Children and Families Program

Transition Age Youth Program

Older Adult Program

Jail Mental Health Program

Peer Advocate/ Volunteer Program

Innovations Program

Psychiatry

Adult System of Care

Conferences

Archived Trainings

Children and Families program

Archived Training Presentations

Child Forms training
Screening Brief Intervention 2008-01-29
Trauma and Substance Abuse 7-08


Transition Age Youth Program

Trainings cover identifying substance use among adolescents with co-occurring mental health issues, and using intervention approaches tailored to the client's stage of readiness for change.

Archived Training Presentations

Adolescent Substance Use Interventions - TAY Conference May 2011
Brief Treatments for TAY consumers with COD
Inhalant Abuse

Supporting Training Materials

Adolescent Brief Treatment Manual Order Form
Continuum of Use PDF
CRAFFT Adolescent Screener_English
CRAFFT Adolescent Screener_Spanish
LAC Assessment Center LOCATIONS
LAC Substance Abuse Assessment Centers FACT SHEET
Stage of Change Matching Guide

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Older Adult Program

Trainings focus on screening and brief intervention skills for clinicians treating seniors and older adults.

Archived Presentations

"Depression Among Older Adults: Prevalence and Intervention Strategies" (July 13, 14, and 28, 2011) Webinar Series: Webinar Session, Slide Presentation

"Substance Use in Older Adults: Screening & Intervention Strategies" (April 26, May 18, and June 9, 2011): Video Recording, Slide Presentation

Co-occurring Depression and Substance Use Among Older Adults

Supporting Training Materials

"LOOK OUT!" Psychoactive Medications with Significant Alcohol Interactions Chart
Motivational Interviewing Readiness Ruler
Stages of Change Matching Guide
LAC Substance Abuse Assessment Centers FACT SHEET
LAC Assessment Center LOCATIONS

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Jail Mental Health Program

Focuses on interventions with substance-using mental health clients who are incarcerated.
Training Registration

Archived Training Presentations

Advanced Brief Intervention Skills practice (April 7, 2011) Slide Presentation
Drug addiction basics and Brief Interventions for COD consumers (March 31, 2011) Slide Presentation
Advanced Brief Intervention Skills practice
Drug addiction basics and Brief Interventions for COD consumers

Supporting Training Materials

Stages of Change Matching Guide
LAC Assessment Center LOCATIONS
LAC Substance Abuse Assessment Centers FACT SHEET

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Peer Advocate/Volunteer Program

Focuses on addiction basics and effective listening and linking practices.

Archived Training Presentations

Drug addiction basics and screening Service Extenders 6-24-11

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Innovations Program

Archived Training Presentations

Culture of Integrated Services
Motivational Interveiwing
Motivational Interviewing Academy Rhodes
SBIRT Innovations

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Psychiatry

Archived Training Presentations

SBIRT for Psychiatrists

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Adult System of Care

Archived Training Presentations

ASOC SBIRT

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Conferences

2014 11th Statewide: Integrating Substance Use, Mental Health, and Primary Care Services in Our Communities

Day 1

Morning Plenary Session:

The National Perspective
Captain Jon Perez, PhD, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

  1. Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Primary Care Settings
    Moderator: Darren Urada, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
    Brett O'Brien, MA, Orange County Health Care Agency
    Felicia Skaggs, MS, Kern County Mental Health
    Christopher Reilly, LMFT, Clinica Sierra Vista
  2. DSM 5: Clinical and Research Implications
    Timothy Fong, MD, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
  3. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Psychological Impacts & Mental Health Care
    Erica Reynoso, PhD, LCSW, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Barbara Hernandez, PsyD, LMFT, Crittenton Services for Children & Families
  4. Innovative Housing Programs for High-Cost, High-Need Homeless Individuals
    Deborah Maddis, MPH
    Daniel Flaming, PhD, The Economic Roundtable
    Sarah Mitchell, LCSW, Downtown Women’s Center
  1. Medical Marijuana: What Clinicians Need to Know
    Thomas E. Freese, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
  2. I. Patient Centered Care: Confronting Your Own Stigma to Treat the Whole Person
    Thomas Mahoney, MD, MPH, CommuniCare Health Centers
    Karen Larsen, MFT, Yolo County Department of Health Services
    Karen W. Linkins, PhD, CalMHSA Integrated Behavioral Health Project
  1. Medication Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
    Larissa Mooney, MD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
  2. Creating Support Systems for Individuals at Risk for Suicide – the MY3 Suicide Prevention Mobile App and Suicide Prevention in Primary Care Toolkit
    Theresa Ly, MPH, California Mental Health Services Authority
    Sandra Black, MSW, Know the Signs Suicide Prevention Statewide Campaign
    Stan Collins, Know the Signs Suicide Prevention Statewide Campaign
  3. MHSA Innovation Integrated Care Outcomes: Data-Driven Decision Making
    Debbie Innes-Gomberg, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
  1. O. Will They Turn You into a Zombie? What Providers Need to Know about Synthetic Drugs
    Beth Rutkowski, MPH, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
  2. A Tale of Transformation: Shifting from Student Health to Campus Wellness in LAUSD Schools
    Kimberly Uyeda, MD, MPH, Los Angeles Unified School District
    Maryjane Puffer, BSN, MPA, Los Angeles Trust for Children's Health
  1. R. Family Centered Substance Abuse Treatment: Integrating Systems of Care
    Cassandra Loch, LCSW, MBA, Prototypes
    April Wilson, BA, RAS, Prototypes
    Holly Child, MS, Children and Family Futures

