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The VA Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI)
The VA Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) would like to introduce you to our article, Keeping Faith with America’s Veterans. This article provides insight and background about the center and we encourage you to distribute the article throughout your organization and to anyone else you think would be interested in it. One of the Center’s goals is to keep you informed of the faith-based and community initiatives so together we can support the needs of veterans. This article is also available on our web site: http://www.va.gov/opa/fbci/ under the “What New” section.
Debbie A. Sams
Program Assistant
VA Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
(202) 273-9399
Interfaith Church Ministries of Nebraska Resource Library
The Library has numerous behavioral health resources available for check out. It is a web-based library, so anyone can go to the site, request a library resource and IMN will mail it to them. The recipient only needs to return the book to IMN either by delivery to the office or by mail.
Wow !! -- The Community Tool Box
Toolbox courtesy of the University of Kansas http://ctb.ku.edu/
Provides over 6,000 pages of practical skill-building information on over 250 different topics pertaining to community health and development. Topic sections include step-by-step instruction, examples,
check-lists, and related resources.It would be very helpful to get some user feedback on this. How useful is it for lay-persons, and also for civic action specialists/professionals ?? If you have an opportunity, try reviewing the portions that are of greatest interest to you and share your impressions with the rest of us.
The above site has been duly added to "CA4YT" (Civic Action for Your Turf) Links Page 01, and can therefore be found in the Links section of all Civic Action Free University E-Mail Groups. That page can be accessed directly at:
http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/yourturf/ca4ytlinks01b.htm
Sound Partners Weekly Digest
Public Broadcasting and Communities Working Together to Solve Health Care Problems
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has recently updated the National Resource Center, Compassion Capital Fund national website. The website provides capacity-building support at the national level and serves as an expert resource regarding faith-based and community initiatives and best practices. The Center also serves as a repository and distribution center for information, tools and resources needed by faith-based and community organizations and organizations that work with them to improve their capacity, knowledge, and skills, and provide a forum for stimulating discussion and examining important issues.
A toll free number has been established for callers interested in basic CCF information.
The number is 866-223-5129
Website:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccf/the_nrc/index.html
Mental Health Links - Rural Mental Health
Links to resources and information addressing rural mental health issues.
Organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Resource Center (NRC)
The National Resource Center (NRC) publishes a free, twice-a-month e-newsletter for faith- and community-based social service initiatives. The NRC’s objective is to provide practical information to help these organizations successfully address pressing social challenges.
Newsletter features include highlights of Federally supported faith-based initiatives, listings of upcoming events and trainings, timely funding opportunities, tools and tips, feature articles, book reviews and more.
The NRC invites you to subscribe to the e-Newsletter at http://www.ccfnews.org.
New! National Resource Center "Best of the Best"
We are delighted to learn that many are finding great value in the newsletter's articles and resources. This got us to thinking, "What if we found a way to pick the best articles, based on user feedback, and made them available through a permanent online library?"
What you have before you is the product of our ruminations. We've culled through our newsletters and produced Best of the Best, the most useful articles and resources over the past year. It is a Web site that will allow easy, 24/7 access to the information you are looking for. Further, we plan to update it with great resouces as we publish them in the e-newsletter.
Make this resource work for you. As with all our newsletters, we encourage you to use the materials that you find helpful (attribution, please). And we recommend that you link directly to this site from your Web site or from online materials that you are providing. The process to make the link is simple. The Web site address is www.ccfbest.org. If you need help, email Bill Freeman, NRC E-Newsletter, and we'll provide you with the link. We are privileged to support you in your vital work and wish you continued success.
Grant Information Resources
"May 2005 Grants from Federal Agencies now available."
Special Thanks to Lou Meyers, United Way of the Midlands. Click here for a list of areas with links to the related website.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
The Community Treatment and Services Center Grants of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative will support organizations that provide, support, and evaluate effective treatment and services for children, adolescents, and their families who have experienced trauma. The successful applicant will identify best practices to address child trauma needs in their community (both clinical treatment and trauma-informed services), work with the Treatment and Services Adaptation Centers to adapt approaches, and work with other community agencies to transform service delivery approaches accordingly. A total of $7.6 million will be awarded for 19 grants. Applications are due May 6, 2005 . The request for applications is at:
http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2005/nofa/sm05006rfa_NCTSI3_reannounce.pdf .
Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program grants to support and encourage the development of new, self-supporting, community anti-drug coalitions focused on the prevention of substance abuse in the new coalition's community. The DCF Mentoring Programs is part of the Drug Free Communities Support Program (CFCSP), a collaborative initiative to reduce substance abuse among youth; help communities strengthen collaboration; enhance intergovernmental collaboration; cooperation and coordination; enable communities to conduct data-driven, research-based prevention planning; and provide communities with technical assistance, guidance, and financial support. Due Date is May 31, 2005 . For further information, is one of SAMHSA's Service-to-Science Grants Programs. The purpose is to evaluate voluntary school-based programs that focus on identification and referral of high school youth who are at risk for suicide or suicide attempts. Due Date is June 1, 2005 .
To view full announcement go to: < Youthbuild program assists disadvantaged young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 years of age in distressed communities to: (1) Complete their high school education; (2) provide on-site construction training experiences which result in the rehabilitation or construction of housing for homeless persons and low- and very low-income families; (3) foster leadership skills; (4) further opportunities for placement in apprenticeship programs; and (5) promote economic self-sufficiency for program participants. HUD lists various performance outcomes that should be addressed by the applicant, including number of jobs created; percentage change in earnings as a result of employment for those participants; number of participants trained; and, percent of participants trained who find a job. . Due Date is May 4, 2005 . For further information, please visit U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announces the availability of $1,000,000 to award grants to eligible "grassroots'' organizations with the ability to connect to the local One-Stop delivery system. The term "grassroots'' is defined under the Eligibility Criteria. The grant amount for each grassroots organization is expected to range between $20,000 and $25,000. The period of performance will be 12 months from the date of execution by the Department. Due date is April 28, 2005 . For information, please visit http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-5907.pdf
Employment and Training Administration (ETA ), announces the availability up to $5 million for grants to eligible Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) that have demonstrated successfully the ability to form working partnerships with grassroots faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs). Grassroots FBCOs may include faith-based and community organizations, minority-led or immigrant-led non-profit or community development organizations and/or other small non-profit organizations. This grant will build upon successful ETA grants from program years (PY) 2001 to 2004 that focused on the use of intermediaries and WIBs to build partnerships between FBCOs and local One-Stop systems. The WIB will develop and implement an 18-month project to encourage the formation of long-term contractual and non-contractual partnerships with FBCOs that meet an unmet community need related to hard-to-serve populations (e.g., ex-offenders, limited-English, welfare-to work, etc.). Due Date is May 4, 2005 . Please visit
July 13, 2004 . For further information, please visit
The eSchool website is a grants-and-funding clearinghouse where individuals can explore information about grant awards and gain insights on grant- seeking opportunities. For more information visit: http://www.eschoolnews.org/erc/funding/ .
Finance Project Guidebook lists grant opportunities by eligible applicant and appropriation history. Workforce Preparedness in Afterschool . Grants of $30,000 will be made to 10 states to conduct workforce preparation programs in 4-H Afterschool settings. Only one proposal will be accepted from each state.
Visit the National Association of Youth Service Consultants , ID # 2126 with full link or click April 15th, 2005 .
The Promising Practices in Afterschool System (PPAS ) website contains a database of afterschool programs and links to afterschool funding resources. For more information visit: <AHREF="HTTP: funding.cfm? www.afterschool.org>
[NEW] 2005 Grant Opportunities Notebook
WHO: Faith-Based and Community-Based organizations interested in this year's
federal funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
WHAT: A guide to this year's federal funding opportunities for faith-based and community organizations across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This notebook was developed by the HHS Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in partnership with the Administration on Children and Families, the Health Resources Services Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Included in the notebook is information on approximately 40 grants in the following areas: Community Development, At-Risk Children and Youth, Senior, Health, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health programs. The block and formula grants that are HHS funds and administered by State and/or local governments are listed in the Partnership Opportunities section. Also included is information on the Compassion Capital Fund, how to be a grant reviewer, how to make a Freedom of Information request, and web resources for organizations interested in federal funding. We strongly encourage everyone to download a copy of the 2005 Grant Opportunities Notebook. Unfortunately, our office will not be able to distribute printed copies this year. CONTACT: The notebook is downloadable in PDF format at www.hhs.gov/fbci. Click on the "New Information" tab in the yellow column. (An Adobe Acrobat reader is required.)
The October 2003 Grant Information Resources published by the Department of Health and Human Services USA is now available. Included in this resource guide: overview of grant funding, summary of grant process, principal granting agencies, grant information sources, and HHS assistance programs.
