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TRAINING Resources for Substance Use Treatment Providers
ASAM Criteria Trainings
If you are an SF contracted provider and need the ASAM e-Training modules entitled “ASAM Multidimensional Assessment” and “From Assessment to Service Planning and Level of Care” please contact Laurel Snead at (415) 255-3717 or Laurel.Snead@sfdph.org. Live trainings in ASAM assessment are held regularly. Check back for more information.
Upcoming Trainings
ASAM Criteria (A) – Understanding the ASAM Criteria in the Context of the California Treatment System -- Introductory Course – Step 1 in the ASAM Series
June 3, 2019
9:00 AM- 3:00 PM (Registration at 8:30 AM)
San Francisco Public Library | Latino Heritage Room | 100 Larkin Street
Registration
ASAM Criteria (B) Training Documentation and Other Procedures – Intermediate Course – Step 2 in the ASAM Series
July 18, 2019
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Registration at 8:30 AM)
1 South Van Ness, Second Floor Atrium
Registration information to come
Webinar: Addressing in Cognitive and Physical Disabilities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Speaker: Dennis Moore, PhD
August 8, 2019
12:00 PM Noon to 1:00 PM
Registration information to come
Case Management Services Providing Comprehensive Care to People with Substance Use Disorders
Speaker: James Peck, PhD
August 4, 2019
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Registration at 8:30 AM)
San Francisco Public Library | Latino Heritage Room | 100 Larkin Street
Registration information to come
Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing Techniques in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
August 29, 2019
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Registration at 8:30 AM)
San Francisco Public Library | Latino Heritage Room | 100 Larkin Street
Registration information to come
Archived SFDPH Webinars
Integrating Tobacco Cessation Services in Addiction Treatment Settings
Presented by Joseph Guydish, PhD on April 3, 2019
Racialization of the Opioid Epidemic: The role of whiteness
Presented by Jules Netherland, PhD on February 22, 2019
Treatment for Cocaine/Meth Use Do We Have Any Answers?
Presented by Richard Rawson, PhD on January 28, 2019
Cannabis and Cannabis Use Disorder
Presented by Tauheed Zaman, MD, December 6, 2018
Opportunities for Hepatitis C Modalities in Substance Use Treatment Settings
Presented by Katie Burk, MPH, October 24, 2018
Webinar Handouts
Implementing Buprenorphine Treatment in Opioid Treatment Programs: Administrative Issues
Presented by Judith Martin, MD, September 27, 2018
Webinar Handouts
Implementing Buprenorphine Treatment in Opioid Treatment Programs: Clinical Issues
Presented by Judith Martin, MD, October 3, 2018
Webinar Handouts
Harm Reduction Basics for Substance Use Treatment Providers
Presented by Charles Hawthorne August 23, 2018
Harm Reduction Training Institute
San Francisco Department of Public Health Harm Reduction Training Institute.
Facilitated by: Charles Hawthorne, Harm Reduction Coalition. Registration information will be sent by email to all providers. For more information on the trainings contact Hanna Hjord at hanna.hjord@sfdph.org
Sex Work & Harm Reduction (Half Day)
March 21, 8:30am-12:30pm, 25 Van Ness Avenue, room 610
This half-day workshop will provide an overview of sex work using a harm reduction perspective. Through thoughtful discussion and interactive activities, workshop participants will explore the risks involved in sex work for workers, management, and consumers.
Harm Reduction Case Management (Full Day)
April 19, 8:30am-4:30pm, 25 Van Ness Avenue, room 610
This course details how to facilitate an integrated prevention counseling session. Critical counseling skills and concepts are explored in depth and role-plays offer multiple opportunities to practice delivering case management and counseling for people who use drugs.
Harm Reduction 201: Putting it Into Practice (Full Day)
May 14, 8:30am-4:30pm, 25 Van Ness Avenue, room 610
This one-day session will explore concrete ways of incorporating principles of trauma-informed care into one-on-one harm reduction work with people who have experienced trauma. We will also explore how spaces and systems can perpetuate stigma and oppression, and how to address these barriers in our organizations.
Safer Drug Use (Half Day)
June 3, 1:00pm-5:00pm, 25 Van Ness Avenue, room 610
This half-day workshop will explore how providers across a range of services can engage people who use drugs in conversations about safer drug use informed by harm reduction philosophy and principles that keep people safe and alive.
Online Trainings from Other Sources
DMC-ODS Webinars from California Institute of Behavioral Health Services
Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center Online Courses