Day 2

Morning Plenary Session:

Navigating Health Policies, Clinical Practices, and Research: One Feds Odyssey
Rear Admiral Peter J. Delany, PhD, LCSW-C, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

  1. Targeting Brain Inflammation to Treat Methamphetamine Addiction
    Keith Heinzerling, MD, MPH, UCLA Center for Behavioral & Addiction Medicine
  2. Question, Persuade, and Refer: Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention
    Jessica Cruz, MSW, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
    Edwin Pouzeaud, MA, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
    Cathy Williamson, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
  3. Partnered Integrated Community Care for Depression
    Kenneth B. Wells, MD, MPH, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
    Yolanda Whittington, LCSW, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
  4. Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Integrated Care
    Rachel Gonzales, PhD, MPH, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs

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2013 10th Statewide: Integrating Substance Use, Mental Health, and Primary Care Services

Day 1

Morning Plenary – Integrated Health Care: How to Fix the Healthcare System and Create Healthy Communities.
Dale Jarvis, CPA, Dale Jarvis and Associates, LLC

  1. Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased? Shakespeare, Substance Abuse, and Primary Care Treatment
    Roderick Shaner, MD, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
    Stephanie Shaner, MD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center
  2. Addressing Health Disparities in Behavioral Health Clients
    James R. Jones, MD, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
    Loretta Worthington, MOL, MSP, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
  3. Human Trafficking
    Kenneth Chuang, MD, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
  4. Innovative Housing Placement and Retention for Vulnerable Individuals: An Integrated Team Approach
    Lezlie Murch, MA, MFT, Exodus Recovery Center
    Cheri Todoroff, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
  5. Recognition and Management of Behavioral Health Issues in Non Mental Health
    Settings

    Francesca Anello, LCSW, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
  6. Medical Marijuana: What Clinicians Need to Know
    Thomas E. Freese, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs

Afternoon Plenary: Transforming the Behavioral Health System and the Affordable Care Act. Handout.
Robert K. Ross, MD, The California Endowment

  1. TEAMcare: An Integrated Care Team-Based Approach for Treating Individuals with Comorbid Mental and Medical Conditions
    Paul Ciechanowski, MD, MPH, University of Washington
  2. Trauma-informed Care:  Bullying and LGBT Youth
    Al Killen-Harvey, LCSW, The Harvey Institute
  3. Integrated Teams: New Roles, New Responsibilities, New Measurement Tools
    Debbie Innes-Gomberg, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
    Adrienne Shilton, MPPA, California Institute for Mental Health
  4. Alcohol: What Clinicians Need to Know
    Thomas E. Freese, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
  5. Co-occurring Disorders in Children & Adolescents and Juvenile Justice:
    Past, Present and Future

    Hanu Damerla, MD, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
  6. Medication-Assisted Treatment: Using Medicines in the Treatment of Addiction
    Walter Ling, MD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
  7. Spirituality in Health Care: Research, Practices, and Possibilities
    James Hurley, MA, MFT, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Day 2


  1. The Deadly Triangle: The Relationship Among Depression, Substance Abuse, Suicide, and Older Adults
    Patrick Arbore, EdD, Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Related Services
  2. Rethinking Substance Use Disorders: DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria
    Neal Adams, MD, MPH, California Institute for Mental Health
    Victor Kogler, Alcohol and Other Drug Policy Institute
  3. Telehealth: Leveraging Technology to Foster Awareness and Integration
    Presentation: Mendoza
    Presentation: Disselkeon
    Ricardo Mendoza, MD, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
    Mark Disselkoen, LSCW, National Frontier and Rural ATTC
  4. The Katie A. Settlement Agreements: Implications for the Integration of Mental Health and Child Welfare Services in California
    Gregory Lecklitner, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
    Jonathan Byers, MSW, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
  5. Providing Integrated Treatment to the Criminal Justice Population: Engaging Mandated Clients
    Thomas Granucci, LCSW, U.S. Probation Office & CSU Los Angeles, School of Social Work
    Victoria Simon, PhD, MFT, Project 180
  6. Patient Centered Means Patient Centered Even If I’m Nuts and Loaded
    Thomas Mahoney, MD, CommuniCare Health Centers
    Karen Larsen, MFT, CommuniCare Health Centers
    Karen W. Linkins, PhD, CalMHSA Integrated Behavioral Health Project