SAMHSA REPORT: Core Competencies for Clergy and Other Pastoral Ministers in Addressing Alcohol and Drug Dependence and the Impact on Family Members.
http://alt.samhsa.gov/grants/competency/css/menu.htm
Additional Resources
Resource information on funding for nonprofit organizations:
A. The Foundation Center
1. Community Foundations
http://fdncenter.org/funders/grantmaker/gws_comm/comm.html2. Corporate Grantmakers
http://fdncenter.org/funders/grantmaker/gws_corp/corp1.html3. Private Foundations
http://fdncenter.org/funders/grantmaker/gws_priv/priv1.html4. Grantmaking Public Charities
http://fdncenter.org/funders/grantmaker/gws_pubch/pubch1.html***
B. FundsNet
1. Community Foundations
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/2001/commfoundations.htm2. Corporate Foundations
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/2001/corporate.htm3. Private Foundations
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/Donors/foundations.htm4. Public Foundations
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/2001/public.htm*****************
C. Useful information on sources of funding for your
organization and its activities may also be found in
Section A. of the following web page:http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/yourturf/ca4ytlinks01b.htm
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Thanks to Ozarks Marriage Matters of Springfield, MO for sharing the attached grant writing resource manual they developed. Below is an introductory description of their product.
NOTE: The attachment is 54 pages long & is in the .pdf format OMM Grant Manual
"The grant writing process can be a challenging one for even the strongest of hearts."
Ozarks Marriage Matters is pleased to present this grant writing resource manual in order to help ease this process. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate access to funding for both faith-based and community organizations who share a common vision with Ozarks Marriage Matters.
Collaboration continues to be a key element in successful grant applications and OMM is interested in helping individuals learn how to create proposals that leverage their unique expertise with services that can be provided by Ozarks Marriage Matters.
As we researched grant-writing, we realized there is already a wealth of information available. In fact, this is the problem. There is a lot of information and it is located in many, varied and perhaps even unreliable places. Consequently, we determined it would be helpful to provide a map of sorts to navigate the territory of existing grant writing information.
We have selected the Internet as our road for the journey and will be directing you to a variety of web sites that contain specific information for grant writing. Although many of the resources we mention can also be found in 'hard copy' or printed in the public library, we are convinced most people value the speed and ease of being able to access this information in an electronic format. In addition, many government agencies are transitioning to electronic grant applications, therefore it makes sense to begin guiding individuals to this method of information exchange.
We have made every effort to verify the web addresses we present in this manual but links often change without notice. If you should not be able to access a link, you might backspace to the home page of the site and utilize their navigation to arrive at the page we reference.
For example, if the following site address www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces140.html fails to locate the appropriate reference, you might try just typing in www.access.gpo.gov instead.
It is also possible to have a link that has been omitted for some reason. If this happens, we recommend contacting the web master of that site to determine whether the link is broken or the resource is no longer available on the web site.
Good Luck!
New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center
New England Addiction Technology Transfer CenterOnline Addiction Education Program Course Calendar Web Page is located at: http://www.attc-ne.org/education/
A System for Supervision
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England (ATTC/NE), funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is offering a course on clinical supervision.
The purpose of this course is to introduce the topic of clinical supervision using a unique systems approach. The Systems Approach to Supervision (SAS) is designed to assist the practicing clinician in (a) formulating professionally appropriate goals in supervision, (b) design training strategies to meet these goals, (c) establish an on-going facilitative working alliance with the supervisee, and (d) understand the client/patient and organizational factors that effect supervision practice. The course will emphasis the development of skills in professional reflection, training case analysis, and organizational analyses as they are related to supervision practice.
Elizabeth Holloway has taught, practiced and investigated clinical supervision throughout her professional career. Over the last 23 years, she has served on counseling psychology faculties at the University of California-Santa Barbara, University of Utah, University of Oregon, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has published several books and numerous articles on supervision research and practice. She is a Fellow of Division 17, American Psychological Association and a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology. She has taught her model , Systems Approach to Supervision (SAS), in Europe, United Kingdom, Asia, Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand. Since 1995 SAS has been adapted to a variety of professional contexts—healthcare, organizational management, higher education, and mental health. Dr. Holloway is currently a professor in the PhD program in Leadership and Change with Antioch University and consults with professionals and organizations on mentoring, supervision, and coaching.
