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Helpful flyers from the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children | |
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. | |  |
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. | |
Wisconsin CONNECT Social Media | |
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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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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