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2012 9th Statewide Conference on Co-Occurring Disorders Presentations

Day 1 - November 7, 2012

Morning Plenary:

Integrating Care Under Health Reform: Where Are We Headed?
Ron Manderscheid, PhD, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors

Workshops Session A

Seeking Safety: Integrated COD Model
Lisa Najavits, PhD, ABPP, Seeking Safety Developer
Diana Griffis, MS, LMFT, County of Riverside, Department of Mental Health
Sermed Alkass, PsyD, Los Angeles County, Department of Mental Health
Elisa Leigan, BA, RAS, San Luis Obispo, Behavioral Health

Workshop Session B

AB 109 Journey to Integration: From Incarceration to a Community Collaborative Approach
Mary Marx, LCSW, Los Angeles County, Department of Mental Health
Holly McCravey, MA, RAS, Los Angeles County, Department of Public Health, SAPC

Workshop Session C

Co-Occurring 2012 Handout
SA-RCCS Structure

Awaken Internal Motivation for Change: Interventions for Individuals with Co-Occurring Challenges Steven Wilson, MD, Telecare Corporation
David Heffron, BA, NHA, Telecare Corporation - La Casa

Workshop Session D

A Case for Adolescent Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Working Together: The Yin and Yang of Holistic Behavioral Health
(Moderator: Irene Pines, MA, LMFT)
Theodore Reyes, MSW, Pacific Clinics
Rudy Tovar, CAS II, Pacific Clinics
Daeleigh Valentine, PsyD, Pacific Clinics

Workshop Session E

Mixology of Psychotropic and Addiction Medications In Treatment
Roderick Shaner, MD, Los Angeles County, Department of Mental Health
Stephanie Shaner, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center

Workshop Session F

Addressing Tobacco in Behavioral Health: Practical Strategies for Treatment and Policy
Dior Hildebrand, RN, PHN, Los Angeles County, Department of Public Health
Catherine J. Saucedo, BA, University of California, San Francisco

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Afternoon Plenary

Health Reform and its Effect on Service Delivery and Integration: Systemwide Updates
(Moderator: Sandra Naylor Goodwin, PhD, California Institute for Mental Health)
Panel:
.....Marvin Southard, DSW, Los Angeles County, Department of Mental Health
.....Christina R. Ghaly, MD, Los Angeles County, Department of Health Services
.....Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County, Department of Public Health

Workshop Session G

TEAMcare: An Integrated Care Team-Based Approach for Treating Individuals with Comorbid Mental and Medical Conditions
Paul Ciechanowski, MD, MPH, University of Washington

Workshop Session H

Strategies for Effectively Integrating Motivational Interviewing and SBIRT into Mental Health Evidence Based Practices
Thomas E. Freese, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Sherry Larkins, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs

Workshop Session I

Providing Integrated Care to a Forensic Population: Assessment and treatment of Co-Occurring Offenders
Victoria Simon, PhD, MFT, Project 180

Workshop Session J

Mobilizing Latinas: Using a Culturally Effective Approach to Outreach, Empower and Break the Silence around the Issues of Mental Health, HIV, Violence, and Substance Abuse
Barbara Kappos, MSW, LCSW, East Los Angeles Women’s Center (ELAWC)
Martha Cristo, PhD, Cristo Research, Evaluation & Treatment

Workshop Session K

Introduction and Overview of Integrated Services for Veterans

Service Members and Veterans: A Panel on the Integration of Substance Use, Trauma Services, Mental Health, and Primary Care

Carl McKnight, PsyD, Los Angeles County, Department of Mental Health
Dana Timmermans, LMFT, MA, California National Guard
Roy A Brown, Vet to Vet

Workshop Session L

Service Integration for At-Risk Youth
Coreena Hendrickson, LCSW, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles
Erin Casey, LCSW, My Friends Place

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Day 2 - November 8, 2012

Morning Plenary

Integrating Medical and Behavioral Health Care for Rough Sleepers in Boston: Lessons from the Past Decade
James O’Connell, MD, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Workshop Session M