This course will begin on April 4, 2005, and will run for five weeks. The required time commitment is two hours per week (10 contact hours). There are no real time events associated with this course. All course material will be posted on the Internet.The total cost of this course is $40.00 (US). Refund requests will be honored until the posting of the second lesson (April 14, 2005), after which there will be no refunds.
For additional information regarding this course offering, as well as a link to the ATTC of New England Distance Education course 'Supervision' registration page, please go to the following WWW site and read the Official Course Announcement.
http://www.attc-ne.org/courses/218/ann.html
Case Management in Substance Abuse
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England (ATTC/NE) funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is offering a credited, on-line course about case management in the substance abuse field
This workshop will explore the principles and dynamics of case management services for clients in substance abuse treatment. It will include topics such as: communication in case management; working on a treatment team; motivational enhancement; the referral process; confidentiality; improving services through interagency collaboration and advocacy; and case managing substance abuse clients with special needs. It will provide an opportunity to apply the topic to relevant treatment situations.
Stephen Gumbley, MA, LCDP, ACDP II, RCS has been working in human services since 1968. He has specialized in substance abuse prevention, education and treatment since 1988. For several years he served as Executive Director of the state affiliate of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.
Mr. Gumbley has been a counselor and clinical supervisor, and has administered numerous treatment programs, including directing a community mental health center’s residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment, and providing clinical and administrative oversight of multi-state opiate treatment programs. Additionally, he has provided clinical care supervision at a multi-service shelter for homeless adults. Mr. Gumbley holds a Master’s degree in counseling, and is a licensed chemical dependency professional and a recognized clinical supervisor. He is currently the ATTC-NIDA Liaison for the Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England. He has taught at Rhode Island College and Community College of Rhode Island and has been training throughout New England on a variety of substance abuse related topics for more than 10 years.
This course will begin on March 28, 2005, and will run for four weeks. The required time commitment is two hours per week (8 contact hours). There are no real time events associated with this course. All course material will be posted on the Internet.The total cost of this course is $40.00 (US). Refund requests will be honored until the posting of the second lesson (April 7, 2005), after which there will be no refunds.
For additional information regarding this course offering, as well as a link to the ATTC of New England Distance Education course 'Casemanagement' registration page, please go to the following WWW site and read the Official Course Announcement.
http://www.attc-ne.org/courses/217/ann.html
Chemical Dependency and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England , funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is offering a credited, on-line course on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
This course will provide an overview of the connection between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Chemical Dependency. Both of the conditions will be discussed as to their diagnostic criteria, presenting symptomatology, biological aspects and predisposing variables. These often co-existing conditions will be presented in models of representation that are easily understood and have direct applicability to treatment delivery for the addiction treatment provider.
Michael Torch, MA, LADC, LCS, is an addiction treatment provider with over 25 years experience. He was recognized by the New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor’s Association in 2002 with its “ Life Time Achievement Award”. Currently working in Student Assistance, Outpatient Practice, and Behavioral Health consultation, Michael has been a trainer of alcohol and drug counselors for over 25 years and currently serves on the faculty of Brown University/New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center and the New England School of Addiction Studies, with extensive experience treating chemically dependent adolescents and trauma victims. His professional experience includes practice in public schools, correctional environments, treating law enforcement personnel, inpatient chemical dependency programs outpatient practice and consultant to a First Nation Healing Program. He currently serves as a member of the US Probation Service’s New England Critical Incident Stress Management Team and a Clinical Consultant with the New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center’s Science to Practice initiative. Mr. Torch has served on the Alcohol and Drug Counselor Certification Review Board in New Hampshire for 15 years, is currently a member of the Alcohol and Drug Counselor Peer Review Committee, is a member of the State Advisory Board on Juvenile Justice in New Hampshire, serves as a member of the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Advisory Committee, is Vice Chair of the Northeast Coalition for Juvenile Justice, and serves on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center, Advisory Board.
This course will begin on March 14, 2005 and will run for four weeks.The total cost of this course is $40.00 (US). Refund requests will be honored until the posting of the second lesson (March 24, 2005), after which there will be no refunds. For additional information regarding this course offering, as well as a link to the ATTC of New England Distance Education course 'PTSD' registration page, please go to the following WWW site and read the Official Course Announcement.
http://www.attc-ne.org/courses/214/ann.html
Stages of Change in Addictions Treatment
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is offering a credited, introductory online course on the Stages of Change and the Transtheoretical Model (DiClemente & Prochaska, 1998; Prochaska & DiClemente, 1984). This course is part one of a two part series. The second, advanced installment of this series, Designing Interventions Using the Stages of Change, will begin on April 25, 2005.
