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
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
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
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
Innovations Program
Archived Training Presentations
Culture of Integrated Services
Motivational Interveiwing
Motivational Interviewing Academy Rhodes
SBIRT Innovations
Psychiatry
Archived Training Presentations
Adult System of Care
Archived Training Presentations
Conferences
- 2014 - 11th Statewide: Integrating Substance Use, Mental Health, and Primary Care Services in Our Communities
- 2013 - 10th Statewide: Integrating Substance Use, Mental Health, and Primary Care Services
- 2012 - 9th Statewide Conference on Co-Occurring Disorders
- 2011 - 8th Statewide Conference on Co-Occurring Disorders
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
- 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
- DSM 5: Clinical and Research Implications
Timothy Fong, MD, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
- 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
- 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
- Medical Marijuana: What Clinicians Need to Know
Thomas E. Freese, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
- 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
- Medication Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Larissa Mooney, MD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
- 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
- MHSA Innovation Integrated Care Outcomes: Data-Driven Decision Making
Debbie Innes-Gomberg, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
- O. Will They Turn You into a Zombie? What Providers Need to Know about Synthetic Drugs
Beth Rutkowski, MPH, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
- 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
- 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
- Targeting Brain Inflammation to Treat Methamphetamine Addiction
Keith Heinzerling, MD, MPH, UCLA Center for Behavioral & Addiction Medicine
- 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
- 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
- Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Integrated Care
Rachel Gonzales, PhD, MPH, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
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
- 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 - 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 - Human Trafficking
Kenneth Chuang, MD, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine - 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 - Recognition and Management of Behavioral Health Issues in Non Mental Health
Settings
Francesca Anello, LCSW, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health - 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
- TEAMcare: An Integrated Care Team-Based Approach for Treating Individuals with Comorbid Mental and Medical Conditions
Paul Ciechanowski, MD, MPH, University of Washington - Trauma-informed Care: Bullying and LGBT Youth
Al Killen-Harvey, LCSW, The Harvey Institute - 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 - Alcohol: What Clinicians Need to Know
Thomas E. Freese, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs - Co-occurring Disorders in Children & Adolescents and Juvenile Justice:
Past, Present and Future
Hanu Damerla, MD, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health - Medication-Assisted Treatment: Using Medicines in the Treatment of Addiction
Walter Ling, MD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs - Spirituality in Health Care: Research, Practices, and Possibilities
James Hurley, MA, MFT, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Day 2
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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 PlenaryHealth 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
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
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
- Navigating Primary Care and Finding Common Language: Medical Problems Associated with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Thomas Freese, Ph.D. - Integrating Mental Health Evidence Based Practices with Substance Abuse Treatment
for Children
LaTonya Wood, Ph.D., Don Hashima, Mayra Mendez, Ph.D. - 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. - From Cuffs to Community: Public Safety Realignment Implementation in LA County
Mark Delgado, B.A., Roderick Shaner, M.D., John Viernes Jr., M.ED. - Promoting Recovery through Effective Tobacco Cessation Interventions
Chad Morris, Ph.D. - 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
- Overcoming Obstacles to Successfully Implement Medication Assisted Treatment
Ken Bachrach, Ph.D. - (coming soon) Co-Occurring Trauma and Substance Use Disorders: Treatment Strategies for Working
with Women, Veterans, and other Special Populations
Alison Hamilton, Ph.D. - Recovery, Health, and the Role of Peer Support: An Integrated Approach
Moderators: Kalene Gilbert, LCSW, Scott Hanada, LCSW
- Treatment of Individuals with COD Involved in the Criminal Justice System
Thomas Granucci, LCSW, United States Probation Office - Transforming Supervision: Skills and Competencies for Integrated Workplaces
Carol Falender, Ph.D. - 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
- Strategies for Incorporating Substance Use Treatment into Mental Health Evidence Based Practices
Thomas E. Freese, Ph.D., Todd Sosna, Ph.D., Animated Consulting - Healthy Aging: Clinical Tools for Treating Older Adults with COD
Sherry Larkins, Ph.D., Mitchell Karno, Ph.D. - (coming soon) Engaging and Treating Transition Age Youth with COD
Panel: Tori Palliccia, MFT, Jennifer Maldonado, LCSW, Melba Hernandez, MSW - Trauma Focused Clinical Supervision and Workforce Development
Brenda Wiewel, LCSW, Toni Mosley, MS