The Deadly Triangle: The Relationship of Depression, Substance Abuse, and Suicide among Older Adults
Patrick Arbore, EdD, Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Related Stress

Workshop Session N

Bringing Integrated Health Services from the Street to Home
James O’Connell, MD, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Workshop Session O

Meeting the Challenge: Integrating Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services into our Continuum of Care
Tamu Nolfo, PhD, ONTRACK Program Resources

Workshop Session P

MHSA Innovation: Models of Integration in Action
Debbie Innes-Gomberg, PhD, Los Angeles County, Department of Mental Health
Lezlie Murch, MA, Exodus Recovery, Inc.
Trang Hoang, LCSW, PhD, SSG API MH Alliance
Paul Gore, PhD, Saban Free Clinic
Lucila Sloninsky, MD, Saban Free Clinic

Workshop Session Q

Using Health Information Technologies and Health Information Exchange to Support Integrated Health Care: Part 1 | Part 2
Tom Trabin, PhD, MSM, Alameda County, Behavioral Health Care Services
Crystal Eubanks, BA, Lifelong Medical Care
Jim Featherstone, LCSW, Napa County Health and Human Services
Christina Zoppel, MSW, LCSW, Community Health Clinic Ole

Workshop Session R

Collaboration to Impact Systems Change and Facilitate Linkage to Services for Families
Donna Fernandez, MSW, LCSW, Los Angeles County, Department of Children and Family Services
Holly McCravey, MA, RAS, LA County, Department of Public Health, SAPC
Sandy Song-Groden, MA, LA County, Department of Public Health, SAPC

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Presentations: Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, 2011

Day 1 - October 26, 2011

Morning Plenary:

Healthcare Reform and Integrated Care
Mady Chalk, Ph.D.

Workshops: Session I

  1. Navigating Primary Care and Finding Common Language: Medical Problems Associated with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
    Thomas Freese, Ph.D.
  2. Integrating Mental Health Evidence Based Practices with Substance Abuse Treatment
    for Children

    LaTonya Wood, Ph.D., Don Hashima, Mayra Mendez, Ph.D.
  3. The Art of Culture Change: Creating a Recovery Centered Culture at your Agency
    Program Culture Institute Brochure and RCCS CoOcc Handout Booklet
    Steven Wilson, M.D., David Heffron, B.A.
  4. From Cuffs to Community: Public Safety Realignment Implementation in LA County
    Mark Delgado, B.A., Roderick Shaner, M.D., John Viernes Jr., M.ED.
  5. Promoting Recovery through Effective Tobacco Cessation Interventions
    Chad Morris, Ph.D.
  6. Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care: What Physicians Need to Know
    David Pating, M.D.

Afternoon Plenary:

Integration of Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders into Primary Care: Models of Co‐Located and Integrated Services
Lily Alvarez, Stephen Kaplan, LSCW

Workshops: Session II

  1. Overcoming Obstacles to Successfully Implement Medication Assisted Treatment
    Ken Bachrach, Ph.D.
  2. (coming soon) Co-Occurring Trauma and Substance Use Disorders: Treatment Strategies for Working with Women, Veterans, and other Special Populations
    Alison Hamilton, Ph.D.
  3. Recovery, Health, and the Role of Peer Support: An Integrated Approach
    Moderators: Kalene Gilbert, LCSW, Scott Hanada, LCSW
  4. Treatment of Individuals with COD Involved in the Criminal Justice System
    Thomas Granucci, LCSW, United States Probation Office
  5. Transforming Supervision: Skills and Competencies for Integrated Workplaces
    Carol Falender, Ph.D.
  6. Co-Occurring Joint Action Council (COJAC): One Person, One Team, One Plan for Recovery
    Adolescent Guidelines - Final Handout
    Youth Comm Statement of Necessity
    Panel: Debbie Reno‐Smith, MFT, Jim O’Connell, Madelyn Schlaepfer, Ph.D.

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Day 2 - October 27, 2011

Workshops: Session III

  1. Strategies for Incorporating Substance Use Treatment into Mental Health Evidence Based Practices
    Thomas E. Freese, Ph.D., Todd Sosna, Ph.D., Animated Consulting
  2. Healthy Aging: Clinical Tools for Treating Older Adults with COD
    Sherry Larkins, Ph.D., Mitchell Karno, Ph.D.
  3. (coming soon) Engaging and Treating Transition Age Youth with COD
    Panel: Tori Palliccia, MFT, Jennifer Maldonado, LCSW, Melba Hernandez, MSW
  4. Trauma Focused Clinical Supervision and Workforce Development
    Brenda Wiewel, LCSW, Toni Mosley, MS

CiMH - CalMEND Report

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