The Reg rounding Our Response initiative supports a multi-disciplinary network of Master Presenters across the state trained in five core concepts. Each concept is crucial to addressing stigma around substance use. The training network is committed to raising awareness about public health approaches to the opioid overdose crisis in Maryland. MarylandROTA is proud to work in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health to increase the availability of this series statewide.

STAGES OF CHANGE : Understand how intentional behavior change happens, how to support people through the process of change and the importance of providing interventions that are appropriate for the stage each person is in.

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES : Learn how toxic stress changes the physiology of early brain development, recognize the connection between substance use and trauma, discuss protective factors and how to build resilient, self-healing communities.

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH : Identify social determinants of health and how they affect an individual and community, review factors influencing change such as health equity and bias and discuss upstream and downstream approaches to the overdose crisis.

MEDICATIONS FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT (MAT) AS OVERDOSE PREVENTION: Understand medications for opioid use disorder and how they can improve lives, review how medications can prevent overdose death, and discuss how stigma creates barriers to effective treatment.

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH FRAMEWORK FOR PWUD : Learn more about how stigma impacts health, review key harm reduction strategies and protective factors for infectious disease, and how to apply a drug user health framework in your organization.

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This 5-part training series is presented virtually as a lunch learn each and every Wednesday in September from 12:00 – 1:30. You may choose to attend this series FREE on behalf of the Maryland ROTA Grant. If you wish to receive a certificate of attendance for Social Work, Nursing, Community Health or LCPC, you may purchase a certificate for $15. Please check with your state to ensure course meets state requirements.

Part 1: September 1, 2021 12:00 – 1:30

The Stages of ChangeDescription: Understand how intentional behavior change happens, how to support people through the process of change and the importance of providing interventions that are appropriate for the stage each person is in.Learning Objectives

Understand the burden of change
Understanding how behavior change happens
Understand how harm reduction strategies keep people safe, build self-efficacy, and support the change process
Learn how to support people through the process of change

Part 2: September 8, 2021 12:00 – 1:30

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)Description: Learn how toxic stress changes the physiology of early brain development, recognize the connection between substance use and trauma, discuss protective factors and how to build resilient, self-healing communities

Learning Objectives

Review how trauma can affect brain architecture, behavior and traits
Utilize ACE Score to establish a common language for traumatic childhood experiences
Recognize the connection between childhood trauma and substance use
Discuss protective factors and how to build resilient self-healing communities

Part 3: September 15, 2021 12:00 – 1:30

Social Determinants of HealthDescription: Identify social determinants of health and how they affect an individual and community, review factors influencing change such as health equity and bias and discuss upstream and downstream approaches to the overdose crisis.Learning Objectives

Define and identify the social determinants of health
Understand how current US drug policy undermine social determinants of health
Understand the role of the social determinants of health in the overdose crisis
Analyze how harm reduction strategies address the social determinants of at an individual level which improves community outcomes
Part 4: September 22, 2021 12:00 – 1:30

Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) as Overdose Prevention

Description: Understand medications for opioid use disorder and how they can improve lives, review how medications can prevent overdose death, and discuss how stigma creates barriers to effective treatment.

Learning Objectives

Understand the differences between substance use disorder and physical dependence in the prevalence of opioid use in the US
Explain how medications for addiction treatment (MAT) prevent opioid overdose and provide effective long-term therapy
Understand barriers to accessing medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Part 5: September 29, 2021 12:00 – 1:30

Incorporating a Comprehensive Health Framework for People who use DrugsDescription: Learn more about how stigma impacts health, review key harm reduction strategies and protective factors for infectious disease, and how to apply a comprehensive health framework for people who use drugs in your organization.Learning Objectives

Understand what comprises health for PWUD
Learn about how stigma and trauma impact health
Review key harm reduction strategies and protective factors for infectious disease
Review examples of comprehensive health frameworks and strategies to apply the framework in your organization
About the Presenter: Stephanie Hutter-Thomas, PhD

Maryland Rural Opioid Technical Assistance (ROTA) Educator ;University of Maryland Extension, Western Maryland ClusterPrior to joining the University of Maryland Extension as an educator in early 2020, Dr. Hutter- Thomas served as program manager for the AmeriCorps Program Conquering Opioid Abuse Together (COAT) at Frostburg State University from 2017-2020. In that role, she worked alongside a team of national service members, providing trainings to Western Maryland communities impacted by the opioid crisis. In 2019, Dr. Hutter-Thomas also took on the role of Research Program Coordinator for the BeSuRe West pilot project by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, organizing data collection efforts in order to examine socio-behavioral determinants of HIV, HCV, and overdose risk among people who inject drugs in Western Maryland. She went on to serve as a project researcher in Western Maryland for the Statewide Ethnographic Assessment of Drug Use and Services study known as SEADS, characterizing the lived experience of people who use drugs in Maryland. As a seasoned Mental Health First Aid instructor, Dr. Hutter-Thomas has provided over 60 workshops since becoming an instructor in December of 2018, certifying more than 460 Mental Health First Aiders. She remains an active contributor to mountain Maryland community efforts through her affiliation with the Healing Allegany Consortium of Allegany County and the Stand Together Against Drug Abuse consortium of Garrett County. Dr. Hutter-Thomas is a member of the Frostburg State University Institutional Review Board and was recently appointed as a member of the Allegany County Mental Health Advisory Board.

Continuing Education and Attendance Information

Special thanks to the College of Health and Human Services and Maryland Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Grant.

If you wish to discuss reasonable accommodations, please contact Degan Allen at [email protected]

Continuing Education: This training series is brought to you FREE by the Maryland ROTA, Salisbury University Center for Healthy Communities and Schools of Social Work and Nursing. Attendees will receive up to 7 Cat I Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners and Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists Continuing Education Units. You must be able to attend all 5 trainings.

Online Conference Format: This conference will be held via a Zoom.us meeting. You will be sent a Zoom registration link the morning of each training at 7:00am. To receive full credit you must be able to full engage the training in live time. You do not need a webcam. Test your equipment at www.zoom.us/test.

Attendance to each is important to the building nature of course content and attendee interactions. Failure to attend, could impact your ability to receive CEUs.

Date and time
Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 12:00 PM –

Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT

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