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Everything we do is designed for deep practice transformation, implementation, and sustainability: We are laser focused on translating evidence and practice-based research into highly relevant, live and on-demand webinars and engaging, skills-focused workshops and certificates.
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Using the ASAM Framework for Co-Occurring Disorders
This webinar will provide an overview of the American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria with a particular focus on working with individuals who have co-occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders. There will be opportunities to review examples of integrated care plans and discuss questions about using the framework…
Attachment and Addiction, Part 1: Clinical Presentation
This webinar considers the clinical presentation of addiction (symptoms and etiology) through the lens of attachment theory. How attachment patterns may manifest in use patterns and impact relational dynamics related to addiction is discussed. This first part will lay the foundational elements for considering substance use disorder treatment from…
Attachment and Addiction: Implications for Treatment, Part 2
In this second webinar we will be exploring the treatment implications of conceptualizing addiction through the lens of attachment theory. Building from our previous discussion on addiction and attachment, we will consider clinical applications of attachment conceptualizations; mending the divide of impaired attachment by creating the capacity for attachment.
Motivational Interviewing and the Native American Worldview
This webinar was designed to introduce the “Spirit of MI and to talk about the relationship between Motivational Interviewing (MI) and the Native worldview. It included the underlying spirit of MI, its heart and mind-set and how it complements the Native values and belief system. For most Natives, the…
The Tripping Cure
The use of psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin and MDMA was once considered an extremely promising treatment option for a range of mental health concerns. But when the federal government clamped down on these medicines in the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, even basic research into their potential therapeutic use…
A Comprehensive Treatment Approach for Persons with First Episode Psychosis
NAVIGATE is a coordinated specialty care program developed for the National Institute of Mental Health’s RAISE Initiative for treating first episode psychosis. NAVIGATE is comprised of an interdisciplinary team using principles of recovery, resiliency, and joint decision-making to target both a reduction in the symptoms of psychosis, as well…
E-cigarettes: Variations in nicotine delivery and toxicity profiles
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are devices designed to deliver inhalable nicotine without burning tobacco. These devices have been continuously evolving and increasing in popularity since their first introduction to the market, and many different types are currently available. E-cigarettes vary dramatically in design, voltage settings, battery power, the airflow rate,…
Homelessness in Minnesota
In 2018 Wilder Research counted more people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota than ever before. Homelessness affects people from all backgrounds, is experienced differently be each person, and has implications for health care and social service providers through the state. This webinar will discuss key findings and trends from the…