In this course we will examine how the treatment of substance use disorders has been influenced by several diverse models of treatment and how that evolution has shaped the Transtheoretical Model (TTM). We will explore the Stages of Change model by focusing on the six stages of precontemplation, contemplation, preparation/determination, action, maintenance and recurrence/relapse. Discussions will include how identifying a client’s stage of change impacts the treatment provided by the clinician. Special consideration will be given to the process of assessing a client’s stage of change and to identifying appropriate stage specific catalysts that meet clients where they are in their current process of change.
This course will be taught by Marshall Rosier, MS, a consultant and trainer specializing in co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Marshall graduated from Yale University with a Masters of Science degree in Social Psychology, with a specialty in social cognition, stigma, self-esteem and group membership. Marshall has been in the field for over ten years and received his early training at the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics in San Francisco, California. He is currently the dual diagnosis counselor at Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc – Waterbury Clinic where he specializes in the assessment and treatment of people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Marshall has a private practice consulting and training firm and has conducted training for agencies such as the State of Connecticut -Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Most recently, Marshall has been working as a consultant for the Addiction Technology Transfer Center – New England as a Technology Transfer Specialist providing technical assistance and consultation around using the technology transfer process in implementing evidence-based practices at agencies through out Connecticut.
This course will begin on February 28, 2005, and will run for five weeks. The required time commitment is two hours per week (10 contact hours). There are no real time events associated with this course. All course material will be posted on the Internet.The total cost of this course is $40.00 (US). Refund requests will be honored until the posting of the second lesson (March 10, 2005), after which there will be no refunds. For additional information regarding this course offering, as well as a link to the ATTC of New England Distance Education course 'Stages of Change' registration page, please go to the following WWW site and read the Official Course Announcement.
http://www.attc-ne.org/courses/212/ann.htmlAt the bottom of the course announcement you will find a link to the registration page. If you find that you have additional questions or concerns after reading the course announcement, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,Monte D. Bryant, BA
Technology Programming and Evaluation Administrator
Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England
Box G-BH
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
401-444-1862
http://www.attc-ne.org
Speed Still Kills: The Growing Methamphetamine Problem
New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center Online Addiction Education Program Course Calendar Web Page is located at: http://www.attc-ne.org/education/
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is offering a credited, on-line course entitled Speed Still Kills - The Growing Methamphetamine Problem.
The 1960's have often been viewed as a decade of widespread drug problems across the United States. One of the most popular drugs of that era was methamphetamine, "the poor man's cocaine." While the problems of this drug never actually disappeared, the popularity of the drug seemed to wane over the coming years. However, many areas of the country have recently been experiencing a resurgence in the drug's popularity. Methamphetamine abuse is now shifting from being a regional phenomenon to a national problem. Recent attention by the White House office of National Drug Control Policy, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), and the National institute on Drug Abuse have all emphasized the need to increase knowledge about the effects of methamphetamines and gain a better understanding of the treatment issues involved.
This presentation will consist of: an overview of methamphetamine; its history; patterns of use (including various forms and methods of injection, and geographical patterns of use); physical and psychological effects; comparison of methamphetamine and cocaine related problems; and a discussion of the treatment issues critical for successful methamphetamine dependence treatment.
This course will be taught by Kevin Scheel, MS, MAC, LMFT, Director of Educational Services for the Distance Learning Center for Addiction Studies. Mr. Scheel has more than 25 years of experience in the chemical dependency field and has been an instructor/trainer for the past 14 years. He has a Master's of Science in Counseling and Guidance with specialization in Addiction Treatment from the University of Nebraska.
