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Telehealth Efforts With Mental Health and Substance Use Disordered Clients
The staff at the Center for Practice Transformation applauds the amazing and inspiring practice transformation occurring with our community partners as a result of the imperative to maintain social…
Read MoreDSM-5 Substance Use Disorder Criteria Foster Stigma
The recognition of stigma embedded in diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders is the topic of an oped recently published in the BASIS. The DSM criteria for substance use…
Read MoreClient Engagement Best Practices
Our Center for Practice Transformation training team kicked off the New Year with a dynamic, energizing Engagement training we were contracted to hold in Bakersfield, California. Two days of experiential…
Read MoreVaping and the Adolescent Brain
Twenty percent of Minnesota high school students report using e-cigarettes during the prior month. Nicotine has serious implications on the developing adolescent brain as well priming the brain for…
Read MoreAddiction Recovery in Rural Minnesota
CACSW just released a series of three online modules entitled “Addiction Recovery in Rural Minnesota.” These modules underline the importance of understanding substance abuse for child welfare workers, how…
Read MoreWe are changing our name. Here’s why.
We have some very exciting news to share with you about the evolution of our organization. On December 4, 2019, we will be announcing our new name, Center for Practice…
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