This course will begin on August 9, 2004 and will run for four weeks. The required time commitment is two hours per week (8 contact hours).The total cost of this course is $40.00 (US). Refund requests will be honored until the posting of the second lesson (August 19, 2004), after which there will be no refunds. For additional information regarding this course offering, as well as a link to the ATTC of New England Distance Education course 'Speed Still Kills' registration page, please go to the following WWW site and read the Official Course Announcement.
http://www.attc-ne.org/courses/185/ann.htmlAt the bottom of the course announcement you will find a link to the registration page. If you find that you have additional questions or concerns after reading the course announcement, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Monte D. Bryant, BA
Technology Programming and Evaluation Administrator
Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England
Box G-BH
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
401-444-1862
http://www.attc-ne.org
MAMa: Mothers Against Methamphetamine
Mothers Against Meth-Amphetamine was started this year by Dr. Mary F. Holley to distribute the literature she has written to educate the public about methamphetamine and other drugs. All of our pamphlets and booklets were written by her, initially as a series of editorials that appeared in the local newspapers in Arab and Albertville Alabama. Each one incorporated an invitation to experience the healing power of Jesus Christ to defeat addiction. They were refined and reprinted as the pamphlets you see on this site.
Substance Abuse Among the Elderly
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is offering a credited, introductory on-line course on elderly substance abuse.
When we think of alcohol or other drug abuse we usually think of adolescents and young adults, but awareness is growing that the elderly also suffer from abuse of alcohol and other drugs. A significant percentage of the population aged sixty-five and older suffers from a problem involving alcohol or other drug abuse. Such older substance abusers place even greater burdens on the health care system than do younger abusers, yet less attention is focused on their needs. This course will introduce the student to what is known about these problems in older adults. Topics to be addressed will include the epidemiology of substance abuse in the elderly, early onset versus late onset problems, issues in screening and assessment, treatment issues and approaches and barriers to treating the older substance abuser.
David F. Duncan, Dr. P.H. is President of Duncan & Associates, a consulting firm providing consultation on research design and data collection for behavioral and policy studies. He is also Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health at Brown University School of Medicine and a member of the core faculty of Brown's postdoctoral program in clinical psychology, addiction studies, and psychopharmacology. His education included an undergraduate major in psychology, with minors in sociology and education at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and graduate work in criminology at Sam Houston State University in Texas. He earned the degree of Doctor of Public Health from the University of Texas at Houston with an interdisciplinary program in behavioral sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics, and program and policy evaluation. He earned a postdoctoral diploma in alcoholism early intervention and treatment effectiveness research from Brown University.This course will begin on August 16, 2004 and will run for five weeks. The required time commitment is two hours per week (10 contact hours).
The total cost of this course is $40.00 (US). Refund requests will be honored until the posting of the second lesson (August 26, 2004), after which there will be no refunds. For additional information regarding this course offering, as well as a link to the ATTC of New England Distance Education course 'Elderly SA' registration page, please go to the following WWW site and read the Official Course Announcement.
http://www.attc-ne.org/courses/186/ann.htmlAt the bottom of the course announcement you will find a link to the registration page. If you find that you have additional questions or concerns after reading the course announcement, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Monte D. Bryant, BA
Technology Programming and Evaluation Administrator
Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England
Box G-BH
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
401-444-1862
http://www.attc-ne.org
Suicide awareness and prevention modules are available to view or download. Modules were developed by the Southeast Nebraska Suicide Prevention Project through a grant from the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund - a program of the Nebraska Health & Human Services System.
Beginning September 17, you will be able to attend professional seminars specifically designed to help you grow your business. It will only take an hour of your time and cost just $29. With NU Skills, the training comes to you in focused, fact-filled and fast-moving one-hour seminars delivered via Internet and telephone. You don't even have to leave your desk to attend!
Questions regarding Cost Sharing? Below is the PowerPoint presentation from June 28, 2005 on what Cost Sharing is and how to report it. Also included are handout samples on how to complete the forms.
Cost Sharing 101 Workshop Presentation (June 28, 2005)
Financial Status Example #1
Financial Status Example #2
Financial Status Example #3
Financial Status Example #4
OMB Circular A-110
Resources and information from the June, 2003, Kick-Off Conference including the speeches by Reverend Dr. DeForest Soaries and Thomas Harvey are available to download and view.
Hello All I am forwarding this course information to you for an important topic. I need to remind you that this course is not Nebraska approved so if you choose to take it you can get all of the information an try for a pre-approval on your own using the Nebraska Home Study course criteria via the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services OMHASAAS - Nancy Herdman.
Please pass this along to anyone you think may be interested in the online course. My experience has been great and there is a great deal of learning and application to clinical practice. Click here for more information of this program.
Kate Speck , Ph. D.
Prairielands ATTC - Nebraska
Doane College
303 N. 52nd St .
Lincoln , NE 68504
Phone 402 466-4774 ext. 335
FAX 402 466-4228Visit our Website at:http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/pattc/states/nebraska/training.htm